2. First Things First
• This presentation is in NO WAY a replacement for
meeting with Scholarships and Financial Aid
3. FAFSA
• Everyone should complete their FAFSA ASAP!
• Spring 2019 and Summer 2019 are on the 2018/2019
Cycle
• You should complete this even if you normally do not get
aid
4. Financial Aid VS Study Abroad Cycle
Spring 18
•Complete FASFA for 2018/2019 Cycle before April 1st for priority
Fall 18
• Apply for Study Abroad Program
• Complete FASFA for 2018/2019 Cycle (if you haven’t)
• Confirm into Study Abroad
• Pay $400 Confirmation Fee
Spring 19
• Sign up for Payment Plan through Business Services at start of semester
• Complete University Wide Scholarship App by February 1st
• Submit Financial Aid Request Form to have Summer Aid recalculated
• Pay $1000 Deposit early in semester
• Pay remaining half of program fee in middle of semester
• Awarded Financial Aid towards end of semester
• Pay remainder of Program Fee towards end of semester
Summer 19
• Tuition and Fees due
• Financial Aid Disbursed before start of semester (on-campus dates)
• Depart on program (depending on your program dates, some programs leave before the summer semester
officially starts)
5. Study Abroad Financial Aid Request Form
• This form breaks down the cost of your study abroad program for
Scholarships and Financial Aid
• They use it to recalculate your financial aid
• You will receive the form in the Spring 2019 from your Study
Abroad Advisor
• You can only get the form AFTER you have confirmed into a
program AND AFTER it has been created by your Study Abroad
Advisor
8. Speaking with Scholarships and Financial Aid
• If you wish to get an idea of your available aid for Summer 2019
• SFA can not provide financial aid information related to your program
without the Study Abroad Financial Aid Request Form
• HOWEVER, they CAN tell you about aid options for taking 6 credit hours on
the TAMU campus during Summer 219
• This will give you a base line to start planning with
• DO NOT MENTION STUDY ABROAD
• This is not to deceive them. Without the form they have no information to work
with and can not provide you with the information they believe you are asking
for. They will then send you on your way.
• Ask only about aid for 6 hours on campus in the summer. They can answer that.
9. Types of Aid
• Grants
• Hard to get
• Usually part of your financial aid package
• Do not need to repay
• May have specific conditions to keep
• Loans
• Come in different varieties
• Subsidized and non-subsidized, Federal Plus loans, Emergency loans
10. Types of Aid- Schoalrships
• Must apply
• Variety of sources
• NOT GUARANTEED
• Only depend on them if you have already been awarded
• May have specific conditions to keep
• TAMU Scholarship- TAMU University Wide Scholarship Application
• Due February 1st
• Gilman Scholarship- For Pell grans recipients.
• Early bird application due approx. October 1st, 2018
• Regular deadline is March 1st, 2019
11. Types of Aid- TAMU University Wide
Scholarship
• Application is accessed through the Scholarships and Financial Aid
website
• EVERYONE should complete this. EVERY SEMESTER.
• Spring 2019 Deadline is October 1st
• Summer 2019 Deadline is February 1st
• Fall 2019 Deadline is April 1st
12. Types of Aid- Aid Programs
• Hazelwood Act
• Covers tuition
• Texas Guaranteed Tuition (or similar program)
• Covers tuition
• G.I. Bill
• May cover tuition and part of costs. Depends on student and situation
• Will require paperwork from USAR confirming Study Abroad is a major
requirement
13. Scholarship Essays
• RESPOND TO THE PROMPT
• The prompt tells you what the reviewer is looking for
• Not addressing the prompt is a surefire way to get you application a low
score
• Review Information about the organization offering the scholarship
• You can find out what is important to them
• You can address their values in your essays
• Do not discuss the program as a vacation
• Have someone or multiple people read your essay
• Don’t reinvent the wheel, but BE CAREFUL with cut and paste
14. Assignments
• Expectations and Understanding Due 9/05
• Program Statement of Interest Due 10/03
• One page synopsis detailing what program you are interested in, why that
program, and how it relates to your professional goals
• Funding Worksheet- Due 10/10
• Completed Funding Plan Worksheet
• Draft Scholarship Essay 10/17
• Study Abroad Application- Due 10/31
• You must have completed a study abroad application
