Scholar at Sea Scholarship

NSCS and the Semester at Sea program are pleased to offer the Scholar at Sea scholarship allowing students to visit nearly a dozen countries while studying on a sailing campus. The University of Virginia academically sponsors this program and grants credit from more than 70 courses. One $7,000 partial scholarship is awarded for each fall and spring voyage and five $2,000 scholarships are awarded for the summer voyage. To find out more about Semester at Sea, please visit www.semesteratsea.com.

Eligibility
•Must be an active NSCS member
•Must be attending an accredited university
•Must have a minimum 3.4 G.P.A
•Must have a complete profile on NSCS
•Must have an updated resume on NSCS Scholar Jobs
•Must have applied to the Semester at Sea program for Fall 2009
•Must be accepted and enrolled in the Semester at Sea program for Fall 2009
•Please note, all scholarships are disbursed directly into your Semester at Sea student account

Fall 2009 Application Key Dates:
•Application Opens: June 25, 2009
•Application Closes: July 15, 2009
•Notification Date: August 11, 2009

Apply for the Fall 2009 Scholar at Sea at the end of the page

Scholar at Sea Fall 2009 Recommendation Form
Please download recommendation form

Recommendation letter FAQ:
All recommendation letters must be postmarked by July 15, 2009
•My recommender sent in their recommendation letter late. Will it still be accepted?
•No.it is your responsibility to let the recommender know of the postmark deadlines. No exceptions will be granted.
•Your recommender can also fax the letter of recommendation with NSCS
recommendation form, so far we have the signature of your recommender
and a phone number we can contact them with. NSCS Fax # is 202.265.9200

Summer 2009 Recipient Congratulations to:

Kimberly Ann Barletta - University of South Carolina

Lauren Arielle Beebe - The University of Kansas

Karla P Hernandez Martinez - University of Puerto Rico

Austin J. Walsh - The University of Texas at Austin

Bryce W Diestelmeier - The University of Iowa

Spring 2009 Recipient

Alexandra Bannon Gawron

Read all about Alexandra's experience