Applying for Financial Aid During Gap Year

Paying for College
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<p>Hi everyone! I am a high school senior graduating in June who has enrolled at St. Olaf College but am currently in the process of receiving a one year deferment. Next year I plan to go to Norway to study music at a folk high school. I'm wondering what the process is for applying for/receiving financial aid while I am gone. I applied for the Elk Most Valuable Student Scholarship and was a local scholarship recipient but as soon as I told them I was deferring they withdrew the scholarship.Am I eligible to apply for some of the national scholarships (Best Buy, Lowe's, Toyota, KFC Colonel's Scholars) next year? I realize it would be a lot of extra work but want to make sure I don't do extra work if the scholarships are not even available to me. </p>

<p>Does anyone have any experience with this? I'd really appreciate any help! Thank you!</p>

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<p>Many scholarship require that you apply as a high school senior and matriculate immediately to a four year college.</p>

<p>you will have to read the scholarships fine print and ask them specifically -- I also know that many scholarship require either an interview in the states (which will be hard to do in Norway) and/or only allow US citizens RESIDING in the US to apply.</p>

<p>Most scholarships spell out the ground rules for you -- or you can email and ask them.</p>