Postgraduate Opportunities
The U.S. government, non-profit organizations and foundations provide scholarship programs to support students studying and working abroad. These competitive and distinguished opportunities will amplify your global career trajectory.
- Teach Abroad
The English Program in Korea (EPIK) is a South Korean government initiative, run by the Ministry of Education since 1995, that places native English speakers in public schools to enhance students’ and teachers’ English proficiency while fostering cultural exchange and innovative teaching methods.
The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program allows young professionals to work as assistant language teachers in public and private schools or interpreters/translators throughout Japan.
The North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP) is a U.S. Department of Education and Spanish Ministry of Education initiative that places American college students and graduates in schools across Spain to support English language instruction and promote cultural exchange.
The Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) is a French government–sponsored initiative that places native English speakers in primary and secondary schools across France (including overseas departments) for seven months to support English language learning while immersing participants in French culture and classroom experience.
TEACH Fellowship invites American certified teachers to teach mostly in K-12 schools in Taiwan to create an immersed bilingual and cultural learning environment for Taiwanese students and to enhance cultural and educational exchanges between Taiwan and the United States.
- Government and Foreign Service
The Boren Scholarship aims to equip students with skills and experiences in countries deemed critical in terms of national security.
Rangel Program seeks to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers as diplomats in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State and provides awards for the completion of a two-year master’s program.
Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship Program prepares young people for Foreign Service careers in the Department of State and provides awards for the completion of a two-year master’s program.
- Graduate School and Research Abroad
ACM Pathways Program
The American College of the Mediterranean (ACM) in Aix-en-Provence, France, will provide up to five full-tuition scholarships to UT Austin graduating students or recent alumni who enroll in one of ACM’s master’s programs, with a faculty or staff recommendation. Inquire with Education Abroad about availability and deadlines.
The Churchill Scholarship funds one year of study at Churchill College, Cambridge, in mathematics, biology, biochemistry, physical anthropology, computer speech and language processing, computer science, physics, chemistry or mathematical statistics.
DAAD, or German Academic Exchange Service, provides funding opportunities for research and study in Germany.
The Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme in the Humanities funds graduate study in the humanities at the University of Oxford.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for students or recent graduates looking to conduct research projects or teach English as a second language abroad.
Enables exceptional graduate students from outside the United Kingdom to study at the University of Cambridge. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of intellectual ability, leadership capacity, and desire to use knowledge to improve the lives of others.
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship is a national competitive fellowship sponsored by the US-Ireland Alliance. The Mitchell funds one year of postgraduate study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The Lafayette Fellowship funds up to 30 outstanding American undergraduates to earn a graduate degree in France in STEM, humanities or social sciences. In addition to academic study, fellows will benefit from a special leadership development program and access to an international network of peers and mentors.
The Marshall Scholarship funds one to two full years of graduate study leading to a degree in Great Britain. The Marshall Scholarship will support study at any UK university.
The Rhodes Scholarship funds one to two full years of graduate study leading to a degree in Great Britain.
The Rotary Peace Fellowship is designed for leaders with work experience in peace and development. Fellows are committed to community and international service and the pursuit of peace. Each year, The Rotary Foundation awards up to 50 fellowships for master’s degrees and up to 80 for certificate studies at premier universities.
The Siddall Sheffield Scholarship recognizes academic excellence and covers the full tuition fee for a one-year Engineering Masters plus a stipend of £18,000.
The Schwarzman Scholarship aims to support the next generation of global leaders in a wide variety of fields with funding for the one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
- Volunteer Abroad
Peace Corps selects volunteers to provide social and economic development for a period of two years in countries throughout the world.
- Move Abroad
Graduates of The University of Texas at Austin are eligible for the Top Talent Pass, a measure seeking to attract top talents and facilitate immigration to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Top Talent Pass enables top talents, including graduates from the world's top universities, to enter Hong Kong and stay for up to two years to explore opportunities in Hong Kong without having to first secure an offer of employment.