{"id":4207,"date":"2022-12-12T10:23:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T16:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/financialaid\/?page_id=4207"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T19:51:16","slug":"study-abroad-away-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/financialaid\/study-abroad-away-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Abroad-Away FAQ&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><h3>Paying for Off-Campus Programs FAQ&#8217;s<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>What will I be billed by St. Olaf? <span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e2b5ae95f4c\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"\"    ><\/span><div id=\"target-id69e2b5ae95f4c\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Students will be billed St. Olaf tuition and the program fee for their specific program.<\/li>\n<li>Students participating in a semester or year-long program are not billed room and board by St. Olaf.<\/li>\n<li>Students participating in an January Term program are charged program fees on their Fall semester SIS account.<\/li>\n<li>Please search for<a href=\"https:\/\/stolaf.studioabroad.com\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.SimpleSearch\">\u00a0Semester or Year-Long Programs and view the &#8220;Budget Sheets&#8221; for details on different fees and the program cost.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/stolaf.studioabroad.com\/_customtags\/ct_DocumentRetrieve.cfm?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJwYXlsb2FkIjp7InRpbWVzdGFtcCI6IjIwMjMtMDQtMDZUMjA6NDE6NTUiLCJleHBpcmVMaW5rIjpmYWxzZSwiZmlsZUlkIjo0NzY2N319.g9x0ZzxUzTzPkWzCJM3naypyULcV6vcRzy5Fkk56xGg\">January Term Cost Pamphlet for more information about the program fee for January Term programs.<\/a> <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Will I receive financial aid if I participate in an Study Abroad\/Away program? <span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e2b5ae95faa\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"\"    ><\/span><div id=\"target-id69e2b5ae95faa\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li>Students receiving financial aid will continue to be eligible for financial aid while they are participating in a St. Olaf semester sponsored program and remain as a full-time student.<\/li>\n<li>The only form of financial aid that students cannot receive while participating in an off-campus study program is student employment. <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Will I get any extra scholarships if I choose to go on an Study Abroad\/Away program? <span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e2b5ae95fcc\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"\"    ><\/span><div id=\"target-id69e2b5ae95fcc\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li>St. Olaf has many endowed scholarship funds that are made possible by generous St. Olaf alumni and friends of the College to help reduce the cost of an off-campus study experience.<\/li>\n<li>Some of these funds are for specific programs, while others are for any off-campus program.<\/li>\n<li>Students who receive these funds must complete a thank you letter to the scholarship donor. Advancement will reach out for these requests<\/li>\n<li>Funding varies from year to year and is never guaranteed. <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>What is the timing on St. Olaf Study Abroad\/Away study scholarships? Do I have to submit an application? <span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e2b5ae95fe7\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"\"    ><\/span><div id=\"target-id69e2b5ae95fe7\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li>Generally students apply in February for Semester or Year-long programs, find out in March if they&#8217;ve been admitted to the program and get scholarship news in April.<\/li>\n<li>The timing for January Term programs are that students apply in April, are admitted in May and find out about scholarship possibilities in June-July.<\/li>\n<li>There is NO application for these scholarship funds. All students are automatically considered for these scholarships. <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Are there any scholarships that aren&#8217;t from St. Olaf that I can receive while participating in a Study Abroad\/Away program? <span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e2b5ae95ffe\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"\"    ><\/span><div id=\"target-id69e2b5ae95ffe\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li>There are some external programs that have scholarships available for qualified students. These scholarships are normally tied to a specific program (for instance, money from the DIS: Copenhagen program may only be for students participating in the DIS: Copenhagen program). Almost all of these programs are semester or year-long programs.\n<ul>\n<li>Here is the list of programs that, as of Fall 2024, had external scholarship funding:\n<ul>\n<li>CIEE Programs<\/li>\n<li>IES Programs<\/li>\n<li>DIS Programs<\/li>\n<li>CGEE Programs<\/li>\n<li>College Year in Athens<\/li>\n<li>Australia &#8211; CAPA UTS<\/li>\n<li>SIT Programs<\/li>\n<li>Middlebury (Yaounde, Cameroon and Germany)<\/li>\n<li>Barcelona SAE<\/li>\n<li>CEA CAPA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A federal scholarship is the Gilman Scholarship. Students must receive the Pell Grant to be eligible for the Gilman Scholarship. <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Can I borrow loans to help pay for their off-campus study experience? <span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e2b5ae96014\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"\"    ><\/span><div id=\"target-id69e2b5ae96014\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li>Loans may be available to assist with the costs associated with study abroad opportunities. Contact your financial aid counselor to see what loan opportunities are available to you.<\/li>\n<li>Possible options include: <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/financialaid\/loans\/\">Federal Direct Loans<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/financialaid\/loans\/\">, Federal Parent PLUS Loans and Student Alternative\/Private Loans.<\/a> <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paying for Off-Campus Programs FAQ&#8217;s What will I be billed by St. Olaf? Will I receive financial aid if I participate in an Study Abroad\/Away program? 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