Andrea Said:

Travel grants to study abroad?

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Search in the internet and you will find.
This depends on which country you are interested in spending this semester... I think I need more info to answer you. From where to where you move etc
Good Luck!!!
Kind Regards from Greece

Nicholas Said:

Are there any government funded need based grants for students to study abroad?

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If you're currently receiving a Federal Pell Grant, you may be eligible for the Gilman Scholarship which is sponsored by the U.S. government. You should also check with your home university's study abroad office and financial aid office to see if your current financial aid will transfer to a semester abroad program. It's all based on financial need though, so if you're not currently receiving aid it's going to be hard to find government aid for study abroad. You'll have to research some private, merit-based scholarship opportunities instead.

Jackie Said:

Applying for Grants to study abroad?

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colleges.mywebcommunity.org - it provides some tips about applying to US federal and state grants for college students.

Norman Said:

How does a person raise money to study abroad for a semester? (Besides government grants and parents)?

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First of all, if you go through your school's foreign exchange program, you might end up paying a premium for studying abroad. They likely will charge you their same U.S. tuition, while the college in the foreign country might charge less. For example, students paying $20,000 in tuition at a fancy private university in the U.S. will pay the same amount of tuition to study in Mexico, even though the tuition in Mexico is far less. This is because the U.S. university can convince parents that the university will "take care of them" while they are in another country. This is largely false. The students will be on their own essentially.

Get the list of what foreign universities your school has programs with or accepts credits from. Then contact the schools that interest you yourself (via the internet) and see if they allow "independent" students. The tuition will probably be a lot less.

The other place that U.S. universities rip off students and their families is in the room and board charges. Your university may charge you $20 a day for room and board but give the family that hosts you only $10.

You will arrive there thinking that you will get three full meals a day whereas the $10 the family gets for you barely covers dry cereal and milk in a major city in Mexico for example, where the costs of food are not that much cheaper than in the U.S. These families often feel resentment towards the students. (One school demands that Mexican hosts cook a "full Mexican breakfast" when people in Mexico often only have coffee and cold cereal for breakfast - just like in the U.S. So these ladies have to spend a lot of money to satisfy some administrator in the U.S.'s idea of some archaic "full Mexican breakfast.") You can find your own housing - stay in a hostel and ask around.

So, avoid the fraud commited by U.S. universities, enroll as a direct student (first make sure your school will accept the credits), do it on your own, and have a better time. Besides, you don't really want to be with a group of people from your school - being an independent student you will have more opportunities to learn a new language.

Eileen Said:

Can Federal Pell Grants be used to Study Abroad?

We Answered:

yes

Nancy Said:

how to apply for grants to study a foreign language abroad ?

We Answered:

Hi Zanerman!

Try these links...I think they'll help you:

http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_award…

http://www.gowithcea.com/financing/finan…

btw, were you able to plan out your Cuba travels?