Along with the excitement and anticipation of planning to study abroad with FIE: Foundation for International Education comes the stress and woes of financing your experience. Don’t worry! You can afford to study with FIE! If you are currently receiving financial aid for your college education, in many cases you can use it to study abroad. This can be the case with aid from an institution, a foundation, the state or federal government, or any other private or public sources. Talk to your study abroad advisor, financial aid officer, or bursar about what can and cannot be applied to an FIE program of study abroad.
HOW DO I ARRANGE TO HAVE FINANCIAL AID APPLIED TO AN FIE STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM?
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Meet with your study abroad advisor to decide on your FIE program and develop a budget for your study abroad program. FIE has an example of a Study Abroad Budget Worksheet that will help get you started.
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Upon application to an FIE study abroad program, contact your financial aid advisor to see if there are special application processes or policies required in receiving your financial aid for overseas study. Work with your study abroad advisor and financial aid advisor to determine your eligibility of your aid
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Check with your bursar's office on how they can contact you while you are overseas and how they make financial aid disbursement arrangements
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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
Be sure to apply for FIE Scholarships and check out the other scholarships available to help you study abroad. Be sure to check the deadline for all these scholarship applications as sometime they are over a year before you plan to study with FIE! You may also have additional resources through State Aid and assistance for Veterans.
Studying abroad is an investment in your future. With FIE, you have the opportunity to broaden your educational horizons while you gain a deeper understanding of the global community in which we live. We realize it is also a financial investment. While this can seem daunting, there are a variety of financial resources available to you through FIE, your home university, and federal aid to help you make your dream a reality.
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