The document discusses the study abroad initiatives of the Baruch Scholars Program at Baruch College. It notes that the program provides full or partial four-year scholarships and encourages scholars to study abroad, helping them plan early. Scholars can apply for additional financial aid including grants, loans, and a $1,300 study abroad grant to support semester-long credit-bearing international study.

1. The Study Abroad Initiatives of the
Baruch Scholars Program
By: Steve Kanzer

2. The Study Abroad Initiatives of the Baruch Scholars
Program
Chairman and chief executive officer of Accredited Ventures in New York City, Steve Kanzer holds
a juris doctor from the New York University School of Law and a bachelor of business
administration in accounting from Baruch College. Steve Kanzer completed his undergraduate
education as a Baruch scholar with a full-tuition scholarship.

3. The Study Abroad Initiatives of the Baruch Scholars
Program
Admitting first-year Baruch College students, the Baruch Scholars Program provides special
academic opportunities, supportive advisement from honors advisors, and full four-year
scholarships for in-state students and generous four-year scholarships for those from out of state.
The program also encourages its scholars to study abroad.

4. The Study Abroad Initiatives of the Baruch Scholars
Program
Advisors ask Baruch scholars to begin developing plans to study abroad as soon as possible.
Scholars who pursue approved study-abroad programs that award college credit and are at least
one semester long can apply for further financial aid including Pell Grants, subsidized loans, and
the Tuition Assistance Program. Under Baruch policy, each scholar is entitled to a grant of $1,300,
specifically earmarked for study-abroad purposes.