Diversity Resources

Diversity Resources

• Allabroad.us - A place for students from diverse backgrounds to find answers to common study abroad questions and concerns 
   

•  Diversity Scholarships 

  Study abroad is affordable. Choose from exchange and faculty-led programs with the same tuition and fees as NDSU, or select from Direct and Affiliate programs where NDSU tuition is waived. Students in a study abroad program can use their current financial aid toward program costs. Students are encouraged to apply for study abroad scholarships like those listed below.

  • DiversityAbroad.com - A valuable resource geared towards promoting study abroad opportunities for multicultural students.
  • Gilman Scholarships - This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide. The program aims to diversify the kinds of students who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go by supporting undergraduates who might otherwise not participate due to financial constraints.
  • Plato Resources - This list includes scholarship and financial aid information underrepresented students in higher education and study abroad
  • General Disabilities Scholarship Listing - by Disaboom.com
  • Rainbow Scholarship - Information available in the middle of the page. Scholarship for a "deserving LGBT student who aims to participate in a high-quality, rigorous education abroad program. Applicants must meet general FEA scholarship eligibility requirements & preferences. Students interested in being considered for this annual scholarship should indicate this through their application forms."
     

•  Disability Resources 

  Copies of the book "Survival Strategies for Going Abroad: A Guide for People with Disabilities" are available in the Office of International Student and Study Abroad Services. Drop in to pick one up!
   

  • Tips for Travelling with Disabilities An article by Susan Sygall about making the most of an international experience with disabilities. 
  • Mobility International USA - MIUSA is a cross-disability organization serving those with cognitive, hearing, learning, mental health, physical, systemic, vision and other disabilities.
  • Study Guides: Students with Disabilities - A step-by step guide for planning to study abroad by Educations.com and MIUSA
  • US Department of State Tips for Travelers with Disabilities
  • General Disabilities Scholarship Listing -by Disaboom.com

•  Gender-Related Student Resources 

  • Women Traveling Solo - by Rick Steves
  • Travel Reports from Women - by TransitionsAbroad.com
  • Women Abroad - by DiversityAbroad.com
  • Study Abroad Safety Tips for Female Students - by IIEPassport.org via StudyAbroad.com
  • Article: "Men and Women Differ in How They Decide to Study Abroad, Study Finds" - from The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • Studying Abroad: Where Are the Guys? - by The College Solution
     

•  LGBTQA Student Resources 

  • Rainbow Special Interest Group of NAFSA: Association of International Educators (for GLBT students studying abroad)
  • NDSU Safe Zone
  • International Lesbian and Gay Association
  • Study Abroad for LGBT Students - Planning questions and resources by Western Michigan University
  • Rainbow Scholarship - Information available in the middle of the page. Scholarship for a "deserving LGBT student who aims to participate in a high-quality, rigorous education abroad program. Applicants must meet general FEA scholarship eligibility requirements & preferences. Students interested in being considered for this annual scholarship should indicate this through their application forms."
     

•  Multicultural Student Resources 

  • Diversity in Study Abroad: Race and Ethnicity - A wide variety of resources from Loyola University for African-American, Asian/Pacific-Islander, Hispanic-American, and Native American students.
  • What about Discrimination? - by the Project for Learning Abroad, Training and Outreach (PLATO)
  • Plato Resource Listing - A wide variety of resources from the Project for Learning Abroad, Training and Outreach (PLATO) for African-American, Asian/Pacific-Islander, Hispanic-American, and Native American students.
  • Diversity & Inclusion Abroad-Racial Minority & Students of Color Abroad - Questions and planning tips by DiversityAbroad.com
  • Top 10 Reasons for African American Students to Go Abroad - by TransitionsAbroad.com
     

•  Non-Traditional Student Resources 

  • US Department of State Tips for Older Travelers
  • Breaking Barriers: Non Traditional Students Before and After Study Abroad (YouTube) - "Breaking Barriers" is an innovative and moving video created and produced at San Francisco State University. Students were interviewed before their study abroad and after and give their reflections after their time abroad.
     

•  Veteran Student Resources 

  Veterans can use their benefits toward study abroad, but there are some important guidelines for the type of program to select and how the payments need to be billed. Talk with your Military and Veteran Benefit Representative to verify the guidelines for using your benefits, and talk with your study abroad advisor for any questions you have and to make sure that things are set up correctly for your billing.

  
  
  • GI Bill Benefits for Study Abroad - by Institute of International Education (IIE)
  • Veterans with Disabilities & Study at Foreign Institutions - by MIUSA
  • Gilman-McCain Scholarship - The John McCain International Scholarship for the Children of Military Families is a congressionally funded initiative to enable children of active duty military to develop the leadership and career readiness skills and global perspective to pursue careers of service and contribute to preserving the principles and alliances that are critical to an international order based on the rule of law, human rights, and democracy.