Study Abroad: Funding | York University

We are committed to offering global experiences that enable students to grow and learn about the world. To help you achieve your goals, LA&PS funds the LA&PS International Study Abroad Award to support global learning. Please read the eligibility criteria carefully and note that non-LA&PS students are not eligible to apply for this award.

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LA&PS International Study Abroad Award

Only current registered LA&PS undergraduate students (domestic or international) participating in a Summer Study Abroad or Away faculty-led course (3.0 or 6.0 credits) with a minimum GPA of 5.00 (C+) are eligible to apply.

Students are eligible to receive one award within an academic year and a maximum of two awards in the duration of their studies.

Who is not Eligible?

Students participating in any other study abroad opportunities, including:

York International Summer Study Abroad faculty-led courses (3.0 or 6.0 credits),
York International Academic Exchanges (one or two terms),
York International Global Internships,
York International Placement Practicums abroad,
Experiential field trips abroad in an LA&PS course and
International conference presentations.

Students from other YorkU faculties are not eligible for this award and should contact their home faculty for information on funding opportunities. Similarly, graduate students are not eligible and should contact the Faculty of Graduate Studies for information on funding opportunities.

Award Confirmation

Please do not apply for the LA&PS International Study Abroad Award more than one month before your study abroad course begins. You will be notified of the award confirmation decision via e-mail from the LA&PS Study Abroad team within 4 weeks of your travel date.

Awarded funds will be deposited into your student account at York University and are automatically transferred to your personal bank account. Please ensure that you bank account information is up to date on your Student Profile on the Financial Aid, Awards and Scholarships Application (FAAS App) so that funds can be deposited to you account rather than mailed to your home address as a cheque.

If you applied for the LA&PS International Study Abroad Award, you can also apply to York International for additional funding, but are not guaranteed to receive multiple awards.

Deadlines

Students should apply for funding roughly 4 weeks prior to their official date of departure or start date of the activity to allow time for the funding to be posted to their accounts. Awards are intended to provide support to eligible undergraduate students for their upcoming study abroad experience – retroactive applications (e.g. applications made while you are abroad or after you have returned) will not be considered.

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Please note: Students must use their YorkU e-mail address to apply as e-mail addresses from outside the York organization are not supported by the application platform. If your @my.yorku.ca e-mail address is not working, please input your YorkU e-mail address using only @yorku.ca.

How much could I receive?

Summer Study Abroad or Away faculty-led course (3.0 or 6.0 FCE): $500 per student, regardless of program duration or destination.

Other Study Abroad Funding

There are a variety of other study abroad awards available to LA&PS students to help offset the cost of their participation in international experiences.

LA&PS Endowed Awards

The Italo-Canadian Youth Club established this bursary in honour of one of its members to promote the understanding of the Italian language and culture in Canada. The Italo Canadian Youth Club Pasquale Manna Award for Student Experiences in Italy is open to students (undergraduate or graduate) enrolled in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies who are taking part in an experiential educational opportunity in Italy. Recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, residents of Ontario and demonstrate financial need.

A Student Financial Profile application is not required to be eligible for this award. Further information may be obtained by contacting the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at lapsdlll@yorku.ca and copying Prof. Samia Tawwab, Italian Studies Coordinator, at abdel@yorku.ca.

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The Leonardo Cianfarani Memorial Award for Travel to Italy supports a student (undergraduate and graduate) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies who is taking part in an experiential educational opportunity in Italy. The recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected person, Ontario Residents and who demonstrate financial need. This bursary is named after the late Leonardo Cianfarani who was an eminent member, and one of the early champions of Toronto's Italian community.

The Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies will select the recipient.

The award will be given to one or more students in the Summer in Italy Program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies who have a minimum overall grade point average of 5.00 (C+). Recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons and residents of Ontario who demonstrate financial need.

Applications are available to students participating in the Summer in Italy Program in the Department of Literatures, Languages and Linguistics.

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To honour one of the founding members of the Ontario Formwork Association, and the Association itself, by providing yearly awards to student(s) taking part in the LA&PS Summer in Italy Program.

Applications are available to students participating in the Summer in Italy Program in the Department of Literatures, Languages and Linguistics.

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Awarded to students participating in the Summer in Italy program who have a minimum overall grade point average of 5.00 (C+). Recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, Ontario residents and demonstrate financial need. This award is made possible by the generous donation of the Italian Home Bakery.

Applications are available to students participating in the Summer in Italy Program in the Department of Literatures, Languages and Linguistics.

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Value: $1,000 CAD

This scholarship is awarded to assist a student in the Department of English (Keele Campus) who has completed at least four English courses and who proposes to travel to Europe, especially France. This travel might be specifically for the purpose of study, but this would not be a necessary qualification for the award. The departmental committee reserves the right not to make an award in a given year.

Further information regarding this award may be obtained by contacting the Department of English at lapsengl@yorku.ca.

Value: $500 CAD

The Department of Communication & Media Studies York International Exchange Award is given to a Communication Studies major who has completed a York University International Exchange, is currently completing their Honours degree, who has a high overall GPA, and who can demonstrate financial need.

To be considered, students need to submit a short description of their exchange (which could be in the form of a letter or a video) outlining the value of their experience; they also need to agree to publicize their exchange on the department's web site to further other students' exchanges. Contact the Department of Communication and Media Studies at lapscomn@yorku.ca.

The Martin and Maria Singer Study Abroad Award will be awarded to a full-time continuing undergraduate student enrolled in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies who is participating in one of York's international exchange or study abroad programs. To be eligible recipients must have a minimum GPA of 6.00.

Students who have been accepted to a study abroad or international exchange program can complete a general funding application form available online at http://laps.yorku.ca/student-resources/study-abroad/funding/ to be considered for appropriate mobility awards.

York International Mobility Award

Travel subsidy provided to degree-seeking students in support of their participation in global learning opportunities.

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York International Endowed Awards

York International is pleased to be able to assist students in accessing scholarship and bursary funding to help offset the cost of their participation in a Global Learning Initiative.

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Study in Israel Scholarships

Students participating in an international mobility experience in Israel may be eligible for one of the many scholarships offered through the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies.

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