The Center for Global Leadership provides financial support for VSB students engaged in a variety of international business activities. Funding is available under the following scholarship and fellowship programs:

Herbert G. Rammrath Semester Study-Abroad Scholarship

Each semester the center awards up to two $2,500 - $5,000 Rammrath Scholarships to VSB students who plan to study abroad. This program is open for applications at the beginning of each semester with preannounced deadlines in October and April for study-abroad participation the following semester.

Eligibility Requirements & Preferences:

• Demonstrated financial need;
• Overall 3.0 or higher grade point average;
• U.S. citizenship; and
• Strong preference that the language of study abroad country is not English.

Those interested in applying for these scholarships must submit a one page application in Microsoft Word addressing the following three questions:

1. Why do you want to study abroad? What led you to choose your destination and program?
2. What are your career plans and how do you see your study abroad experience enhancing these plans?
3. How would receipt of this scholarship help you study abroad?

Please place your name and student ID number at the top of the essay application. For more information contact Dr. Ken Taylor kenneth.taylor@villanova.edu.

Herbert G. Rammrath Summer International Internship Scholarship

Each spring the center awards five-to-ten $1,000 Rammrath Scholarships to VSB students who plan to participate in a VSB-approved international internship during the following summer. Information on these programs can be found on the Office of International Studies website (Click here to visit). This program is open for applications at the beginning of the spring semester with a preannounced deadline at the end of Feburary. In addition to the one-page scholarship essay, selection for these awards will be judged on the following criteria in descending order:

1. Highest preference given to those students participating in an internship in a foreign language (e.g. Chile: Spanish; China: Mandarin; Spain: Spanish; Italy/AUR: Italian). The highest preference criterion requires having completed two years, or the equivalent, of the appropriate foreign language.
2. Second level of preference will be given to those choosing a destination outside of Europe.
3. Third level of preference will be given to those with highest relative financial need.
   Note: All applicants must:
   
   • Have at least an overall 3.0 grade point average.
   • Be a VSB freshman, sophomore or junior.
   • Be a US citizen.

Those interested in applying for these scholarships are requested to prepare a one-page, double-spaced application addressing the following three questions:

1. Why do you want to do an internship in a foreign country and what led you to choose your destination?
2. What are your career plans and how do you see your foreign internship enhancing these plans?
3. How would receipt of this scholarship help you study abroad?

Please place your name and student ID number at the top of the essay application. For more information contact Dr. Ken Taylor kenneth.taylor@villanova.edu.

Herbert G. Rammrath Foreign VSB Student Scholarship

Each year the center, the Office of University Admission and the Office of Financial Assistance work together to identify a promising foreign student applicant, or foreign student presently enrolled in, VSB. This endeavor results in an award valued up to $5,000 a year for tuition charges incurred for coursework taken at Villanova University. This scholarship will be combined with the need-based financial aid that the student is eligible to receive. The recipient may be entitled to receive the Herbert G. Rammrath Scholarship each year they attend the University provided the following conditions are met:

1. Student must remain a full-time student.
2. Student must maintain good standing under the University’s Code of Conduct.
3. Student must write a thank-you letter to Herb Rammrath, provide the center with a photograph and brief biography for center publications, and participate in an annual event honoring the benefactor.

Ron Cruse International Fellowship Program in memory of Sergey Kuzminykh

This is a university-wide program that annually awards up to two $6,250 fellowships for undergraduate student involvement in non-traditional global study and experience. These fellowship awards are intended to support compelling, unique, and potentially transformative experiences outside of the United States, preferably involving business or other organizations. There is a strong preference for destinations in the developing and emerging regions of the world. These fellowships are not intended to support internships for academic credit or Villanova sponsored mission or service trips.

To qualify for one of these fellowships, students must be nominated by a departmental chairperson or center director. For more information contact Associate Dean of Undergraduate Business Programs, Melinda German melinda.german@villanova.edu.