Before You Change the World, Let the World Change You!
Prepare to thrive in an ever-changing, global world. Don't just read about other cultures - experience them firsthand. George Fox offers over 30 programs in 25 countries. Come by our Center for Study Abroad office to find out more about the opportunities available. These are truly life-changing experiences.
New Northern Ireland Study Abroad Opportunity
George Fox’s already-robust study abroad program (30-plus international locations!) is adding yet another option in 2021 – in Northern Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Studies program will be offered in the fall and spring semesters through a joint partnership between George Fox and John Brown University, and is based at John Brown's Lakeside Manor campus, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
We currently have over 500 George Fox Alumni working in over 50 countries.
There are also scholarships available:
Gilman International Scholarship Program - The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad.
Veritas/ISA Diversity Scholarship - ISA/Veritas offers this scholarship with $14,000 in awards annually to be used toward ISA/Veritas programs. The ISA/Veritas Diversity Scholarships aim to encourage students of
Oxford Scholars Semester now has up to 25 awards of £2,000 ($2,700) each for students toward study at Oxford. The awards will be given to students who are research assistants to faculty members chosen to participate in the new Bridging the Two Cultures of Science and the Humanities program. Click here for more information.
Student Stories
George Fox Student awarded Global Korea Scholarship
Davis Baker was awarded the Global Korea Scholarship during the Spring of 2022 while studying at Handong Global University, in Pohang, South Korea. This scholarship provides international students with opportunities to conduct advanced studies in undergraduate & graduate programs at higher educational institutions in the Republic of Korea in order to promote international exchanges in education and mutual friendship between countries.
George Fox Student awarded Global Korea Scholarship
Congratulations Erinn Miller for winning the Global Korea Scholarship during
the Fall of 2021. Erinn attending Handong Global University, in Pohang,
South Korea.
George Fox Student Selected to serve as an Interfaith Ambassador
Colin Thomas recently completed the Middle East Studies Program (MESP) in Amman, Jordan in the fall of 2021. In January 2022 he was selected to serve as an Interfaith Ambassador on the George Fox campus for the spring of 2022 as a part of a recent grant between the CCCU and Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) (funded by the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trust) entitled Building Bridges, Deepening Faith: Interfaith Leadership on Christian Campuses
George Fox Student awarded Gilman Scholarships
Rachel Duerst was awarded a $2000 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to pursue her studies abroad in Gala ți, Romania and serve children living on the streets with the Word Made Flesh program. The Gilman Scholarship is offered to U.S. citizens who are undergraduate students of limited financial means to aid in helping them pursue international academic studies. Rachel is a psychology major with a minor in cross-cultural missions. Without the Gilman Scholarship, it would not have been possible to participate in this life-changing program let alone travel to eight countries as a part of a course on comparing countries within a post-communist context. The Word Made Flesh Romania Study Abroad program is offered through George Fox by Word Made Flesh International.
Anna Sovereign was awarded an $8000 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study in Amman, Jordan, with the Middle East Studies Program. The Gilman Scholarship is offered to U.S. citizens who are undergraduate students of limited financial means to aid in helping them pursue international academic studies.
Anna was awarded the Critical Need Language Award, offered to students who are studying a critical language deemed critical to the U.S. national interests. She is a Political Science major. The Middle East Studies Program is offered through George Fox by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
George Fox Student Honored by the Scholars' Semester in Oxford
Scholars' Semester in Oxford honored George Fox student Rachel Marcelia as one of the winners of the de Jager prize for exceptional academic performance during her studies in the spring semester of 2018 at Oxford University. Rachel is an English major and a communication arts minor. She is also a student in the university's honors program. The de Jager prize is funded by a generous donation to SCIO from Geoffery and Caroline d Jager.
George Fox Students awarded Gilman Scholarships
Joshua Cayetano ($8,000) and
Joshua was awarded the Critical Need Language Award, offered to students who are studying a critical language deemed critical to the U.S. national interests. He is a double major in history and political science.
George Fox Student Honored by the Scholars' Semester in Oxford
Scholars' Semester in Oxford honored George Fox student Anastasia Reinhart as one of the winners of the de Jager prize for exceptional academic performance during her studies in the spring of 2016 at Oxford University. Anastasia is a double major in computer science and English and is a student in the university's honors program. This is the second time that the de Jager prize was awarded to a George Fox University student in the past two years.