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Julie V. Benson and Laura L. Benson Study Abroad Fund (Scholarship Program) Featured

  • Program Terms: Spring
  • Restrictions: UCF applicants only
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2025 10/15/2024 ** Rolling Admission TBA TBA

** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants will be notified via email upon acceptance into this program.
Program Description:
Julie V. Benson and Laura L. Benson Study Abroad Fund

This award can be used by UCF students studying abroad  to pay for travel, Housing, and meals. . To apply for this scholarship you must have first submitted an application and been accepted into a UCF Abroad program.  The awards amount is $1000 per semester.

 
To be eligible to apply you must:
 
  • Show financial need as defined by the Financial Aid office. 
  • Have a current free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file with the Financial Aid office. 
  • Submit a program application and pay the program deposit by the application deadline
  • Be a UCF degree seeking student
  • Be participating in a UCF study abroad program full time for academic credit
  • Cannot be used for research or internship abroad 

 Applications are not considered complete without a letter of reference/recommendation and a personal statement by the posted deadline.  It is your responsibility to notify the contact person to provide your recommendation of the deadline for the scholarship to which you applied. Personal statement or essay must meet the following criteria:
  • Little to no mechanical or grammatical errors
  • Should answer how this study abroad experience will impact your life academically, personally and career goals
  • Essay should show knowledge of the program and includes long term goals
  • Demonstrate a great desire to learn from a different culture

Selection Process and Timeline

After the scholarship application deadline, the following selection process commences;

All applications are reviewed by a committee, with membership selected from the UCF Abroad office, UCF Global unit, as well as faculty and staff from other units at UCF. 

The committee members rank scholarship applications using a common rubric based on the selection criteria, as well as the quality of student's submitted recommendation and the student's personal statement. 

A list of awardees is then generated based on the committee's rankings and feedback as well as the pool of available funding at that time, which may vary. 

All applications undergo a review by both the UCF Abroad and Financial Aid offices to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria listed above.

Recommendations for final awards are then forwarded to the appropriate units for processing, this could take 3-5 weeks depending on the time of year as well as other factors. 

Please contact Daren Caine at daren.caine@ucf.edu if you have scholarship questions.