STUDY ABROAD GUIDELINES

Financial Information

FINANCIAL AID ON NON-TUFTS PROGRAMS
 Financial aid students who plan to study elsewhere need to make careful financial plans in order to finance their study. The following information outlines the general policies and procedures for financial aid for study elsewhere programs. If you have any questions or wish to discuss your situation in more detail, please make an appointment with your financial aid officer.

If you attend a non-Tufts program, you are not eligible to receive a full financial aid award. If you will receive credit towards the Tufts degree for the program, you may be eligible for a limited financial aid package which could include a Pell Grant, a state scholarship, or a Stafford Student Loan. Scholarships and grants from Tufts University will not be awarded for study on non-Tufts programs. You also may apply for financial aid directly from the non-Tufts program. However, you can apply for Pell Grants, state scholarships, and Stafford Student Loans only through Tufts.

The cost of many non-Tufts programs is less than the cost at Tufts. Therefore, some students who are eligible for a Stafford loan while attending Tufts may not be eligible to borrow while attending a non-Tufts program.

If you need additional assistance to pay for a non-Tufts program, your parents may be eligible for a PLUS loan or other unsubsidized parent loans. Contact the financial aid office for details.

The bursar’s office will not transfer any financial aid funds to your non-Tufts program until those funds are actually received (i.e., Stafford Loan checks received and Pell Grants processed). This typically means that you cannot rely on these funds to pay the bill for your non-Tufts program unless the program will allow you an extension of their usual deadlines.

If you plan to attend a non-Tufts program:

1. You must notify the financial aid office in writing or on your financial aid application.

2. You must also submit a Consortium Agreement Form, available from the financial aid office. This form must be completed by the non-Tufts program and returned to the aid office in order for them to process your aid.

3. If your loan agency requires a "verification of full-time status" for the semester you are abroad, it must be requested from the non-Tufts program you are attending.

TUFTS TUITION PREPAYMENT OPTION
 Study abroad students who are participating in the Tufts Tuition Prepayment Option may request that the money paid to Tufts University be paid to the institution they will attend. Regulations governing how prepaid funds can be used are available from the bursar’s office.

STUDY ELSEWHERE FEE
 To meet the costs of administrative procedures connected with study at other institutions (both in the United States and abroad) all students studying elsewhere will be charged a fee of $200 at the time that their credit is transferred. Students on Tufts-sponsored programs will not be charged this fee.

 

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