Taking classes, living听and traveling abroad鈥攕ounds expensive, right? It doesn鈥檛 have to be! It鈥檚 possible to have your dream adventure abroad and keep the costs affordable.听Here are a few ways you can make it happen.
Wadi Rum, Jordan, 2019 |听Photo courtesy of Jemil Kassahun
Choose a more affordable program
CU Boulder has a huge portfolio of approved programs鈥攏early 400 in about 60 different countries. Plenty of these options are affordable, including our and , which typically offer a more affordable and independent semester abroad.
Not all programs are in big, international cities such as London, Paris听or Sydney either, meaning cost of living on some programs can be significantly lower than Boulder! With so many programs available, there鈥檚 a program to fit every student鈥檚 financial needs.
Use financial aid
That鈥檚 right鈥攆inancial aid applies to Education Abroad semester or full-year programs! Any loans, grants听or scholarships you receive from the federal government, the state of Colorado听or from CU will automatically apply to your Education Abroad fee the same as it would for your tuition here. If you are a Pell Recipient, some programs even match Pell Grants.
Financial aid can be a huge help in reducing the costs of programs abroad, just as they are in Boulder! Explore Education Abroad鈥檚 to learn more.
Don鈥檛 miss out! Application deadlines for summer and fall 2021 range from Feb. 1听through April 1.
Apply for scholarships
There are many scholarship opportunities for study abroad students. The Education Abroad office offers the need-based , and encourages all students going abroad on a CU program to apply. There are a lot of other general eligibility scholarships, too, as well as scholarships available for certain majors, certain regions of study, underrepresented students听and more.
Check out the Ed Abroad to explore scholarships you may be eligible for.
Get started today
Want to learn about more programs in your budget? Our has the option to include your budget and search for programs that will work for you financially. The costs for your overall budget (estimates for everything) are on a scale of one to four dollar signs, so be sure to .
If you鈥檙e ready to get started, ! We continue to operate remotely and advise students from 9 a.m. to听4:30 p.m., Monday鈥揊riday. You can听, or听if you have just a quick question,听email abroad@colorado.edu or live chat听during business hours.
We even have a number of CU Boulder students currently abroad this spring! To learn how your experience may be different these days, visit the听听辫补驳别.
