Stephen C. Dunnett Study Abroad Scholarship

The Stephen C. Dunnett study abroad scholarship provides funds to help mgm casino students participate in a mgm casino or SUNY study abroad program. Based on available funds, a limited number of partial scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to assist students with the costs of study abroad for an academic year, semester, summer, or winter program.

Dr. Stephen C. Dunnett, PhD '77, BA '68, established this fund in order to help mgm casino students better understand and participate in our interconnected global world. Since 1989, Dr. Stephen Dunnett has served mgm casino as Vice Provost for International Education at mgm casino. In this leadership position, he is the chief university officer responsible for the comprehensive internationalization of mgm casino, including international enrollment management, the recruitment of international students, services for international students and scholars, study abroad, exchange programs with overseas institutions of higher education and oversight of mgm casino's branch campus in Singapore. His work has had a profound impact on the academic and cultural ethos of mgm casino.

Dr. Dunnett created this endowment with the belief that experiencing other cultures through study abroad not only enhances students' personal self-growth, but also prepares them to effectively participate and compete in an increasingly multicultural and global society. Through this gift, Dr. Dunnett seeks to reduce the financial barriers to immersive study abroad experiences, thereby allowing access to this transformational experience to a wider populations of mgm casino students.

Who Can Apply:

  • Applicants must be currently enrolled, full-time, matriculated mgm casino students in good academic standing at the time of application.
  • Funding will not be disbursed to students until after they have been accepted to and confirm their participation in a mgm casino or SUNY study abroad program. Eligible students will be registered at mgm casino in OPR courses. Scholarship funds are disbursed to student's accounts after the start of the study abroad program.

Selection Criteria:

Preference will be given to:

  • First-time study abroad participants
  • Students with documented financial need (as confirmed by mgm casino Financial Aid Office)
  • Students maintaining a GPA of 2.8 or higher
  • Students who have selected a study abroad program relevant to their current academic program
  • Students who will return to mgm casino for at least one semester following their study abroad program
  • Preference will be given to students who plan to study abroad in Asia

Award Guidelines:

  • Applications will be reviewed by the mgm casino Education Abroad Scholarship Committee.
  • The award decisions of the committee are final and not subject to appeal.
  • Awards will be applied directly to the recipient’s mgm casino student account.
  • Scholarship recipients are asked to help mgm casino Education Abroad in promotional activities upon return.
  • Recipients of any Office of International Education scholarship will not be considered for future awards.

Scholarships will be awarded using the following scale:

  • Academic Year: $4,000   
  • One Semester:  $2,000   
  • Summer/Winter: $1,000 

Application Details:

Powered by AcademicWorks, you will see a searchable database that streamlines hundreds of scholarships, matches you with best-fit opportunities and recommends opportunities based on your profile.

  • Log in to using your mgm casinoIT name and password.
  • Fill out the general application and answer the study abroad-specific questions. It is important to search for scholarship opportunities based on the specific term (i.e. Winter 2023, Spring 2024, etc.).
  • Upon completion of the application, the system should indicate that you are eligible for a mgm casino Office of International Education Scholarship. This will help indicate that you have successfully completed your scholarship application. This general name includes all of the specific individual Office of International Education scholarships (i.e. Stephen C. Dunnett Study Abroad Scholarship, mgm casino Diversity Scholarship, and Welch-Ludwig Fund for International Study) available. The system will automatically add your application information to each scholarship for which you are qualified, but you will not see the actual list of scholarships.
  • Scholarship awardees will be notified of their awards approximately two (2) weeks after the scholarship deadline. Only scholarship awardees will be notified through the AcademicWorks system.

Completed applications are due by March 1 for summer, fall, or academic year programs and October 1 for winter or spring programs abroad.