CCIE – California Colleges for International Education

Freeman Awards for Study in Asia Accepting Student Applications

Application Deadline: April 1, 2025

IIE is now accepting applications for the Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA)! Freeman-ASIA provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need 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.

Award recipients are required to share their experiences with their home campuses or communities to encourage study abroad by others and fulfill the program’s goal of increasing understanding of Asia in the United States.

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