The Center for Global Business Programs
APPLICATION
for International Travel Scholarships
Fall 2017 and Spring 2018
International Field Studies & Semester Study Abroad
Application Available
Student Submission
Deadline
Decision / Notification
Date
February 6, 2017
March 24, 2017, 5:00 PM
Week of
April 3, 2017
April 10, 2017
May 12, 2017, 5:00 PM
Week of
May 22, 2017
FOR FALL 2017 FIELD
STUDY
July 24, 2017
Sept. 7, 2017, 5:00 PM
Week of
September 18, 2017
Spring 2018 Semester
Application Available
Student Submission
Deadline
Decision / Notification
Date
September 11, 2017
October 6, 2017, 5:00 PM
Week of
October 16, 2017
October 16, 2017
December 1, 2017, 5:00 PM
Week of
December 11, 2017
Fall 2017 Semester
Single Round
FOR FALL 2017 STUDY
ABROAD
1st Round Application
FOR FALL 2017 FIELD
STUDY
2nd Round Application
Single Round
FOR SPRING 2018 STUDY
ABROAD
Single Round
FOR SPRING 2018 FIELD
STUDY
** STUDENTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE INTERNATIONAL FIELD STUDY
SCHOLARSHIP AND ONE STUDY ABROAD AWARD FROM THE LUBIN
CENTER FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS PROGRAMS DURING THEIR PERIOD OF
STUDY AT PACE.
Background Information
The Lubin School of Business, through grants received from the Figueroa Family Fund and the Philip and
Marianne Bleser Fund, is awarding scholarships for International Field Studies and Study Abroad opportunities.
Those who are offered an award can expect to receive $2,000 per student for International Field Studies and
$3,000 per student for Study Abroad.
Lubin will also offer one unique scholarship for a Fall 2017 field study course participant. This $3,000 award is
made possible through a combination of the Figueroa Family Fund and a grant received from the Marc
Scheinman Award for International Travel. Students will automatically be considered for the single $3,000 award
upon regular application.
Who Can Apply? How Are Awards Determined?
These scholarships apply only to Lubin School of Business students who are registered in the Lubin Field Study
or Study Abroad experience for which they are requesting aid.
All Lubin School of Business students enrolled in a field study or study abroad experience are encouraged to
apply, however, scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and demonstrated financial need.
Figueroa International Field Study Scholarships – These scholarships will be available to Lubin students
enrolled in ANY of the International Field Study courses. Students will need to have a minimum QPA of 3.0, have
completed a minimum of 12 credits for undergraduate students and 9 credits for graduate students, and filed a
2017-2018 FAFSA with the financial aid office.
Figueroa Semester Study Abroad Awards - These scholarships will be available to Lubin students who enroll in
a semester-long study abroad experience. Scholarship applicants must have submitted a study abroad
application (http://www.pace.edu/study-abroad/step-by-step-guide) through the Study Abroad Office. Students will
also need to have a minimum QPA of 3.0 and have filed a 2017-2018 FAFSA with the financial aid office.
Philip and Marianne Bleser Semester Abroad Scholarship – This scholarship will be available to ONE Pace
student within an academic year, who is a junior or senior or pursuing an MBA and is enrolled in a semester-long
study abroad experience. This student will need to have a minimum QPA of 3.0, be enrolled at the downtown New
York City campus and have filed a 2017-2018 FAFSA with the Financial Aid office.
Philip and Marianne Bleser International Field Studies Scholarship – These scholarships will be available to
Lubin students enrolled in ANY of the International Field Study courses. Students will need to have a minimum
QPA of 3.0, have completed a minimum of 12 credits for undergraduate students and 9 credits for graduate
students, and filed a 2017-2018 FAFSA with the financial aid office.
Celentano Scholarships – These scholarships will be available ONLY to Lubin students enrolled in an
International Field Study. Students will need to have a minimum QPA of 3.3, have completed a minimum of 12
credits for undergraduate students and 9 credits for graduate students, and have filed a 2017-2018 FAFSA with
the financial aid office. Applicants may also be interviewed by Gene Celentano.
Scheinman/Figueroa Field Study scholarship – This scholarship will be available to ONE Lubin student
enrolled in ANY of the Fall 2017 International Field Study courses. This student will need to have a minimum QPA
of 3.5 and have filed a 2017-2018 FAFSA with the Financial Aid office.
**International students who do not qualify for FAFSA will not be considered for the scholarship.
All applications will be accepted online only at the following URL:
www.pace.edu/lubin/travelscholarships
PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Questions regarding this process can be submitted to:
Trish Temmerman
International Field Studies Coordinator
One Pace Plaza, Room W-442
[email protected]
(212) 618-6558
IMPORTANT: Please enter all information in the fields of the online application. Type your essay (5,500
characters maximum) in a word processing program, then copy and paste the essay into the online application.
Please note that all formatting will be lost in the process.
PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE APPLICATION REGARDING PROPER
ESSAY SUBMISSIONS.
Please be aware of the following:
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For International Field Studies, any scholarship amount awarded will be credited towards your travel fee
only. This scholarship will not be applied to your tuition or any other course.
Study abroad scholarships will be applied to student OSA accounts.
For International Field Studies, you must be registered for the course for which you are applying.
Students may not retain any unused portion of their scholarship, redeem their scholarship for cash, or rollover their scholarship to future semesters.
Students may appeal their scholarship determination on the basis of error, but not for reconsideration
based on unchanged facts.
Students may apply for a travel scholarship any semester and must re-submit a new application for each
round of scholarship decisions.
Students are limited to one International Travel Scholarship for field study and one Figueroa Study
Abroad Award during their period of study at Pace.
The Lubin School of Business and Pace University retains the right to cancel any student scholarship
credit that is awarded based on wrongful information.