CIEE & Penn CMSI Announce $100,000 Scholarship to Expand Global Education for Students of Color

CIEE has pledged 100 percent of all exhibitor fees related to its Annual Conference 2016, 2017, and 2018 to support study abroad scholarships for students from Minority Serving Institutions. CIEE and CMSI expect the first-year scholarship pool to total at least $50,000.

Funds historically used to support conference expenses will now be earmarked for the most financially challenged students attending the nation's nearly 600 Minority Serving Institutions. Each year for the next three years, the scholarship funds will cover 100 percent of program fees and travel costs for 10 students of color from 10 MSIs. Each cohort of 10 students will take part in a summer study abroad program designed to enhance their leadership and intercultural skills in one of three locations: London, England (summer 2017); Cape Town, South Africa (summer 2018); and Seoul, South Korea (summer 2019).

The first scholarships will be awarded on November 1, 2016 by Penn's CMSI, one of the nation's leaders in elevating the educational contributions of MSIs, increasing the rigorous scholarship of MSIs, and strengthening efforts to close educational achievement gaps among disadvantaged communities. The deadline for students to apply to become Frederick Douglass Global Fellows is October 1, 2016. Details for applying will be available soon. For more information, contact pesmieu@gse.upen.edu.