Financial Aid
Lone Star College has resources available to eligible students that help with the cost of studying abroad through a Lone Star College Study Abroad Program Scholarships. Please contact the lead faculty member of the program you are interested in for application and eligibility.
Study Abroad Student Financial Awards
Lone Star College offers a limited number of competitive financial awards to LSC students admitted to a Lone Star College Study Abroad Program for academic credit to assist with program fees.
Awards are applied directly to a student’s program fees and cannot be used toward tuition. If selected, students pay all required deposits. Award can only be used toward final trip balance. Contact the program faculty for deposit amount, deadlines, and other trip costs. Use the budget worksheet as a tool for planning your trip costs.
Students interested in studying abroad are not required to receive a financial award to participate on a Lone Star College study abroad program.
Students are encouraged to obtain information regarding other financial assistance and scholarship resources for study abroad courses.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship & Gilman-McCain Scholarship for Children of Military Families
Each year the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship awards undergraduate students who meet certain requirements and plan to participate on an eligible for-credit study abroad program during either the fall, spring or summer semesters or for a full academic year. The scholarship can be used to cover costs such as program fees, tuition, room and board, books, local transportation, insurance and international airfare.
Additionally, beginning in 2019, the U.S. Department of State has launched the Gilman-McCain Scholarship for eligible child dependents of active duty service members to study or intern abroad on credit-bearing programs.
Community college students participating on a study abroad programs of at least 14 days (not including travel days) are eligible as long as they meet the other requirements of each of the scholarships.
Eligibility requirements vary depending on the type of Gilman scholarship. For more information about eligibility and the application process visit:
- The Gilman International scholarship website
- The Gilman-McCain Scholarship for Children of Military Families website.
A Lone Star College student has previously received a Gilman International scholarship. Martha Ocampo, who was one of the Lone Star College students with the 2010-2011 Study Abroad Program to China, was the first Lone Star student to receive the scholarship. The selection process was very competitive with less than 20 percent of the applicants being awarded.
The scholarship is funded by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE).