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Study Abroad for 2008 - 2009

Most kinds of Federal and State financial aid can be used on the foreign study programs. Many students have used aid successfully in conjunction with study abroad. However, to make financial aid work for you, you need to follow the guidelines below:

Apply early for financial aid (before February 10 for the following school year) so you can be considered for all sources of aid for which you might be eligible and have adequate processing time to meet program deadlines. Always apply for scholarships by checking the Financial Aid website at www.sou.edu/finaid and searching the internet. (If you are a student who receives an SOU tuition remission scholarship, be aware that they are not applicable to some exchange programs. Check with the International Programs Office at 552-6336 if you have questions.)

  1. Study abroad financial aid recipients must have their data verified before their files are reviewed. This means turning in any requested documents, such as signed Verification Worksheets or Federal Tax copies. Once a student has accepted an aid offer, Loan Promissory Notes and loan entrance counseling may need to be completed. Students who are taking a federal Direct loan and have never done loan entrance counseling before, can do it online at www.dl.ed.gov. No aid will be released to your SOU account unless all required financial aid steps have been completed.
  2. When you are accepted to one of the exchange programs, the study abroad financial aid coordinator, Debbie Beck, will revise your aid package according to the new (foreign) budget. She can be reached at 552-6162 or by email at beck@sou.edu. Student and parent loans are generally the only funds that can be increased to accommodate the additional costs of the program.
  3. Be aware that dependent students may have already reached their annual borrowing limit through the Federal Direct Loan Program and will need to borrow additional alternative loans through private lending agencies (a list of lenders can be found on our website). Furthermore, parent(s) must have good credit to obtain the Federal Direct Parent (PLUS) Loan. Please allow extra time for processing. These loans must be in place before leaving the country.
  4. Students who receive Veterans Benefits must meet with Scott Chadick in the ESC to find out what is required to maintain those benefits while on the Exchange Program. He can be reached at 552-6757 or by email at chadick@sou.edu. He can also help students who have loan deferment problems while they are abroad.
  5. Before you leave, you must meet with SuAnne Cleveland in the ESC to sign a Power of Attorney if necessary. You can call her at 552-6730 or email her at clevelas@sou.edu. She is the contact who will be handling your aid funds while you are abroad.

International Programs

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1250 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR 97520

(541) 552-7672
From Oregon and northern California (area codes 530, 707, and 916),
call toll-free at 800-482-7672.

 

This page updated Thursday, February 28, 2008, 11:39:40, by the Financial Aid Webmaster.
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