The Institute of International Education has presented IIE Passport Awards for Study Abroad to 13 students who attend high schools in Chicago, Denver, Houston, New York, and Washington, DC. The Institute established these awards to encourage students from inner city high schools to enroll in college and make plans to study abroad during their undergraduate years.

Through the IIE Passport Awards, IIE aims to create a path to study abroad for high school juniors so that they can acquire global skills and expand personal and professional opportunities as part of their college education. Recipients will be provided with an IIE toolkit on study abroad and will be paired with a study abroad alumni mentor. In addition, each student will receive a $1,000 scholarship to be used towards the costs of studying abroad once they are enrolled successfully in college and have an approved study abroad plan.