In an effort to make the study abroad experience accessible to more college students, the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) has announced it will award USD 1.2 million in grants to college students for study at one of its two new Global Institutes in London or Berlin. One hundred grants of USD 6,000 will be awarded per semester during the 2015-2016 academic year, with the first round available through CIEE on January 15 for fall 2015.

The USD 1.2 million in grant monies for students is the first allotment of CIEE’s USD 20 million scholarship pledge to Generation Study Abroad, a five-year initiative of IIE to mobilize resources and commitments with the goal of doubling the number of U.S. students studying abroad by the end of the decade.

"Study abroad has never been as critical a component of education as it is in today’s globalized marketplace," said James P. Pellow, Ed.D., president and chief executive officer of CIEE. "These grants are paired with an innovative academic model that will help students overcome the barriers of cost and curriculum as they strive to develop the skills needed to compete and excel in our interconnected world."