Many veterans use their GI Bill® benefits to help fund their credit-bearing study abroad experience. Veteran students, just like any other student, can benefit greatly from a study abroad experience. Check with your 529 plan administrator to confirm specific study abroad program coverage. A financial aid adviser must approve specific eligibility.ĥ29 accounts can typically be used to pay for expenses related to study abroad which include tuition, fees, books, room, and board but usually not airfare. To apply for federal financial aid to study abroad, the courses must be required as part of the student's program of study. Students who have used 100% of their academic year Pell could get another term if enrolled at least half-time in eligible courses. If you are hoping to use financial aid for study abroad expenses you will need to visit a NOVA financial aid adviser to discuss the specifics of your aid package.įor summer study abroad programs, consider these additional expenses when you are planning your academic year fund distribution or apply for a Summer Pell Grant. If you have questions, please get in touch with Leeza Fernand – Associate Director, International Education and Sponsored Programs. The application is online and due on February 14, Frederick Douglass's birthday. Submit a complete application no later than February 14.Identify as an ethnicity typically underrepresented on study abroad programs (e.g., American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander).Be a current undergraduate freshman, sophomore, or junior.If a student chooses to apply to a CIEE administered independent Study Abroad, all eligible students who submit a qualified CIEE application automatically earn a $1,500 scholarship toward any CIEE summer 2022, fall 2022, or spring 2023 program. We invite applications from first, second or third-year students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 from ethnic backgrounds typically underrepresented in study abroad programs. Check out this video for highlights from the 2021 program. The Fellows will be based in Dublin and travel to other cities where Douglass campaigned. This year's cohort is co-sponsored by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs to commemorate Douglass's four-month journey around Ireland in 1845. Fellows for this prestigious award will be selected based on their academic achievement, communication skills, commitment to social justice, and demonstrated service to others. The Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship honors the legacy of the abolitionist and statesman with a fully funded summer study abroad program focused on leadership, activism, and cross-cultural understanding. What is the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship? We'd love to see a NOVA student selected as a Fellow. Fellows will return to America with new perspectives on how effective leaders influence positive social change and are inspired to be the catalyst for positive change in their communities and our world.

The application for the 2022 Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship is now open! Frederick Douglass Global Fellows will explore conflict and injustice from various perspectives and the leaders who sought to affect positive change for their communities and countries. Remember: 'The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.' – Saint Augustine New Opportunity Alerts We look forward to working with you to reach your study abroad goals. You may undertake an independent study abroad opportunity as soon as Fall 2021. As NOVA prepares to return to campus for Fall 2021, the decision has been reached to resume all NOVA-Led study abroad programming for Summer 2022. We value the opportunity to provide students with a positive and safe study abroad experience.

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