FINANCIAL MATTERS

A Wabash student who is approved for Off Campus Study will pay Wabash tuition and a $1,000 administrative fee.  (A few programs, noted on our web site with an asterisk, are more expensive than Wabash tuition, and in these cases the student will pay the difference.)  It is the responsibility of the student to pay all other costs (housing, meals, airfare, books, etc.) to the appropriate service provider.  The OCS Office will assist students in determining these costs and procedures.

Students will receive financial aid up to the cost of Wabash education.  Each student will be billed by the Business Office directly, with appropriate Financial Aid subtracted.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Student fees cover a variety of indirect costs, including but not limited to the following forms of administrative service provided by the Director of Off-Campus Studies and Faculty/Staff representatives:

•       General orientation to OCS.

•       Assistance with program selection.

•       Program advising.

•       Assistance with all aspects of course and program approval

•       Processing of documents.

•       Mailing, faxing, expressing of documents.

•       Processing of transcripts.

•       Recording of credits.

•       Credit transfer dispute resolution.

•       Processing of financial aid.

•       Assistance with billing.

•       Guidance with obtaining passports and visas

 All application fees and deposits  are the responsibility of the student.  Deposits and scholarships from the program are usually subtracted from the billed cost by the sponsoring organization.

Students are advised to create a budget and make arrangements to have sufficient funds available to cover all estimated expenses, including extra travel and souvenirs.

It is the responsibility of the student to understand all of the above information, explain it to his parents, and to make it work for himself.

In addition to your Wabash financial assistance, there are other possible sources of aid for off-campus study, depending upon your proposed destination and other factors.

Scholarships are offered by many of our OCS Program Providers.  Be sure to request that they be applied to your housing and meal costs.  Generally, you must apply DIRECTLY to your program for these forms of aid.  Please read the directions carefully and meet all deadlines.  They will be competitive.

 SIT Scholarships

CIEE Scholarships

IFSA-Butler Scholarships

U. Minnesota Learning Abroad Center

Arcadia Scholarships

Augsburg Scholarships    

IES Scholarships

Central College Scholarships

 Here are some additional web sites that may be worth investgation:

General Scholarship Database Search

Additional Resources

http://www.studyabroadfunding.org/

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

National Security Education Program (NSEP)- Boren Awards

http://www.edupass.org/

http://www.iefa.org/

http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/exchange.phtml

Gilman Scholarships
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2001/3050.htm

Freeman Foundation Awards for study in Asia

NSEP Boren Awards
http://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?&Template=/programs/nsep/default.htm

Intl Student Loan Program
http://www.internationalstudent.com/

Intl Student Scholarships
http://www.internationalscholarships.com/

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/