International & Off-Campus Programs
Location
Slocum Hall 311
Slocum Hall 207
Slocum Hall 207
P 740-368-3075
E studyaway@owu.edu
E studyaway@owu.edu
Financial Aid
OWU & Federal Financial Aid & Scholarships
Most non-OWU financial aid, such as federal government programs (such as Pell), state government programs, and external scholarships (corporate, etc.) will be applied to all approved programs. Federal financial aid will be repackaged for the student's off-campus semester based upon the estimated cost of the student's particular program. Students must contact the Financial Aid Office for information regarding their own situation.
Partner Provided Scholarships & Financial Aid
Many of our institutional partners (i.e. AIFS, CEA CAPA, CIEE, etc) award their own financial aid. If a student receives a program scholarship, it will be credited to the student's OWU account only after they have been remitted to OWU and processed. These may have an impact on the packaging of the complete student financial aid package for the semester away. Students should contact the IOCP Office and the Financial Aid Office if they have been notified that they will receiving external financial aid of any kind.
Tuition Remission Benefits
Students receiving tuition remission benefits (OWU employee, GLCA TRE, or TEP) must contact the IOCP office early in the process for information regarding these programs. The rules for billing and financial aid are different -- the benefit does not apply; however, replacement aid is available.
External Financial Aid
Students are encouraged to apply for additional scholarships. Many students each year benefit from external scholarships that are only available to study abroad students. Access Study Abroad is an OWU Program that provides students with additional assistance and advising in this area. Please also see below for more information.
Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship:
Students receiving Pell Grants must apply for the US Federal Gilman scholarship program.
Check out this video which walks you through applying for the Gilman:
Boren Scholarship:
Students studying less commonly taught foreign languages must consider applying for a. US Federal Boren scholarship
Other External Aid Opportunities and Information:
- NAFSA: Financial Aid For Study Abroad
- American Association of Teachers of Japanese -- Japan "Bridging" Scholarship
- Critical Language Scholarship Program -- Summer and semester language programs focusing on less frequently studied languages. Japanese and Swahili funded opportunities.
- Cultural Vistas Fellowship -- Fully paid summer internship in Argentina, Germany or India for students underrepresented in study abroad, including Pell Grant recipients, STEM majors, first generation students, underrepresented minorities.
- Freeman Foundation -- Scholarships for Study Abroad in Asia
- The Fund For Education Abroad
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- Go Overseas: 60 Study Abroad Grants and Scholarships
- HI Study Abroad Scholarship
- How to Land the Study Abroad of Your Dreams
- Money Geek: Smarter Financial decisions
- Rotary
- Study Abroad Scholarships
- USA Study Abroad Scholarship page
- U.S. - Japan Council, Toshiba Watanabe Endowed Scholarship for studying in Japan
For more information, please contact the IOCP office.