MSPS Study Abroad Awards

The mission of Multicultural Student Programs and Services (MSPS) is to nurture a sense of belonging, student success, and servant leadership for Notre Dame students through growing relationships rooted in Catholic Social Teaching.

In support of that mission, MSPS offers the Asian Pacific Islander, the Latinx, and the Native American Study Abroad Awards. These awards are designed to increase enrollment of undergraduate students in Notre Dame-affiliated, as well as third party, summer and/or academic year study-abroad opportunities. The award amount is capped at $750.

Eligibility Criteria

All undergraduate students (rising sophomores through rising seniors) are eligible for the MSPS Study Abroad Awards as set forth below.

i. Applicants must have demonstrated interest in and support for the Asian Pacific Islander, Latinx, or Native American communities. These efforts may have occurred on campus, including through active participation in one or more of the Asian Pacific Islander, Latinx, or Native American affinity groups in which membership is open to all members of the Notre Dame student body, as well as in the Michiana community or in the student’s home community.

ii. Undergraduate students are required to demonstrate that the award will be used to fund educational activities or research that they will participate in or conduct while abroad.

iii. Students who receive the MSPS Asian Pacific Islander, Latinx, or Native American Study Abroad Award are expected to provide, within one month following the conclusion of the study abroad term, a written report to the Director of MSPS, explaining how their studies, research and/or time spent abroad impacted their interest in and/or support for the community.

Deadline

The MSPS Study Abroad application window will close midnight Sunday, December 21, 2025.

Apply to the Asian Pacific Islander Study Abroad Award.

Apply to the Latinx Study Abroad Award.

Apply to the Native American Study Abroad Award.