Husker Hub Explains: Study Abroad Funding

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03/14/2022 Added

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In this video Husker Hub explains the process for utilizing financial aid for Global Experience Programs. Information on the steps, documentation and information students need to take while pursuing an education abroad program are explained.

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[00:00:03.384]Hi there.
[00:00:04.420]My name is Dan and I'm a Student Services Specialist
[00:00:06.620]at Husker Hub.
[00:00:07.810]In this Husker Hub Explains video,
[00:00:09.700]personalized for any and all students
[00:00:11.300]who have academic interest in studying abroad.
[00:00:13.750]I'll be discussing education abroad,
[00:00:14.963]and the financial aid pathway our office encourages
[00:00:18.160]abroad interested students to take step-by-step,
[00:00:21.150]in order to achieve consistency
[00:00:22.970]and orderliness throughout the process
[00:00:24.940]of determining how and what financial aid awards
[00:00:27.760]could be considered for your study abroad endeavor.
[00:00:30.610]It truly begins with your decision to study abroad.
[00:00:33.200]The most advantageous launching point
[00:00:35.180]for your education abroad journey is to plan it early,
[00:00:38.010]via Huskers Abroad 101 session
[00:00:40.120]or an advising session with the Education Abroad office,
[00:00:43.050]where an Education Abroad Coordinator
[00:00:44.630]will assist you in discovering and selecting programs
[00:00:47.530]that not only are conducive to the experience
[00:00:50.050]you aspire to have,
[00:00:51.190]but with one program that aligns
[00:00:52.620]with your educational ambitions
[00:00:53.930]that you've already begun to foster here on campus at UNL.
[00:00:57.800]An Education Abroad Office Coordinator
[00:00:59.570]will program search within MyWorld, which you can see here,
[00:01:03.300]tailored to the period of time
[00:01:04.870]in which you wish to study abroad,
[00:01:06.840]as well as one that's within your budget
[00:01:08.410]of financial aid awards,
[00:01:09.830]which is where a Student Services Specialist
[00:01:11.360]like myself comes in.
[00:01:13.410]After clarifying with the Education Abroad office
[00:01:15.490]about your decision of Abroad program,
[00:01:17.950]courtesy of your Abroad Coordinator's assistance,
[00:01:20.200]they'll provide not only
[00:01:21.140]Abroad scholarship deadlines and opportunities
[00:01:23.370]from within Education Abroad office
[00:01:25.420]for funding within your selected Abroad program itself,
[00:01:28.350]but they would also furnish you
[00:01:29.840]with an Education Abroad Cost of Attendance worksheet,
[00:01:32.560]shown here.
[00:01:33.420]Now this worksheet is the documentable bridge
[00:01:35.500]between your Huskers Abroad or Abroad Coordinator visit
[00:01:38.410]and your appointment via virtual visit or in-office
[00:01:41.670]with a Student Services Specialist at Husker Hub.
[00:01:44.360]Be sure to explore
[00:01:45.440]the Husker Hub Study Abroad Workshop Resources page first.
[00:01:48.440]Register for any upcoming Abroad Financial Aid workshop
[00:01:51.520]for any of the months proceeding your semester of departure.
[00:01:54.710]Husker Hub Education Abroad Financial Aid workshop
[00:01:57.410]is where you learn about about financial aid options
[00:01:59.760]with the knowledge of a Student Services Specialist
[00:02:01.830]at your disposal.
[00:02:02.750]Scholarships, federal financial aid,
[00:02:04.800]as well as alternative assistance options
[00:02:06.720]would be discussed.
[00:02:07.910]That Q&A will hopefully settle
[00:02:09.670]any financial aid concerns you may have
[00:02:11.330]when it comes to putting it towards ahead
[00:02:13.560]of your already selected Abroad program costs.
[00:02:16.580]And with your Cost of Attendance worksheet
[00:02:18.170]from Education Abroad,
[00:02:19.500]a Husker Hub Specialist will be able to provide you
[00:02:21.433]with not only details and figures
[00:02:23.968]of your financial aid options for studying abroad,
[00:02:26.760]but could refer you to other pathways
[00:02:28.380]for obtaining or applying for additional funds
[00:02:30.810]to make your forthcoming education abroad
[00:02:32.760]as financially achievable as it will be enjoyable.
[00:02:36.160]Now, of course,
[00:02:36.993]after discussing with one of Husker Hub's
[00:02:38.680]Student Services Specialists,
[00:02:40.450]there may be additional follow-up required
[00:02:42.700]or you may need additional documents
[00:02:44.420]that a specialist can either complete and sign themselves,
[00:02:47.190]or at the very least get put in the hands
[00:02:48.990]of the financial aid officer
[00:02:50.560]who can complete the items that you need done.
[00:02:52.997]Many of these documents will be provided to you
[00:02:54.780]from either your coordinator in Education Abroad
[00:02:57.320]or from your Abroad program sponsor directly.
[00:03:00.040]You should please consult the provider
[00:03:01.430]of any additional documents
[00:03:02.810]to determine whose signatures are needed
[00:03:04.360]or what they further require.
[00:03:06.549]In closing, let me point you to the
[00:03:07.387]Education Abroad office website,
[00:03:09.630]where you can see what you have to contribute initially
[00:03:11.900]to the conversation about your Cost of Attendance worksheet.
[00:03:15.120]From this Education Abroad
[00:03:16.160]Adjustment to Cost of Attendance page,
[00:03:17.860]it does state the Husker Hub
[00:03:19.380]Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
[00:03:21.120]will need to adjust your estimated cost of attendance
[00:03:23.060]for the term in which you plan to go abroad.
[00:03:25.380]So regarding tuition and fees, room and board,
[00:03:28.450]books and supplies, travel expenses,
[00:03:29.810]and other miscellaneous expenses.
[00:03:31.920]Some of these may include airfare,
[00:03:33.610]in-country transportation, day-to-day spending money,
[00:03:35.850]passport and visa fees, et cetera, et cetera.
[00:03:38.510]Regardless of the total cost,
[00:03:39.710]the amount you may be eligible to borrow
[00:03:41.090]may not exceed the federal limits based on your grade level.
[00:03:43.890]Steps to go about completing
[00:03:45.160]your Adjustment to Cost of Attendance form,
[00:03:46.950]you would receive from your Education Abroad coordinator
[00:03:49.100]to provide to a Husker Hub Specialist
[00:03:51.560]would be first and foremost
[00:03:52.750]to complete the form during that advising appointment
[00:03:54.810]with your Education Abroad coordinator.
[00:03:57.259]And then after that,
[00:03:58.092]you're welcome to email the Education Abroad
[00:03:59.840]email account at educationabroad@unl.edu
[00:04:02.950]with the following information:
[00:04:04.610]the name of your Education Abroad program,
[00:04:06.700]the chosen housing option applicable
[00:04:08.390]to your Abroad program,
[00:04:09.620]as well as the cost of your flight.
[00:04:11.110]The flight's not included in your program cost.
[00:04:13.859]Here at the site, you can also discover paths for funding
[00:04:15.950]through Education Abroad awarded scholarships
[00:04:18.560]beyond any academic scholarship
[00:04:20.180]you may have been awarded upon your admittance to UNL.
[00:04:22.860]During your Abroad Cost of Attendance worksheet meeting,
[00:04:25.820]your Husker Hub Specialist will confirm
[00:04:27.560]whether your academic scholarship will be payable
[00:04:29.520]towards your selected Education Abroad program.
[00:04:32.754]And we'll do all the advice for any federal awards
[00:04:34.940]or department's internal scholarships
[00:04:36.768]the student may have been awarded
[00:04:37.601]for the semester or year which you will be studying abroad.
[00:04:40.599]Follow the pathway to financial aid security
[00:04:42.800]or your Abroad program class requires
[00:04:45.330]that you reach out
[00:04:46.163]or rather to Education Abroad
[00:04:48.560]in order to receive your Cost of Attendance worksheet.
[00:04:50.780]Husker Hub Specialists are trained and prepared
[00:04:53.010]to provide you peace of mind
[00:04:54.845]and point out which aid package funds
[00:04:56.620]may be applicable to your abroad journey.
[00:04:59.140]Though meeting with a specialist takes place
[00:05:00.860]prior to your actual abroad journey start.
[00:05:01.745]Planning ahead with both the Education Abroad office
[00:05:05.750]and Husker Hub offices is your ticket to traveling abroad
[00:05:09.110]without sticker shock.
[00:05:11.100]Thank you for watching Husker Hub Explains,
[00:05:12.920]the Education Abroad Financial Pathway video.
[00:05:15.850]Feel free to pursue our other Husker Hub Explains videos
[00:05:19.050]at huskerhub.unl.edu.
[00:05:21.420]Take care.

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