In 2003 the MSU Federal Credit Union established a $2.5 million endowment for MSU study abroad scholarships. More than 150 MSU students have already received support through this program. In 2003-04 eleven students were awarded MSUFCU scholarships for a total of $14,000. 47 students received a total of $51,000 in 2004-05. The two funding rounds in 2005-06 yielded at total of 104 awards. When fully funded in three years, the scholarship will offer up to 130 scholarships annually ranging in amounts from $1,000 to $2,000.

During 2005-06, the following students were awarded scholarships: Dominic Adams, Civil Engineering, A Multidisciplinary Program in Russia: Engineering, Education and Russian Language ($1,000) Gilles Akamdoum, Supply Chain Management, Marketing and International Comparative Dimensions of Business in France ($1,000) Vincent Alsoudi, Supply Chain Management, Business Studies at HKUST in Hong Kong ($1,500) Matthew Armstrong, Human Medicine, Medial Ethics and the History of Health Care in London ($1,000) Tracy Ballack, Communication, Organizational and International Communication in Paris ($1,000) Jessica Barnese, Psychology, University of New South Wales in Australia ($1,500) Megan Block, International Relations, Democratization and Economic Transition in Eastern Europe ($1,000) Nicole Bodell, Education, French Language, Literature and Culture in Tours ($1,000) Belinda Bombrisk, History, Italian Language, Literature and Culture in Florence ($1,000) Karen Brantman, Veterinary Medicine, Study Abroad for Veterinary Students in India ($1,000) Dawn Brinkman, Curriculum and Teaching, Pre-internship Teaching in New South Wales, Australia ($1,000) Kathryn Buckham, Advertising, Food, Environment and Social Systems in Australia and New Zealand ($1,000) Marcus Bush, Civil Engineering, A Multidisciplinary Program in Russia: Engineering, Education and Russian Language ($1,000) Maria Carmona, Political Science, Internships in Madrid ($1,000) Sarah Carpenter, Veterinary Medicine, Horse Industry of Ireland and Northern Ireland ($1,000) Wenmin Chen, Accounting, Chinese Language and Culture ($1,000) Karen Cheung, Education, International Relations in Brussels ($1,000) Zandile Chirunga, Education, Pre-internship Teaching in South Africa ($1,000) Martin Chorkey, Civil Engineering, A Multidisciplinary Program in Russia: Engineering, Education and Russian Language ($1,000) Megan Clover, Zoology, An Island Apart: Cultural and Natural Resources of Madagascar ($1,000) Holly Dahl, Education, History/Arts and Humanities in the United Kingdom, ($1,000) Lauren Depta, English, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain ($1,500) Stephanie Duperon, Human Biology, Ghana: A Multidisciplinary Perspective ($1,000) Melody Dymock, Animal Science, Horse Industry of Ireland and Northern Ireland, ($1,000) Nicholas Elliott, James Madison, Chinese Language and Culture ($1,000) Tiffany Elliott-Fowler, Interdisciplinary Studies in Social ScienceCommunity Relations, Economics of Law and Public Policy in the United Kingdom ($1,000) Mark Ferrio, Supply Chain Management, Chinese Language and Culture ($1,000) Tony Fitzpatrick, Linguistics, Forensic Anthropology and Human Identification in England ($1,000) Naomi Freeman, Education, Pre-internship Teaching in New South Wales ($1,000) Leanna Gingras, Philosophy, Mediterranean Cultural History (Eastern Michigan University) ($1,000) Michelle Gleason, Accounting, French Language, Literature and Culture in Tours ($1,000) Nathan Greenough, Supply Chain Management, Marketing & Supply Chain Management in London ($1,000) Elizabeth Hall, Marketing, International Business Management in Western Europe ($1,000) John Hanna, Supply Chain Management, Macquarie University in Australia ($1,500) Ashley Hawkins, Communication, Health, Nutrition & Environmental Issues in the Dominican Republic (CIC) ($1,000) Ryan Hay, English, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador ($1,000) Dennis Hecht, Animal Science, The U.S. and World War II Europe: Memory and Memorials ($1,000) Scott Hedges, International Relations, Marketing and International Comparative Dimensions of Business in France ($1,000) Dennis Heinz, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture in Europe ($1,500) Luke Hester, General Management, Business Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand ($1,500) Colette Houston, Philosophy, Womens Studies in London ($1,000) Robert Howley, Accounting, International Logistics and Cultural Studies in Japan ($1,000) Alison Hull, Accounting, Spanish Language, Literature and Culture in Santander ($1,000) Latoya Huntington, Supply Chain Management, Natural Science in the Virgin Islands ($1,000) Daniel Isaac, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at the Aachen University of Technology in Germany ($1,500) Taren James, Journalism, Environmental Science and Policy in New Zealand ($1,000) Erica Johnson, Accounting, International Logistics and Cultural Studies in Japan ($1,000) Emily Jones, Psychology, Food, Environment and Social Systems in Australia and New Zealand ($1,000) Linda Jordan, Political Science, Spanish Language, Literature and Culture in Santander ($1,000) Rachel Klomp, Spanish, Spanish Language, Literature and Culture in Santander ($1,000) Kelly Kryskowski, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering in Kaiserslautern ($1,000) Valerie Lemke, Marketing, People, Government, Justice System and Public Policies in Australia ($1,500) Tasha Leno, Psychology, Natural Science in New Zealand ($1,000) Kayee Leung, No preference, Chinese Language and Culture ($1,000) Xiu Rong Lin, Finance, Natural Science in New Zealand ($1,000) Sandy Ma, International Relations, Internships in Madrid ($1,000) Paul Mack, Human Biology, Ethics and Development in Mali ($1,000) Sara Mackimmie, Music Performance, Philosophy of Love and Art in London ($1,000) Matthew Malkowski, Environmental Geosciences (LBS), Society and Ecology in Kenya ($1,000) Nicole Martinez, Lyman Briggs School, The U.S. and World War II Europe: Memory and Memorials ($1,000) Patrick Martinez, Finance, Intensive First- and Second-year Spanish in Mexico ($1,000) Jewel-Eva Mcjennett, Organizational and Community Practice, Mass Media, Environment and Cultural Issues in Australia ($1,000) Samantha Mckenna, Human Biology, The U.S. and World War II Europe: Memory and Memorials ($1,000) Ross Melvin, Physiology, Food, Nutrition, and Health in Tanzania ($1,000) Esmeralda Munoz, Mechanical Engineering, Regional Development and Contemporary Issues in Mexico ($1,000) Ging Ng, Social Relations, Economics of Law and Public Policy in the United Kingdom ($1,000) David Norman, Political SciencePre-law, Political Science in the United Kingdom ($1,000) Diana Oppenheim, Environmental Studies and Applications, Ecology, Culture and Politics of Food in France ($1,000) Eduardo Ortiz-Rivera, Electrical Engineering, A Multidisciplinary Program in Russia: Engineering, Education and Russian Language ($1,000) Eric Paluch, Psychology, Globalization, the Environment and Social Capital in Argentina ($1,000) Mary Parker, Animal Science, Food, Environment and Social Systems in Australia and New Zealand ($1,000) Anna Peltier, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture in Europe ($1,500) Ngoc-Xinh Pham, Nutritional Sciences (LBS), Food, Nutrition, and Health in Tanzania ($1,000) Stacy Pyszora, Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, Regional Development and Contemporary Issues in Mexico ($1,000) Viola, Qafalijaj, Human Medicine, Medical Ethics and the History of Health Care in London ($1,000) Ryan Rieck, Biosystems Engineering, A Multidisciplinary Program in Russia: Engineering, Education and Russian Language ($1,000) Virginia Riggs, Animal Science, Food, Environment and Social Systems in Australia and New Zealand ($1,000) Elicia Robertson, Political SciencePre-law, Ethics and History of Development and Health Care in Costa Rica ($1,000) Katherine Rose, Clinical Social Work, Womens Studies in London ($1,000) Dominique Rutland, Marketing, International Logistics and Cultural Studies in Japan ($1,000) Scott Ruggles, Agribusiness Management, Natural Science in the Virgin Islands ($1,000) Meaghan Savin, Marketing, Social Science in the UK and Western Europe ($1,000) Andrea Segal, Special EducationLearning Disabilities, Pre-internship Teaching in South Africa ($1,000) Michelle Selent, Park, Recreation, and Tourism Resources, Ecology of the Mountains in India ($1,000) Nicholas Setterington, Civil Engineering, Hebrew University ($1,000) Karrenthya Simmons, Accounting, Natural Science in the Virgin Islands ($1,000) Kendra Slayton, Japanese and English Language, Japan Center for Michigan UniversitiesSummer Intensive Language Program ($1,000) Ashley Snyder, Art Education, Music, Art and Language in Austria ($1,000) Nicole Sowinski, Studio Art, Music, Art and Language in Austria ($1,000) Katherine Spaulding, Anthropology, Social Science at University College Dublin, Ireland ($2,000) Lyndsay Stiff, Russian and Japanese, Saint Petersburg State University (CIEE) ($1,000) Emily Studer, Nursing, Nursing and Health Care in Mexico ($1,500) Micalee Sullivan, History, Labor History in Sweden ($1,000) Kaman Tai, Education, Japan Center for Michigan UniversitiesSummer Intensive Language Program ($1,000) Miguel Torres, Family Community Services, Globalization, the Environment and Social Capital in Argentina ($1,000) and Social Science in the UK and Western Europe ($1,000) Neringa Tuyilingire, International Relations, International Relations in Brussels ($1,000) Michael Weitz, College of Business, Japan Center for Michigan Universities ($2,000) Anna Wieschowski, English, English Literature in London ($1,000) Lynn Wolfbrandt, Professional Writing, English Literature in London ($1,000) Wendy Yuen, General Management, Chinese Language and Culture ($1,000) Jenna Zerwas, Accounting, Advanced Business German at the University of Applied Sciences Konstanz in Germany ($1,500) Connie Zheng, Supply Chain Management, Finance and Business Management in China ($1,000) Andrew Ziegler, Mechanical Engineering, A Multidisciplinary Program in Russia: Engineering, Education and Russian Language ($1,000)