Freeman Asia

Location:
Multiple Locations,
United States
Term: Academic Year, Spring, Summer, Fall

Funds U.S.-based undergraduates planning to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia

The Freeman-ASIA program is designed to support U.S.-based undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who are planning to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. The program’s goal is to increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents with first-hand exposure to and understanding of Asia and its peoples and cultures.

A Freeman-ASIA Award provides need-based funding to assist the recipient with the cost of the study abroad program and related expenses, including airfare, basic living costs, local transportation, books.

Eligibility

  • Must currently receive need-based financial aid or demonstrate a verifiable need for financial assistance to participate in the proposed study abroad program.
  • Must be an undergraduate student with a minimum GPA of 2.8, pursuing their first bachelor's degree.
  • Must apply through the U.S. home campus and have at least one term of enrollment remaining at the home institution in the U.S. upon returning from studying abroad in Asia.
  • Must have applied or have been accepted to a study abroad based program in: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. A multi-country program is eligible only if the applicant will spend at least 8 weeks in one of the countries stated above and will have intensive language study during that period.
  • Must have applied to or have been accepted by a study abroad based program that awards academic credits through the home campus or other U.S. accredited college or university. The proposed length of study in the host country must be a minimum of 8 weeks for a summer term, 10 weeks for a quarter term, and 12 weeks for a semester term.
  • Must have little or no previous experience in the country in which he or she plans to study. A summer term applicant must not have spent more than 4 weeks in the proposed country of study within the last 5 years. A semester or an academic year term applicant must not have spent more than 6 weeks in the proposed country of study within the last 5 years.
  • Must submit the Freeman-ASIA Final Service Report on the implementation of his/her service project at the end of the term following his/her return to the United States.
  • Must not be a previous Freeman-ASIA award recipient.

Fact Sheet

Discipline:
Arts and Architecture, Foreign Language Learning, Humanities, Social Sciences, STEM
Eligibility:
Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, Columbia General Studies, Columbia Undergraduates, Fellowships, First Year, Junior, Sophomore, Study Abroad, U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident
Fellowship Type:
Study Abroad/Foreign Language, Summer Opportunity
Location:
Multiple Locations,
United States
Term:
Academic Year, Spring, Summer, Fall

Dates & Deadlines

Academic Year
Spring
Summer
Fall
2025
Application Deadline: 
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Notes: 
Applications and Study Abroad Adviser certifications must be submitted by 5:00p.m. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline.