Overview

The CAPS Undergraduate Study Abroad Scholarship is available for UI undergraduates who will travel to East Asia, Southeast Asia and/or the Pacific Region on a study abroad program. Priority will be given to students who have taken courses in Asian studies at the University of Iowa or intend to take Asian studies classes upon their return.

Award Criteria

  • Undergraduate, enrolled as a full-time degree-seeking student at the University of Iowa (UI)
  • Must have 3.5 cumulative GPA as reported on the unofficial UI grade report
  • Must have completed at least 12 semester hours by the application deadline
  • Must plan to return to the University of Iowa for at least one semester
  • Good academic standing
  • Registration in academic credit-earning approved Study Abroad course (ABRD) prior to the release of the award

Application

Be sure to have the following application items prepared ahead of time:

  • List of expenses of your study abroad program
  • List of scholarships or financial aid you have already secured for your study abroad program
  • Total amount of funding needed for your study abroad program
  • A personal statement that indicates your purpose and goal of your study abroad plan and how the scholarship will benefit your program of study (400-500 words)
     

Fill out the CAPS scholarship application

Deadline

Scholarship application portal opens September 8, 2026.

  • Winter: October 1
  • Spring: October 15
  • Summer: March 1
  • Fall: March 15

About the Donor

The Center for Asian and Pacific Studies (CAPS) was established at the University of Iowa (UI) in recognition of the steadily increasing interdependence of the nations of the world, and in anticipation of a new Century of the Pacific - a century in which much of the world's political and economic center of gravity is expected to shift toward the countries along the Asian rim of the Pacific.

Like other area centers at the UI, CAPS seeks to enrich the intellectual life of faculty, students, and the community at large; to enhance research, teaching, and outreach activities at the UI; and to encourage collaboration and exchange among members of the wider CAPS community. Like the university of which it is a part, CAPS understands itself to have teaching, research, and service missions.

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