How can I receive Financial Aid for a Studies Abroad Program?
• Financial aid recipients may study abroad either with UGA sponsored programs or with programs sponsored by other schools or private organizations. Students must meet the normal requirements for the types of aid they receive. Students studying abroad through other schools or organizations must also complete the Office of International Education’s Credit Approval Form. For both types of programs, OSFA can adjust the student’s Cost of Attendance to reflect the additional costs of studying abroad. Sometimes this will qualify a student for a subsidized loan rather than unsubsidized, or qualify the student for additional loan money if the student’s loans were originally restricted by the Cost of Attendance. Students should first contact OSFA to determine if including the additional costs would result in an increase in aid before submitting documentation of the expenses (usually in the form of a brochure listing tuition, airfare, housing, etc). Please note that due to federal student aid pr
Financial aid recipients may study abroad through either UGA or with approved programs sponsored by other schools or private organizations. Students must meet the normal requirements for the types of aid they receive. Students studying abroad through other schools or organizations must also complete the Office of International Education’s Credit Approval Form. For both UGA and non-UGA study abroadprograms, OSFA can adjust the student’s Cost of Attendance (COA) to reflect the additional costs of studying abroad. Sometimes this will qualify a student for a subsidized loan rather than unsubsidized, or qualify the student for additional loan money if the student’s loans were originally restricted by his/her COA. Students should first contact OSFA to determine if including the additional costs would result in an increase in aid before submitting documentation of the expenses. To request an adjustment to their COA students need to complete the OSFA Study Abroad Expenses Request Form at http:
