Summer Faculty-led Payment

Scholarships

Faculty-led program participants secure funding from a variety of sources. Examples of scholarships awarded to summer faculty-led participants are below. More scholarships can be found in the Funding section.

SAO Summer Faculty-led Scholarship. For undergraduate students participating in summer faculty-led programs administered by the Study Abroad Office. Approximately 25 awards of $2000. Financial need is required and preference will be given to students who can demonstrate degree applicability. Deadline December 3; scholarships will be announced in mid-January 2013. Apply via GLOBAL ASSIST. Application requires two essays.

Spanish & Portuguese Faculty-led Programs. For students participating in the Brazil, Spain or Guatemala faculty-led programs. Number and amount of awards vary. The competition will open January 5th on GLOBAL ASSIST. More information to come.

Climate Change, Ecosystems and Human Dynamics in Botswana. For students participating in the Botswana faculty-led program. Number of awards vary and range from approximately $500-$2000. Deadline December 1. Apply via GLOBAL ASSIST. Application requires one essays and financial need.

Diversity Abroad. For economically disadvantaged, first generation students, students with disabilities and ethnic and racially diverse students. Five awards of $500. Deadline March 1 Apply via http://www.diversityabroad.com/scholarships/diversity-abroad

Payment Overview

Students studying abroad generally have three types of expenses:

1. Fees payable to UT

Application fee $50. Payable via What I Owe within 10 days of starting an application.
Program fee $3000-$6000 (Varies by location/program)
$300 non-refundable deposit due January 18
Students start financial responsibilities for the program starting March 1
Program balance due May 1
UT Tuition - Undergraduate tuition is included in flat-rate tuition for the spring semester. Graduate students should refer to the UT tuition schedule
See Study Abroad Billing for more information

2. Pre-departure expenses (e.g. airfare, passport and VISA)

3. On-site expenses (e.g. food, local transport)

Summer faculty-led estimated expenses: Botswana, Brazil (Salvador), Brazil (Rio de Janerio), Guatemala (Education, Spanish Literature), Italy (Learning Tuscany), Italy (Florence), Italy (Syracuse), Nicaragua, South Africa, Sp0ain (Santander), Spain (Evolution in Seville), Turkey

Using Financial Aid

Aid-eligible students may use financial aid to cover the costs of a UT summer faculty-led program. Summer awards are usually in the form of loans many of which require a co-signer. OSFS typically sends Electronic Financial Aid Notifications (E-FAN) in late May and financial aid is not likely to release until after your program begins. Tuition and program fees can be deferred until your aid is released, but students should not expect financial aid funds to release before incurring some expenses such as a plane ticket, passport and spending money upon arrival.

Please see the financial aid page in the funding section of this Website for more details.

Deferring the Program Balance to Financial Aid

The program balance (excluding the $300 non-refundable deposit) may be deferred to financial aid. See: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/io/bus/bill/student_deferral.WBX. Deferring the program balance does not remove the charge from What I Owe. It changes the balance due date to when aid is released. If there is a difference between what financial aid will cover and what the student owes, the students should pay the difference by May 1.

Withdrawals

Depending on the date of withdrawal, students may be held financially responsible for some or all of program fee. Please refer to the program’s financial responsibility policy. Please note that students are also responsible for dropping their classes in accordance with UT registration procedures. Students may withdrawal by e-mailing the program coordinator or at: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/io/bus/bill/student_withdrawal.WBX (not available for all programs).