Costs

Financial Aid for Study Abroad

Study Abroad Budget Worksheet for Financial Aid

Students can explore many ways to fund their studies abroad.  Below we have listed many of our most commonly used forms of financial aid as well as common fees students can be expected to pay.

     Application Fees:

Students applying to ISEP programs:  $355, $150 UNC-EP and $150 UNCA Application Fee

Students applying to UNC-EP programs:  $300

All other UNCA programs:  $150

All Outside Programs:  $150

NSE:  $150

Summer Application Fee:  $125

**These fees must be paid at the time your application is submitted**

Financial Aid
 

UNCA's official Financial Aid Website

 

**If you are eligible for Financial Aid at UNCA, you need to contact the Financial Aid Office in University Hall. Your financial aid can be applied to your study abroad program.**

FinAid - The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid

Study Abroad Funding Resources and Opportunities

The links below are other sources of aid that you may apply for. Additional information is available in the Study Abroad Resource Library in 258 University Hall.  Although this is not a comprehensive list of funding opportunities, it can help you begin your research and explore multiple resources to fund your study abroad experience. 

• AIFS Study Abroad

• Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship (Semester length programs for students already receiving federal Pell Grant funding)

• CDS International

• DAAD (specific to study in Germany)

• FinAid for Study Abroad Programs

• Fulbright Scholarship

• Humboldt Foundation Fellowships (specific to study in Germany)

• IEFC (International Education Finance Corporation)

• IIE Passport Study Abroad Funding

•  Funding Resources

• International Service Learning Grant

• ISEP Scholarship Resources

• International Scholarship

• Mountains to the World Grant

• NAFSA Resources for Students

• National Science Foundation (Focus on social sciences, chemistry, computers, engineering, geosciences, math, physics, psychology, and other related fields)

• National Security Education Program (NSEP), David L. Boren Scholarship and Fellowships (for US citizens, and length program in a non-western program)

• PHI KAPPA PHI Abroad  Grant

• Robert B. Bailey Scholarship and other CIEE Scholarships (specific to groups that have traditionally been underrepresented in study abroad)

• Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships

• Rotary World Peace Fellows

• UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Funding and Fellowship Information Resources

  For more information, contact:

Bonnie Parker