Financial Aid

SAIIE Scholarships

Please note: Students may apply for no more than one SAIIE scholarship.

SAIIE Alumni Scholarship
Siblings or any other family member of SAIIE alumni may receive up to $1000 scholarship if they enroll in a SAIIE semester or $300 in any other short term program offered at SAIIE (summer or winterim). 

SAIIE Friend Referral Scholarship
Come to study at SAIIE with a friend and we will make your experience more affordable by deducing $300 in any SAIIE program to each of you. If you bring a second friend get an added $300 discount ($600 total and so on...), and your second friend will still be awarded a $300 discount.

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SAIIE Scholarships for UW-Lacrosse / UW-Platteville / UW-Whitewater

SAIIE offers during Spring and Fall terms, students from the following schools the chance to win scholarships worth up to $1,500 for their semester abroad, $500 during the Summer sessions and $300 during the Winter sessions on the SAIIE program.

Please note: For more information about the various scholarship opportunities available through SAIIE, please contact our Resident Director, Mr. Stuart Chipres, at director@saiie.com

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Other Scholarships and Grants

Gilman International Scholarship Program
The Gilman Scholarship Program provides up to $5,000 to U.S. citizen undergraduates from two-and four-year institutions. It aims to support students who have been traditionally underrepresented in study abroad. Must receive a Federal Pell Grant to be eligible.

Corinne Jeannine Schillings Study Abroad Scholarship
The Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation supports undergraduate women who want to have a study abroad experience by providing $1,000 scholarships for academic year, semester, or summer study abroad programs.

Go Overseas Study Abroad Scholarship
Scholarships are awarded twice per year. Each scholarship is worth $500. The Go Overseas scholarship is open to current students who will be enrolled in a study abroad program during the coming academic year. Recipients must be successfully accepted into a study abroad program.

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Guide

Best Schools Guide to the FAFSA
A very useful guide for students. It advises students on how to check if you are eligible and how to apply for Financial Aid in the US.

FAQs

FAQ'S

CAN FINANCIAL AID APPLY TO STUDY ABROAD ? 
Yes, it can. Some to all of your financial aid may apply to your study abroad program.


I HAVE NEVER RECIVED FINANCIAL AID BEFORE, AM I ELIGIBLE ?
You might be. Since study abroad usually involves higher costs, you may have increased financial need. Consider a federal education loan, you may be eligible. We do not recommend financing study abroad with credit. Visit your home school financial aid office for advice.


HOW DO I APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDY ABROAD FROM MY HOME COLLEGE ?
Contact your home school's Financial Aid office. Some universities and colleges will allow you to apply for some or all of your institutional aid as well as your federal aid for your study abroad program costs. Others will process federal loans to help you finance your study abroad through UW-La Crosse in the form of a Consortium Agreement.

 

WHAT IF MY HOME INSTITUTION WON'T GIVE ME FINANCIAL AID TO STUDY ABROAD ?
You might still be able to obtain financial aid funding by applying directly to UW-La Crosse as a "full admit" student. UW-Platteville can process federal and state funds for which you are eligible, including the Federal Stafford Loan, the Federal PLUS (parent) loan, and the Federal Pell Grant.