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AFF ORD Y OUR
AFFORD YOUR

EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE

We believe that study abroad is within reach for every student, so we’re committed to
helping you identify funding sources. We can assist you with your financial aid transfer, and

we offer a wide range of scholarships and grants to help defray the cost of studying abroad.

FINANCIAL AID SAVINGS PROGRAMS
Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, and PLUS loans Fill the GAP Program
can apply to your IFSA program. College grants and Take part in Fill the GAP (Global Account Program) and
scholarships, Perkins Loans, state grants and loans, get a head start by saving early for your IFSA program.
and 529 plans may also be used for study abroad, Use this savings account to gather contributions from
but ask your home campus financial aid office about friends and family, and IFSA will match up to $1,000 of
policies for transferring these types of aid. your savings.

UpFront Advance Program
SCHOLARSHIPS Our UpFront Advance Program allows you to bill
Scholarships are available to any student certain fees, such as airfare, to your IFSA student
enrolled in a summer, semester, or full-year IFSA account. You can then pay these expenses with
program. See our complete list and full details online.
financial aid or with our monthly payment option.

WORK-TO-STUDY GRANT PROGRAM VETERANS BENEFITS
Gain valuable work experience and earn If you are a recipient of the Post-9/11 GI Bill,
spending money while you are abroad! With the Work- you may use your tuition benefits for study abroad.
to-Study Grant, students complete projects for IFSA This process can differ among U.S. colleges and
in exchange for a stipend between $300 and $1,000, universities, so you will want to start the conversation
depending on the scope and involvement of the early with your home campus study abroad office to
projects completed.
determine the best billing procedure.

IFSA-Butler.org/Scholarships