[IEFP_StudyAbroad] Study Abroad E-News: January 4, 2007

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Happy New Year from the Study Abroad Team @ IEFP!

We've been hearing all sorts about rumors about 
Yale's Year or Term Abroad program -- while 
standing in line at local coffee shops and 
restaurants, during info meetings and 
appointments, and from other offices on campus 
who also hear questionable bits of information 
about study abroad from students.  To address 
these issues we will periodically include a 
"Question(s) of the Week" section to our study 
abroad list-serv announcements.  Feel free to 
share this information with anyone you hear spreading incorrect information!
Here is this week's installment ...

Questions of the Week...
1.  Do I pay Yale tuition to study abroad on non-Yale programs?
Answer:  No!  Students on Year or Term Abroad who 
are approved to study abroad on non-Yale programs 
(for a list of programs, please see the Regions 
section of the study abroad web site 
http://yale.edu/iefp/studyabroad/approved/index.html?mm=3) 
do not pay Yale tuition, nor are they billed by 
Yale for a study abroad fee.  Tuition and fees 
are paid directly to the program or university 
you will be attending abroad -- you pay nothing 
to Yale for the semester or year that you are 
abroad on a non-Yale program.  Please note that 
students on the Peking University-Yale University 
Joint Undergraduate Program in Beijing or 
Yale-in-London are billed by Yale for their semester abroad.

2.  But if I go on a non-Yale program, can I still use my financial aid?
Answer:  Yes!  Your financial aid travels with 
you to non-Yale programs while on Year or Term 
Abroad.  Students study plans must apply to the 
Yale study abroad committee, and receive their 
approval, in order to take financial aid with 
them (see 
http://yale.edu/iefp/studyabroad/faq.html?mm=1#deadlines 
for deadline information).  Students who take a 
leave of absence to study abroad are not eligible to receive financial aid.


Scholarship for London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
Academic Year General Course
The John C Phelan General Course 
Scholarships:  Three new awards available 
annually to students joining the General Course 
in 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10.  Each 
scholarship has a value of £7,000, covering more 
than half the total tuition fee. They have been 
generously donated by Mr. John Phelan, an alumnus 
of the General Course and a Member of the Board of the LSE Centennial Fund.

All General Course applicants who are resident 
nationals of the United States are eligible to 
apply for the scholarships, with awards being 
made on the basis of both academic merit and 
financial need.  To apply, students should 
download and complete an application form from 
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/studentServicesCentre/financialSupportOffice/UgAppOverseas/JohnCPhelan.htm. 
Completed scholarship application forms should be 
returned with an academic reference to the 
School's Financial Support Office.  Applicants 
need not have received an offer of a place on the 
General Course to do this but they must hold an 
offer by the scholarship application deadline of 
27 April 2007 in order to be considered.  General 
Course applications will, however, continue to be 
accepted until 7 September 2007.

LSE General Course information, and application 
materials, can be found at 
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/generalCourse/. 
General Course applications for the 2006-07 
academic year are now being accepted.  LSE has no 
application deadline, but reviews and approves applications on a rolling basis.


Attention Sophomores!  Early Application Deadline for Spring 2008
Oxford/Cambridge spring terms:  It may seem 
terribly early, but now is the time to start 
planning for an Oxford or Cambridge study abroad 
experience for spring 2008.  Application 
deadlines for these two universities are much 
earlier than for other study abroad programs and 
universities.  We recommend that you apply no 
later than the end of January for a spring 2008 
admission.   Read The Undergraduate Guide to 
Study Abroad at Oxford and Cambridge Universities 
at http://www.yale.edu/iefp/studyabroad/oxbridge.html.






For more up-to-date information on study abroad and fellowships,
be sure to visit our news pages at http://www.yale.edu/iefp/news/index.html
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