Jordanian Related Scholarships
Heavy Government Funding Available: Study Arabic, Middle Eastern Culture, Islamic Studies
Jordan is smack dab in the middle of the Middle East. This environment is a swarm of socio-political variables, none of which is consistent, except the potential for volatile relations based on deeply worn grooves that flow all the way back to the birth of Man. However, it is just this instability and historical situation that makes it possible for many students to study in Jordan. The federal government is the biggest provider of scholarships mainly for the niche-training students may receive in Arabic and the region’s culture, both critical to U.S. international security.
Pot of Gold: Government Scholarships
Receiving a Pell Grant and want to study in the Middle East? If Jordan is of interest to you then you may consider applying for the Benjamin L. Gilman International Scholarships. Designed by the federal government to encourage a more diverse international studies population, Gilman Scholars are a scholastically talented and select cut of undergraduate students. The future of business and global leadership will now be in the hands of a more diverse crowd of professionals, thanks to generous funding from the federal government. Up to $5,000 is available for these scholarships.
The David L. Boren Scholarships are among the most highly sought after anywhere. Also funded by the feds, the Boren Scholarships give whopping scholarships to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students who are willing to study in Jordan and other critical needs areas of the world. The program is part of a ramped up security effort to fill future positions in which high-level security personnel will possess niche training in languages like Arabic as well as be versed in common culture and norms. Eligible applicants must be engaging in a challenging program in which the culture and language may be experienced at the deepest levels. Eligible applicants must be willing to agree to the scholarship for service requirements or even better, considering a career in national security. Up to $26,000 up for grabs.
Critical Language Scholarships are the most recent addition to the cadre of security-focused programs. Undergraduate, graduate and even post-graduate students may qualify for language studies in Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries for a summer abroad study. What’s nice is that students do not have to possess advanced language skills to qualify. Funding varies.
Study Abroad Organizations
The School for International Training (SIT) sponsors two different study abroad programs in Jordan: Modernization and Social Change and Appropriate Technology and Sustainable Development. Students may qualify for the following scholarships:
- The Compton Fund provides scholarship money to students engaged in sustainable development programs like the latter in Jordan.
- Middle East and Islamic Studies Scholarships are awarded to students in an SIT program who are heading off to Middle Eastern locations.
- Diversity Fund provides scholarships to minority and disadvantaged students.
- HBCU Fund was established to provide scholarships to students enrolled in a Historically Black College who are participating in a SIT program.
College Scholarships
Washington State University students participating in studies in Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries should apply for the Marie Wright Scholarship for Non-Traditional Locations Scholarships. Scholarships are awarded based on academic standing and proposed program of study.
