<p>long(er) story short, I have a friend who studies at a university here in the US who is interested in a year abroad, primarily at either Cambridge or Oxford. She is currently attending HYP, and wants to go for her junior year. The thing is financial issues; she receives very generous fin aid here, and won't be able to pay full price for a year in England. So go on google and find scholarships you might think. Well, the thing is that she is an international student here, and she is a EU citizen. Our question is if there is anyone here who has been in a similar situation? Do you know how it works for a European applying from outside EU?</p>
<p>If she does her Jr year abroad through a program coordinated by her university, her costs should be the same as when she attends her own university. She needs to meet with the study abroad office and find out what those programs are. </p>
<p>If she wants to arrange an independent program she still should discuss things with the study abroad office. The people there will have useful ideas for her.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks! From what she has told me, her current school does not have any exchange agreements with these schools though. She has, as you’re suggesting, spoken with her study abroad office, but was told that she was to set up the necessary arrangements by herself. They would help her if there was anything they could do, but that in the end she shouldn’t expect too much assistance.</p>
<p>Which is why we’re asking on CC, if anyone knows about any actual scholarships or has any real experience on this?</p>
<p>I think that in order to qualify for Erasmus you need to both be a European citizen and study at a university located in the EU (correct me if I am mistaken). If my assumption is correct, she would not be eligible since HYP obviously doesn’t fulfill the location criteria. </p>
<p>Has anyone any experiences of taking a semester abroad on yourself? Ie not through any preset exchange program, but rather arranging everything by themselves? I am curious to know, because she is convinced it is manageable, me not as much…</p>
<p>You only get lower EU rates if you have been an EU resident for 3 yrs, my d has duel citizenship usa and uk , and can live and work snd study in uk legally but still pays overseas rate as she hadnt lived there for 3 yrs</p>
<p>She grew up in Europe so I guess she has been a EU resident for 3+ years. Anyway, thanks for the help, I suppose she’s better off asking the schools directly…</p>