Before You Board

Before You Board: Bringing Your Financial Aid Abroad
Resources Available to You Before you Apply

• Apply for aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year. The FAFSA link is: fafsa.gov

• FAFSA Labs begin in October. For details, check our website at: https://www.umassd.edu/financialaid/

• Check out our International Programs Office (IPO) website at: https://www.umassd.edu/ipo/studyabroad/finances--scholarships/

• Review your financial aid award in COIN. Note the types of aid that can be “transferred” toward study abroad and what cannot.

Transferable	Non-transferable	Maybe
Federal Direct Loans Federal Pell Grant Mass Access Grant Massachusetts State Grants SEOG University Grant Private Loans Admission’s Merit Scholarships* - Admissions Award - Chancellor’s Scholarship - Chancellor’s Merit - Chancellor’s Transfer - Housing Award - Dean’s Scholarship - Dean’s Transfer - Transfer Merit - Phi Theta Kappa - UMassD Admissions - UMassD Transfer - Admission’s Appeals Need-Based Tuition Credit	All Tuition Waivers Award for High School Valedictorians John & Abigail Adams Foster Child Grant Stanley Koplik Mass Transfer Grant University Commonwealth Founder’s Scholarship	Some Scholarships may be transferable. Your Financial Aid Advisor will confer with the Scholarship Coordinator to determine your scholarship eligibility

Transferable

Non-transferable

Maybe

Federal Direct Loans
Federal Pell Grant
Mass Access Grant
Massachusetts State Grants
SEOG
University Grant
Private Loans
Admission’s Merit Scholarships*
- Admissions Award
- Chancellor’s Scholarship
- Chancellor’s Merit
- Chancellor’s Transfer
- Housing Award
- Dean’s Scholarship
- Dean’s Transfer
- Transfer Merit
- Phi Theta Kappa
- UMassD Admissions
- UMassD Transfer
- Admission’s Appeals
Need-Based Tuition Credit

All Tuition Waivers
Award for High School Valedictorians
John & Abigail Adams
Foster Child Grant
Stanley Koplik
Mass Transfer Grant
University Commonwealth
Founder’s Scholarship

Some Scholarships may be transferable.

Your Financial Aid Advisor will confer with the Scholarship Coordinator to determine your scholarship eligibility

• Study Abroad questions? Stop by the International Programs Office (IPO) to meet with a Study Abroad Advisor. Learn the costs of the various programs that interest you. You and your advisor will complete a “Pre-Application Study Abroad/Financial Aid Advising Form” for each program of interest. The IPO Office is located in Library 233 or email at: intl_programs@umassd.edu

• Financial aid questions? After you meet with your Study Abroad Advisor, make an appointment with your financial aid advisor. Bring a completed “Pre-Application Study Abroad/Financial Aid Advising Form” for the programs you would like to review.

• For Study Abroad Scholarship opportunities, please visit our website at: umassd.edu/financialaid/scholarships/study-abroad-scholarships/

The Financial Aid Office is located in the Foster Administration Building Room 105 or email at:

Student Last Name	Financial Aid Advisor	Email
A - F	Addis Alemtsehay-Ackah	aalemtsehayackah@umassd.edu
G - N	Kerrie Oswald	koswald@umassd.edu
O - Z	Mark Yanni	myanni@umassd.edu

* Admission Awards are eligible for 8 semesters but Transfer admission awards are only for 6 semesters. Student can choose to use or defer Admission/Transfer Awards.