<p>If I get financial aid as a resident not a citizen, can I USE it for study abroad?</p>
<p>It depends on the school. Some schools let allow their FA to be applied through their study abroad programs. At other schools if you study abroad, you will be responsible for footing the bill. </p>
<p>From our experience, D’s FA was applied to her study abroad but we were responsible for airfare, spending $, which still ended up being a considerable amount of $$(she went to Europe where the American $ is very weak)</p>
<p>I think the best bet is to check with the college for THEIR policy on use of financial aid money for study abroad. My guess is that if you are awarded financial aid, you will have to do whatever YOUR college does. In other words, if they allow financial aid to be used, you’ll be able to use it. If they don’t, you won’t. You won’t be treated any differently than any other student who receives financial aid with regard to using that money for study abroad.</p>
<p>You definitely need to check with your college. My daughter’s college will allow its institutional grants to be used for study abroad during the school year, but not in the summer (since they don’t offer f/a for summer sessions). She can use it in one of many approved programs (not just her school’s programs). On the other hand, I work at a college that is much stricter with study abroad funding. Only classes that require a study abroad component receive f/a. There are a couple consortium schools with study abroad programs that a student can take a study abroad with … but only the Pell/ACG/SMART and Stafford loans are awarded if a student uses those programs. So again, check with your school.</p>