Middle East

The Gelfman International Summer Fund has been established by Robert W. Gelfman (Wharton ’53) to create opportunities for personally enriching international research and/or service for students in the summer between their junior and senior year. The Fund is expected to cover two or three students each summer. Penn juniors from any of Penn’s undergraduate schools and in any discipline are eligible.

Fulbright Grants fund 8-12 months of international experience in over 140 countries. The program is open to US citizens from all academic disciplines.

A two-year leadership development program that supports students who have a passion for helping others.

Financial support to assist with travel expenses related to intellectually enriching undergraduate research or fellowship experiences.

The Hassenfeld Foundation Social Impact Grant has been established to provide support to students who are undertaking innovative social impact projects with potential for real-world outcomes. Grants will be awarded up to $5,000 depending on the needs of the project.

Funds innovative ideas to help children and youth anywhere in the world affected by conflict in the Middle East.

The Goldberg Fellowship supports summer travel to perform supervised technical research at one of Israel's universities or research centers.

Each fall and spring the Jewish Studies Program offers Goldfein Research Awards, Brenner Special Opportunity Awards, and Schwartz Awards to both undergraduate and graduate Penn students to cover research projects and study programs in or related to Jewish studies.

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students.

The Global Research & Internship Program (GRIP) offers outstanding undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to intern or conduct research with a variety of organizations and companies abroad for 8 to 12 weeks over the summer.