Financial Aid
Your financial aid package, with the exception of work study and tuition-based assistance where there is no tuition for your program generally travels with you when you study abroad on a CSUSB-approved semester-long or year-long program. Summer program funding is more situational.
If you plan to use a Pell Grant, Cal Grant, Teach Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), State University Grant (SUG), Graduation Initiative Grant (GIG), tuition assistance, fee waiver, Federal Direct Loan, California Dream Loan, or any other University-, state-, or federally-funded source to cover costs associated with your education abroad program, the Education Abroad Office recommends that you make an appointment with Stevonna Lathan, the education abroad specialist in the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, as an early step in program participation planning.
You can also receive assistance through Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships walk-in advising, available Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. in University Hall (UH) 150.
Note that if you choose to study abroad with a program that is not CSUSB-approved, you will not qualify for financial aid through CSUSB during the term(s) you are away from campus. All study abroad programs listed on the goabroad.csusb.edu website are CSUSB-approved unless otherwise explicitly noted.
If you plan to use a Pell Grant, Cal Grant, Teach Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), State University Grant (SUG), Graduation Initiative Grant (GIG), tuition assistance, fee waiver, Federal Direct Loan, California Dream Loan, or any other University-, state-, or federally-funded source to cover costs associated with your education abroad program, the Education Abroad Office recommends that you make an appointment with Stevonna Lathan, the education abroad specialist in the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, as an early step in program participation planning.
You can also receive assistance through Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships walk-in advising, available Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. in University Hall (UH) 150.
Note that if you choose to study abroad with a program that is not CSUSB-approved, you will not qualify for financial aid through CSUSB during the term(s) you are away from campus. All study abroad programs listed on the goabroad.csusb.edu website are CSUSB-approved unless otherwise explicitly noted.
Loans
Many students choose to take out unused loans from their academic year financial aid package in order to cover expenses associated with study abroad. You might do this to cover the cost of your Summer program, which is due during the Spring semester (before your summer aid package is disbursed). You can accept these loans in the student portal (note that if you have not previously accepted a loan, this requires the completion of loan entrance counseling and an e-promissory note). If you wish to take out your loans in the summer, you will be required to enroll in 6+ units. Plan ahead and accept your loans at least two weeks before the end of the Spring semester to avoid this requirement.