{"id":876,"date":"2018-01-08T21:25:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T21:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/?page_id=876"},"modified":"2025-05-23T16:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T20:39:23","slug":"study-abroad-financial-aid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/financial-aid\/study-abroad-financial-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Abroad Financial Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Montclair State offers a variety of study abroad options for students wishing to participate in this program. Students are encouraged to meet with the staff in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-engagement\/\">Office of International Academic Initiatives<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0early to determine which program is best for them.\u00a0Students are also encouraged to meet with the Financial Aid Office Study Abroad coordinator and with their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/services\/academic-advising\/\">academic advisors<\/a><\/strong> to ensure a smooth transition.<\/p>\n<p>Students should be aware that aid disburses during the first week of classes at Montclair State. Depending on the parameters of your chosen study abroad program, you may have to <strong>pay out of pocket at first.<\/strong> Aid will not be disbursed earlier for an individual student. If you have questions regarding receiving a refund check or the timing of the refund process, please visit Red Hawk Central.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Exchange Programs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>All students are billed by Montclair State University. Eligible aid may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/financial-aid\/grants\/\">Grants<\/a><\/strong> (Federal Pell and SEOG: New Jersey TAG, GSG, EOF, GUS, NJStarsII)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/financial-aid\/scholarships\/\">Montclair State Foundation Scholarships<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/financial-aid\/loans\/\">Loans<\/a><\/strong> (Stafford, Parent PLUS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Affiliated Programs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The student is billed by the program or another University, and <em>not<\/em> Montclair State University. These programs are not eligible for New Jersey state grants. Eligible aid may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/financial-aid\/grants\/\">Grants<\/a><\/strong> (Pell, SEOG).<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/financial-aid\/loans\/\">Loans<\/a><\/strong> (Stafford, Parent PLUS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong> If you have a Montclair State waiver, private loan or outside scholarship, you should contact your lender and\/or grantor to inquire about the process of using these funds to study abroad.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Summer and Short-term Programs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>These programs take place during winter or summer sessions and are shorter than a traditional semester. Financial aid for these terms is limited. Visit Red Hawk Central to discuss your eligibility for funding.\u00a0There are also scholarships available to help assist with the balance for summer and short-term programs. For more information contact the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/study-abroad\">Office of International Academic Initiatives<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montclair State offers a variety of study abroad options for students wishing to participate in this program. Students are encouraged to meet with the staff in the Office of International Academic Initiatives\u00a0early to determine which program is best for them.\u00a0Students are also encouraged to meet with the Financial Aid Office Study Abroad coordinator and with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":7683,"parent":32,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-876","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=876"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7045,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/876\/revisions\/7045"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}