Study Abroad Financial Information

International Programs awards scholarships each spring.  Please check back to learn more about the 2009-2010 International Programs Scholarship Competition.

Check out these tips for studying abroad economically!

The Basics:

• For approved traditional programs, students pay tuition to Berry. Berry will then pay tuition to the institution abroad.
• In the rare case that the institution abroad has a higher tuition than Berry, students are responsible for paying the difference.
• Students pay the following additional fees:
  - $500 deposit toward study abroad semester tuition
  - program application fees and deposits

  - postage for any applications or mailings
  - program room and board
  - insurance (if program does not include insurance, students are required to purchase a policy from TW Lord & Associates)            

  - airfare
  - books, materials fees and personal expenses           - passport and visa
• Students participating in ISEP programs pay Berry tuition and Berry room and board fees, among others; Berry will cover the application fee!
• Students may use their Berry financial aid for one semester abroad on a paid program. For a 2nd semester, students must apply to an ISEP or other exchange program. Students may also study an entire academic year abroad through an ISEP exchange program.
• Normally, academic aid applies to study abroad semester programs; however, it is the student's responsibility to confirm with Financial Aid which of their awards may be applied to study abroad.
• International Programs has study abroad scholarships available for summer and semester terms abroad. The scholarship competition is held at the beginning of each spring semester.
• If students elect to participate in a non-approved program, they register as transient students and pay the program directly. There is no access to Berry grants for studying abroad as a transient student.

Other Resources:

National Scholarships

Berry deadline for the fall '09 Gilman scholarship: March 27

Berry deadline for the fall '09 Freeman-Asia scholarship: grant not available this cycle

Berry deadline for the fall 2009 Boren scholarship: Jan. 23

Check out the Phi Kappa Phi scholarship!  You need not be a PKP member!

Financial Aid for Study Abroad: An Undergraduate Student’s Resource

Outside Scholarships - This is a handout from International Programs with various websites that offer study abroad scholarships. If one the URLs does not work, please let our office know. Search for other external scholarships.

Information on money from the Center for Global Education.

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