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Financial Aid

Students usually apply for student loans to cover their trip cost and tuition.  We urge you to talk to the financial aid office on your campus and start this process as early as possible, before Oct for the winter program and before March for the summer program.

 

Please click the financial aid brochure prepared by the financial aid office of Brooklyn College.

 

Those who are TAP eligible may receive a maximum of 8 semesters as an undergraduate. Some students may opt to use half of one of their eight semesters towards the summer. Those who are PELL eligible and weren't full time during fall or spring semesters may qualify to have PELL funding for the summer.

 

At Brooklyn College, students should call the financial aid office at 718-951-5816 if you need to clarify any of the aforementioned information.  The financial aid officer would advise each student to meet with a member of the financial aid staff to discuss the individual situation (You can ask to speak to Ms. Grant, Marcus, or others; many in that office attended our China program before). 

 

Non-CUNY students should also speak to an advisor in their college's financial aid office to discuss their options.  Some schools may want to establish a consortium agreement whereby they will use the student's enrollment status with Brooklyn College as the basis for processing any aid for their home school.

 

STOCS Scholarships

STOCS grants support eligible CUNY undergraduate students to participate in study abroad programs offered during the summer and winter intersession. Please note the following:

  1. Applications should be submitted no later than the 2nd  week of December of the year before (for summer programs) or the 2nd week of October (for winter programs);
  2. You must include all the required documents with your application. Applications missing documents will be disqualified;
  3. Before submitting the STOCS application, you should first be accepted into our China program in order to qualify for the STOCS scholarship; and
  4. You must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form by September 15.

 

STOCS application form for Summer 2010 program will be available in late January. To review the student eligibility requirements and application instructions for the STOCS scholarship, please view the winter 2009-10 application by click this link here.  The form is also available in the study abroad office on any CUNY campus and in Room 3439 Boylan, Brooklyn College.

 

Other Scholarships

  1. At Brooklyn College, students can also apply at the Undergraduate Dean’s Office, for research fellowship and other scholarships for study abroad (for undergraduates only). Inquire with that office and prepare well in advance.
  2. If you are a student in CUNY’s Honors College/Program, speak to that office about scholarship for study abroad. They may be able to cover all of your study abroad expenses for the China trip.
  3. SEEK programs may also provide financial support for studying abroad. Talk to the program director.
  4. Graduate students can speak to the office of graduate studies and research for funding possibilities.
  5. Some students applied for Gilman International Scholarship and received $2,000 in the past.
  6. Read more about other opportunities of scholarships by clicking here