Scholarships in Macau
Southeast Asia’s Las Vegas Cuts a Wide Open Market
Today’s Macao is a thriving Las Vegas-style casino spot that has all but risen from the dirt of the former Macau. This is the spot in Asia to hit if you’re into observing a rapid migration of economics and examining the anthropological effects a sudden gambling tsunami can wreak on a once little known island.
Government Scholarships
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships may fund your travels to the hottest new Asian destination: Macau. Not only is the program designed to support study abroad programs for disadvantaged students, but the more non-traditional the destination the better off you are in the competition. Over 700 Gilmans are given each year. Applicants must be Pell Grant recipients and academically motivated. Awards are as much as $5,000.
The David L. Boren Scholarships pretty much support study programs in any Asian country including Macau. Your focus must be on language and culture and don’t forget that these are scholarship for service awards. You will be expected, upon graduation, to go to work for the federal government for a period of time. Preference for the scholarships is definitely given to those students who are shopping for a long-term career in a national security agency. The Boren Scholarships come in two slightly different versions, one for undergrads and one for grads.
Private Funds
The Freeman Awards for Study in Asia are one of the most well known scholarships for Asian study abroad programs. Students heading off for programs in once elusive locations like Macau are trying to compete. The program, funded by the prestigious Freeman Foundation, was created to lend monetary incentive to U.S. students who have traditionally not been able to go to Asia. Applicants may receive funding for summer, semester or yearlong programs in Macau and other locations. Of course candidates must have above average academic records and demonstrate financial need for the awards. Scholarships may be as much as $7,000 depending on need and length of program.
The Asian Cultural Council is an organization committed to providing necessary fellowships to students and artists in a range of humanities-based disciplines. Funds are furnished to both individuals in Asia and those in the U.S.:
- Asian Art and Religion Fellowships are handed out to a number of researchers and advanced level students who require travel and research time in Macau on related topics. Due to the competitive nature of these awards, applicants must have a well-defined and highly evolved proposal that directly relates to their academic and/or professional background.
- Humanities Fellowships target those scholars with project proposals in the arts and anthropological/archaeological fields.
College Scholarships
Speaking of studies focused on Macau’s burgeoning economic environment, students involved in Michigan State University’s program in Macau have the opportunity to experience this first hand. Multinational Finance and Global Business Management in Macau, Hong Kong and Southern China was created by MSU’s Eli Broad School of Business, which is why it is well suited to international business and finance majors. While the program invites applicants from other colleges and universities, only MSU students qualify for the following scholarships:
- Eli Broad College of Business Study Abroad Scholarships are handed out to a varying number of students based on criteria including academic standing, financial need and applicability of the program to their major.
- MSU Federal Credit Union Scholarships offer the broadest number of study abroad awards, thanks to a huge donation from the FCU. Up to $1,000 is awarded to recipients.
- OSA Academic Excellence Awards are given to the most outstanding students exclusively for academics.
- Forest Akers Scholarships are based primarily on student need.
