Financial aid is available for study abroad programs approved through the Study Abroad Office at The Universty of Texas at Austin. Interested students seeking financial aid for their program, should complete the FAFSA for the appropriate academic period. To assist in the timely receipt of your financial aid and to ensure full consideration for all aid for which you qualify, you must apply by the Priority Date. If you miss the priority date, complete the FAFSA no later than three months prior to your departure date.

The Study Abroad Office will send our office the estimated cost for your program. Our office will revise your financial aid awards based on these costs and send you a Financial Aid Notification. Additional grant funding is not available from our office for study abroad. Study abroad students are offered additional loans — student, parent, or private — as eligibility permits.

Study Abroad Counseling and Financial Aid Counseling must be complete before any financial aid will be released. Important items to keep in mind as you prepare to go abroad:

• Complete all requirements before departing for your program to ensure your financial aid releases on time.
• Release of financial aid occurs around the first class day of the regularly scheduled UT Austin term or semester.
• Pay deposits or airline tickets on your own; emergency cash loans are not available for students going abroad.
• Ensure stateside contact information is accurate.
• Work with your assigned Financial Aid Counselor to have any anticipated paper checks mailed to your stateside contact. International mailing is not available.

Visit Study Abroad Funding for additional information.