Financial Aid & Scholarships

Financial Aid Available for Study Abroad:

Contact:

• FC Financial Aid Office
• In Person: Building 100, First Floor
• By Phone: (714) 992-7091

FC Financial Aid advisor, Jose Alacraz, can help you with your Study Abroad financial aid questions. Email him at: JAlcaraz@fullcoll.edu

Note: All Financial Aid for our Study Abroad Programs comes from Fullerton College. If you are a student who is receiving financial aid from a school other than Fullerton College. You must switch your primary school to Fullerton on your FAFSA form the semester before you leave.

G.I. Bill Information, contact:

• The Veterans’ Resource Center
• In Person: FC/Room 518
• By Phone: (714) 992-7102

The Gilman Scholarship:

• See this PRESENTATION about applying for the Gilman Scholarship
• The Gilman Scholarship is the largest Study Abroad scholarship out there.

Financing Study Abroad:

For Information Purposes Only: Students are responsible for their own financing.

• Step One: Make a budget. How much money are you going to need?
• Step Two: Go to Financial Aid office and see how much money is available for a summer or spring program
• Step Three: Look for Scholarships
  • General Websites:
    • http://www.studyabroad.com/scholarships.aspx
    • http://www.aifsabroad.com/scholarships.asp
  • Step Four: Consider using Crowdfunding sites, such as generosity.com or facebook.com 
  • Step Five: Look for other sources of money
  • General Websites:
    • Your religious, fraternal, and civic organizations.
    • Your family, friends, co-workers
    • Your Employer
    • Employers with offices in the country attending

Pell Grant Recipient:

The Gilman Scholarship is the largest Study Abroad scholarship out there. If you are a Pell Grant Recipient you can apply for the Gilman Scholarship and receive up to $5,000. If you are interested in learning more about applying for the Gilman Scholarship, contact the Study Abroad Coordinator, Doug Eisner at deisner@fullcoll.edu.

Fullerton College and Cypress College Foundation

The Fullerton College and Cypress College Foundation offer scholarships and grants to help students pay for school. There are hundreds of opportunities to help pay for college. To get one, you must apply!

Presentation Resources:

1. FUNDING MY STUDY ABROAD TRIP PPT/PDF – (Click to download/view)
2. FUNDING MY STUDY ABROAD TRIP WORKSHEET

 Scholarship Resources:

• http://www.studyabroad.com/scholarships.aspx Over 145 links to scholarships applicable to study abroad
• http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program Open to students who are Pell Grant eligible
• http://www.diversitynetwork.org/scholarships $500 scholarships for US students studying abroad with member institutions
• http://www.studyabroadfunding.org/index.asp A search database for study abroad scholarships
• https://www.scholarships.com/scholarship-search.aspx A search database for college scholarships
• http://www.studentscholarships.org/ The largest scholarship search database on the internet
• http://www.internationalscholarships.com/ A search database for study abroad scholarships
• http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/ A student guide to financial aid and scholarships
• http://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships A student guide to financial aid and scholarships