Program Costs

The program fee is expected to be between $2,600 and $2,800 (an exact program fee will be available once a budget is finalized) and would include the following:

• application fee
• deposit
• pre-departure orientation
• accommodations
• most meals
• on site transportation
• accident and sickness insurance
• field trips

Amounts not included in the program fee for which participants will need to budget include:

• MSU tuition and fees*
• airfare
• books and supplies
• additional meals
• passport application fee ($85)
• visa application fees (if applicable)
• pre-departure doctor visits
• pre-departure immunizations (if applicable)
• personal spending money MSU students pay the same amount they would pay to study at MSU; non-MSU students pay the Lifelong Education rate, regardless of state of residence.

*Check http://www.ctlr.msu.edu/studrec/ for current tuition, fees and taxes. MSU students pay the same amount they would pay to study at MSU; non-MSU students pay the Lifelong Education rate, regardless of state of residence.

Students may request an itemized breakdown of program costs by contacting the Office of Study Abroad at (517) 353-8920.

Approximately two months before the program’s departure date, students will receive a bill from the MSU Student Accounts Office for the study abroad program fee. Students will also be billed for tuition and fees, based on the number of credits taken, once they have enrolled in courses. (Both amounts may be billed at the same time.)

NOTE: All CANR majors will receive a scholarship from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Contact Paul Roberts (robertsh@msu.edu) for details.

Program fees, dates, and arrangements may be subject to change due to unexpected circumstances.

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Financial assistance is available when students make appropriate arrangements with OSA and MSU’s Office of Financial Aid. All students planning to use financial aid toward a study abroad program must indicate their intentions on the study abroad application. Non-MSU students should check with their home institution’s financial aid office.

Additionally, MSU students may apply for scholarships (based exclusively on academic performance or based on a combination of academic performance and financial need) offered through the Office of Study Abroad. Requirements are listed in the application instructions. The deadline to apply for the scholarships is March 1st for summer programs. If the deadline should fall on a Saturday or Sunday, applications must be submitted the Friday prior to the deadline.

Thanks to a generous study abroad scholarship endowment by the MSU Federal Credit Union, more students will be able to participate in study abroad and reap the many academic, personal and professional benefits these experiences provide them.

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the College of Social Science also offer their students special study abroad scholarships. Check with Paul Roberts (robertsh@msu.edu) in CANR or Andrea Funkhouser (funkhou1@msu.edu) in CSS for further details