The Ceiba Student Ambassador Scholarship is a needs and merit based scholarship for $250-$500 to assist 1-2 students with program fees.
Please note: the scholarship is not deducted directly from the UW program tuition, but can be used for additional expenses such as required gear, vaccinations and flight ticket purchases.
The 2026 application deadline is Friday, October 16.
As a deliverable for the scholarship, Student Ambassadors will submit 2 social media posts during the program. Ambassadors are free to collaborate with other students, instructors, or staff to obtain content for social media. Ceiba’s Communications Coordinator will be the main point of contact for Science Communicators.
The form below includes questions about scholarship needs, experience and interest in communications in addition to asking you to create a sample post using a photo from past study abroad programs.
Please select one of the following photos to develop a description for a sample post:
1) Student collects samples while conducting water quality field research
2) Students find waterfall during hike in the cloud forest
3) Students engage community youth in water quality research
