[nabs-l] Questions concerning study abroad

Fri Oct 24 23:01:11 UTC 2014

Kayla,
I would definitely talk to your financial office as Katie has suggested and also to those people running the study abroad programs. I know that my school has scholarships that they specifically give to students for studying abroad. There is of course a selection process, but it's always worth applying for something like that. You could also see, depending on if you have study tuition scholarships, whether they would use that for part of financing a study abroad program. This option also depends on what time of the year you might want to go. For example, I studied abroad during the fall, and so my tuition scholarships covered a lot of the major expenses of the program because my scholarships are specifically for helping with fall and spring tuition.
Again, this is different for each person, so it's worth talking to the people who run the study abroad program at your school and the financial aid office.
Good luck!
Rebecca ~

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> On 23/10/2014, at 22:12, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Kayla,
> 
> Carly has a point, and as someone who is also applying to a service
> learning/short-term study abroad program, here's what I'm planning on
> doing to raise money should I get in.  Granted, the cost of this
> program is probably less than other, traditional ones since it's only
> 10 days long, but it's still a chunk of change.
> 
> Have you heard of the site GoFundMe?  It's a crowd funding site, and
> some of the pages get crazy amounts of money.  You set a goal, and
> write up a story on your web site telling donors how the money would
> benefit you.  A friend, who has had experience working in marketing
> and advertising, told me that if I do this, I should include some sort
> of kick-back for the donors like, "Those who donate will receive
> YouTube/Blog updates from me while I'm abroad," so they can see how
> their contribution paid off for you.
> I don't know what you're studying or what hobbies you have, but you
> could always capitalize on that.  E.G, I'm studying music therapy and
> play the guitar, so I plan on performing at coffee shops, my
> grandparent's restaurant, and anywhere I can go.  I'll tell people
> what I'm trying to do and pass a hat around.  I did this sort of thing
> once before when at 16 I got into a special music program in
> Philadelphia for blind students who wanted to study music in college,
> and my tuition for that was way out of my league.  I have also played
> as a guest performer for two different classmates in high school; one
> got into the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and put on a
> concert to raise money to start paying his tuition.  The other got
> accepted to "Music Embassadors," a summer program which takes gifted
> high school musicians around Europe to play and sing concerts.  Every
> time I've participated in something like this, the results of support
> from bystanders has been surprisingly generous.
> If you haven't already, talk to your financial aid office and your
> university's international affairs dept.  For us, it's called "Center
> for International Programs."  They may have funding you can apply for
> to specifically go abroad, and that way you can still apply for
> scholarships for grad school.  Although, I tend to agree with Carly in
> that it doesn't really matter so much what you spend the scholarship
> on; either way you'll have to pay for Grad school which is expensive,
> and going abroad which is expensive, so either way, any scholarship
> you may get would save you money that you can apply to the second
> thing, grad school or abroad.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
>> On 10/23/14, Carly Mihalakis via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Good morning, Kayla,
>> 
>>         Well, it seems you might considder that
>> the makings of a "well-rounded" academic might
>> involve experience beyond  tons, and tons of book
>> learning. therefore, you might considder devoting
>> some of your presumed schollarship ops toward
>> study abroad. Aftter all, anyone can amass book
>> knowledge while a pursuit of certain study abroad
>> or volunteer ops, just might give you that edge
>> to counteract your blindness. If it were me,
>> then, I would regard studying abroad as a
>> profound addition to my skill set, and experience.
>> for today, Car
>> 
>> /2014, Kayla Weathers via nabs-l wrote:
>>> Hi NABS, hope everyone is having a great
>>> semester.  I know some of you on the list have
>>> had the opportunity to study abroad. Iâ EURO (tm)ve had
>>> it on my bucket list for quite a while, but
>>> Iâ EURO (tm)ve heard it can be pretty expensive. I was
>>> just wondering if you know of any resources or
>>> tips that I should consider before assuming that
>>> I canâ EURO (tm)t afford it and just throw the idea out?
>>> I know that there are of course lots of
>>> scholarships, but Iâ EURO (tm)m planning to go to
>>> graduate school after earning my BA, and feel
>>> like I should save all of the scholarships that
>>> I might be eligible for and use them for grad
>>> school as opposed to a summer or semester
>>> abroad. Iâ EURO (tm)d appreciate any suggestions and
>>> advice anyone who has studied abroad can offer.
>>> Thanks, Kayla
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