International Crisis Response Scholarship (ICRS) Application

The new International Crisis Response Scholarship (ICRS) is for undergraduate or graduate international students whose education has been interrupted by humanitarian crisis, conflict or natural disaster in their home society. ICRS recipients will benefit from advising support and community integration to ease the transition to the UO from situations of crisis.


Following the model of the UO’s International Cultural Service Program (ICSP) scholarship, ICRS awardees will receive training to make periodic presentations about their home cultures at UO and in the surrounding communities. Award recipients commit to completing 50 hours of cultural service per year, which may involve speaking or demonstrating aspects of their country's heritage and culture to schools or community groups, or engaging in international campus events. ICRS and ICSP recipients thus become international cultural ambassadors to the communities in and around the University of Oregon.


Applications for the ICRS award will be reviewed by a standing faculty and staff committee. Recipients of the ICRS will generally not be eligible for other scholarships from the Division of Global Engagement.


Review will take into account the nature of the crisis and the potential for the applicant to contribute after graduation to rebuilding, resolution, reconciliation, restoration or other remedies in their home society. Awards are funding-contingent, and we expect an average of 1-2 awards per year.


To apply for the ICRS award, you must:

1) Complete this application

2) Demonstrate prior strong academic record (eg, via GPA of 3.5 or higher, or other academic accomplishments) via academic transcripts, written statement or both


The following criteria are used to select the successful candidate:


  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Exceptional academic record
  • Education experience interrupted by home society crisis
  • Commitment to contribute after graduation to rebuilding, resolution, reconciliation, restoration or other remedies in home society.
  • Must be admissible or fully admitted to the University of Oregon
  • Cannot be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or eligible to receive U.S. federal financial assistance.


If you have any questions, please email ICRS@uoregon.edu.

Students must submit transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.


Incoming yirst-year undergraduate students (students who have not attended a college or university) must submit high school transcripts.


Unofficial transcripts are accepted.


Current UO students can create their Unofficial Transcript for free via Duckweb.


If you have multiple files, please combine them to upload as one PDF on this application.


Attachments must be .pdf file format ONLY. Max file size 25MB.

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Brief Essays

Briefly describe your academic interests and how they relate to your career objective.


Max Length: 150 words

Please explain how the crisis in your home society (humanitarian crisis, conflict, natural disaster) relates to your application to the UO (e.g., did it displace you from your educational path)


Maximum: 300 words

Please explain how your UO educational experience will augment your plans to contribute to the betterment of your home society after graduation (e.g., work on rebuilding, resolution, reconciliation, restoration or other remedies).


Maximum: 300 words

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Financial Need

Please tell us why you are in need of financial support.


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Financial Resources

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