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ORIENTATION FOR SEMESTER PROGRAM SEMESTER
FINANCIAL AID
All semester away students are required to
complete an orientation program in the term or • All Federal,
semester prior to departure. This will include State &
several required online components found on Augustana
the same Studio Abroad website which Aid is applied to
contains the program information and the an approved
required program documents for Augustana. semester away
It will also include between 1-3 large group as if it were an
meetings in which all semester participants, on-campus
from across the different programs preparing semester.
for departure, will work with the IOP Director • Work-Study is
on topics ranging from safety and not available
predeparture planning to intercultural on semesters away.
awareness and strategies for being a good • Full tuition waiver for family of Augustana
ambassador of Augustana and the United employees or tuition exchange students does
States while abroad. These sessions are not apply to semesters away. Students on
mandatory and any student who fails to attend these programs will receive aid as designated
required orientation sessions or complete appropriate by their FAFSA filing.
required predeparture documents and • All semester programs are Augie Choice
assessments can have their approval removed eligible for students in their junior or senior
for the program, and would be therefore lose year. Transfer students may access Augie
the right to use financial aid through Choice after one year of study at Augustana.
Augustana to participate in the program. • A wide range of institutional, partner, and
national or international grants and
scholarships are also potential sources of
financial support. Visit the Funding Study
Away page for more information.
REFUND & WITHDRAWAL
• The $100 application fee is nonrefundable.
• All other fees may be fully or partially
refundable dependent upon the time of
withdrawal.
• A full refund & withdrawal policy is included at
the end of this catalog and from the IOP Office.
Copies of the Refund & Withdrawal Policy will
be included in the acceptance letter for all
programs.
• Semester programs are governed by the host
institution or partner university. Refunds are
dependent upon refundable costs through the
partner organization.
• Each Augustana semester abroad has a
Refund Guarantee Deadline, beyond which
students are not guaranteed a full refund of
their program fees. This deadline is April 1 for
all upcoming fall semester programs and
August 1 for all spring semester programs.
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