Money Matters
Financial Aid:
Students currently on financial aid will want to contact the Financial Aid Office at Chico State to determine what they will be eligible for while abroad. Students who are currently not eligible for financial aid may also wish to apply.
The Financial Aid Office has created a webpage especially for Study Abroad students to help you plan your finances. The webpage can be found at: http://fa.csuchico.edu/fa/programs/studyAbroad.shtml
Scholarships:
The Study Abroad Office at Chico State encourages students to apply for any scholarships that they may be eligible for to help them finance their semester abroad. Keep in mind: If you don’t apply, you won’t be awarded any scholarships!
A few of the more common scholarships are listed below:
- Benjamin A. Gilman - www.iie.org/Gilman
- British Universities Transatlantic Exchange Association (BUTEX)
Scholarship - www.butex.ac.uk/?q=node/38%20 - Capture the Dream, Inc. - www.capturethedream.org/programs/scholarship.php
- NSEP - www.nesp.gov/students/
- National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) – www.niaf.org
- Freeman Asia - www.iie.org/freeman-asia/
- German Academic Exchange Service Scholarships - www.daad.org/
- USAC scholarship - download form here: Scholarship Application pdf
- IP Scholarships (including Wang Family Scholarship - www.calstate.edu/ip/
prospective-students/financing.shtml
Scholarships for graduate students:
- Fulbright - www.fulbrightonline.org/
- Rotary - www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html
A complete list of scholarships for students studying abroad can be found at:
Students can also visit the Study Abroad Office in the Student Service Center, room 406.