Billing & Financial Aid

After being accepted to a study abroad program, an official program budget is uploaded to your My Study Abroad account. The first two boxes of budget sheet will be billed to your student account. The third box is an estimate of out-of-pocket expenses you may incur while abroad, and may vary depending on your personal spending habits.

Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) will use the Official Program Budget to create your study abroad financial aid package.

Review budgets carefully before committing to the program, and speak to your IAGE study abroad advisor about any concerns. Once you commit, you will be liable for the full program cost.

Email IAGE immediately if you need to withdraw from your program after committing. A $300 withdrawal fee and any non-refundable payments will be owed.

After acceptance into your program, a confirmation of participation (CoP) document will be uploaded into My Study Abroad. Print the CoP document, sign it at the bottom, scan it, and upload the completed CoP into the confirmation of participation questionnaire in My Study Abroad.

You cannot participate in the program without submitting a sigend CoP.

If you fail to submit the CoP by the program commitment deadline, you may be withdrawn from the program.

Email IAGE if you need to withdraw from your program after commiting. There is a $300 withdrawal fee, and any non-refundable payments will be owed, after confirming participation.

Billing to your student account will occur close to the start of your semester abroad, and due according to the university's tuition payment schedule.

During the fall or spring terms, students must take the equivalent of 12 Illinois credit hours (or 15 for MAP Grant recipients) in order to be eligible for Financial Aid.

If studying abroad during the summer term, undergrad students must obtain 6 or more credits to be eligible for financial aid.

Bring your unofficial or official budget sheet to the Office of Student Financial Aid for an explanation of what financial aid covers. You can also email a study abroad specialist in the Office of Student Financial Aid as well.