Financial Aid Resources
Have Financial Aid Applied to Study Abroad Programs
Upon application to a study abroad program, you should also contact the financial aid office to see if there are special application processes or policies required in receiving financial aid for overseas study. For example, the study abroad office will help you formulate a budget for your study abroad program that will facilitate the disbursement of aid when you leave the country. You may also need to check with the business office on how they can contact you or to make financial aid disbursement arrangements. Be sure to check with all three offices, weeks before your plans are finalized. Keep records of all forms submitted and submission dates as well as all personal contacts made (individuals and dates of those contacts). Those records will help you avoid confusion as well as clarify issues that might arise.
Additional Sources of Funding
The following on-line and publication sources are very useful for further information
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The Financial Aid Page
Links to scholarship searches and comprehensive listing of financial aid information -
The Student Guide
Department of Education each year publishes a guide on the eligibility requirements on various federal aid programs. -
Fast Web
This service provides a free customized list of financial aid sources including private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans. -
College Board Scholarship Search and PLATO
These scholarship search sources are pertinent engines for grant information. -
Educaid
Making Dreams a Reality -
International Student Exchange and Study Abroad Resource Center
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FinAid
The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid -
Next Student
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