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Most financial aid you receive from CMU may be applied to your study abroad fees as long as you enroll for the required minimum number of credits. Be sure to check with the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid to verify that all of your aid can be applied to study abroad.

It is possible to request additional financial aid based on the cost of your program (including airfare, passport cost, visa fee, and other necessary expenses related to your study program). To apply for additional financial aid for study abroad, take your program budget sheet to the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. Ask for an appointment with a student advisor, or, if you are a Centralis Scholarship recipient, ask for an appointment with Judy Boyd, Assistant Director. Contact information is as follows:

While you are studying abroad, your contacts in the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid will be:

Please be aware that all students will receive a grade of “Z” (which means no grade is yet reported) at the end of the term of study. CMU issues grade reports immediately after the end of the CMU study term and the foreign institutions cannot meet CMU’s reporting deadline. Therefore, the “Z” grades are posted for all study abroad students.

Federal regulations require that the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid send a letter to all students who receive a grade of “Z” stating that they are on financial aid probation (students who were already on financial aid probation will receive a letter stating that they are on financial aid suspension). This is only temporary and the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid is aware that all students who have studied abroad will receive their grades at a later date. Once your transcript arrives, Study Abroad Programs will send a copy of your grades to the Registrars Office. If you successfully completed your courses, your previous financial aid status will be restored.

In the semester that you return to campus, if your study abroad grades are not reported by the date that financial aid is disbursed, your CMU scholarships may not be distributed. In this case, please write a letter to the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid explaining that you were a study abroad participant and ask them to disburse your scholarships. If you continue to have difficulties, please contact the Study Abroad Programs office.

Students who are currently on financial aid probation MUST notify the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, 202 Warriner that they are going to study abroad and that transcripts will arrive past the CMU deadline. This will prevent you from being put on financial aid suspension, which means that registration will be dropped and financial aid cancelled.