Interim

Wofford Travel Grants

To help with the cost of Interim travel and study, students may consider applying for any of the below travel grants.

The Ruth O. and Joab M. Lesesne Foreign Study Assistance Fund provides assistance to students participating in credit-bearing educational programs overseas. These awards were established in honor of Wofford President Emeritus Joab M. Lesesne and his wife Ruth O. Lesesne to make it possible for students to integrate a focused program of study overseas into the Wofford curriculum. Additional Wofford Travel Grants for Interim are funded by:

• The Class of 1994 Endowed Scholarship Fund
• The Morris Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
• The Javan I and Lois N. Shedd Endowed Scholarship Fund

• The Black Alumni Association Travel Grant awards a travel grant to one Black student annually for Interim study abroad.
• The 21st Century Boarding Pass provides scholarships for intensive language study during the Interim term.
• Partnership Access Grants fund students applying to programs sponsored by CIEE Study Abroad, IES Abroad, and SIT Study Abroad. Students from underrepresented backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply.
• The Walter E. Hudgins Travel Grant and Award Fund is awarded to the student whose international study goals most effectively demonstrate an exceptionally creative and intellectually curious perspective.

Other travel grants (primarily for summer and semester study).

• The Guy M. and Agnes Majes Nelson Endowed Scholarship Fund for Foreign Study
• The Road Less Traveled Grant

Click here to access applications for all Interim travel grants.

Grants have ranged from $500 to $1,500. This application does not substitute for the Travel/Study Project Application for Interim. Financial need and academic merit are the principle considerations in awarding these grants. To be considered for a merit-only award, students must have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA.