Money

Financial Aid & Study Abroad
Center for Global Education Scholarships
Rotary Scholarships for Center for Global Education Programs
Other Scholarships
Cancellation Policy

FINANCIAL AID & STUDY ABROAD

Think it will be impossible for you to finance your study abroad experience? Probably not … keep in mind, in most cases, federal loans, scholarships and grants can be applied to your study abroad program costs. Of course careful planning and advance preparation will help you find a program that is within your budget.

Federal financial aid is always awarded through a student’s home university. If you are a Mason student intending to participate in a study abroad program not affiliated with Mason, you must still go to the Mason Financial Aid Office. If you attend another university and you are participating in a Mason study abroad program, you need to visit the Financial Aid Office at your home school.

More information about financial aid can be found at the following:

• The Mason Office of Financial Aid maintains a constantly-evolving list of available scholarships. It’s good to check the site at least every other week to view new listings.

• Apple Federal Credit offers education loans. As a student or alumna/us of Mason, you are eligible to join the Union. When you join the credit union, membership remains a lifetime benefit, and family members also become eligible for a variety of financial services, education loans among them.

• Office of Financial Aid, US Department of Education
• IIE Passport
• Sallie Mae
  
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CENTER FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are for Mason students ONLY.

During certain terms, the Center for Global Education offers $1,000 scholarships to Mason students participating in CGE sponsored short-term winter and summer programs as well as the Oxford Honors program and internships. Scholarships are NOT available for Spring Beak programs, Semester/Yearlong programs, Direct Exchange programs or Non-Mason programs. Please check with Center for Global Education to see if these scholarships are available for the term for which you are applying.

To be considered for a scholarship, students should submit a 500-word essay explaining your background and why you should be considered for a scholarship and an academic reference letter along with your program application. Scholarship applications will only be accepted if they are accompanied by a complete application and application fee. They will NOT be disbursed if you cancel out of the program or the program is cancelled.

Deadline: To be eligible, you must submit your full application and scholarship application by the deadline for each programs. Contact Center for Global Education for details.

Late scholarship applications will not be accepted.

For additional information, please contact the Program Officer for your program of choice at the Center for Global Education at (703) 993-2154 or email us at cge@gmu.edu.

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ROTARY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Administered through the GMU Financial Aid Office - the Rotary Scholarship is a $2500 scholarship awarded annually. More information on this scholarship may be found on the Mason Financial Aid website.

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OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS

Students may apply for many types of scholarships for study abroad. Scholarship listings are available both in the Center for Global Education's Resource Center and in most libraries. Below are various links to non-Mason study abroad scholarships:

• American Institute for Foreign Study
• AustraLearn
• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
• Boren Fellowships (graduate)
• Boren Scholarships (undergraduate)
• Fastweb.Com
• Fulbright Grants for Educational
  & Cultural Exchange
• IIE Passport: Study Abroad Funding
• Marshall Scholarships
• National Flagship Language Program Fellowship
• Osher Scholars Summer Study Abroad
• Rotary International
• StudyAbroadFunding.org
• SuperCollege.com

If you know of any additional study abroad scholarship sites, please let us know at: cge@gmu.edu.

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CANCELLATION POLICY

The application fee is non-refundable except when the Center for Global Education cancels a program. If you withdraw from a program 30 days or more before the start date of the program, you will be refunded the program fee minus the $1,000 deposit. If you withdraw within 30 days of the start date of your program, no portion of the program fee will be refunded. Refunds will only be considered in cases of extreme emergencies which require you to remain in the United States. Refunds will only be made available only on recoverable costs, minus the deposit.

If you are participating in a study abroad program which is not sponsored by the Center for Global Education and not affiliated with Mason, you must contact your sponsoring institution and abide by their monetary policies.

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