J-Term / Summer / Study Abroad
J-Term
J-Term applicants must have completed a FAFSA for the current year and be enrolled during the fall semester. The amount of J-Term aid depends on the amount of financial aid eligibility you have remaining for the year. You must be within satisfactory academic progress standards to receive aid. There is a supplemental application that must be completed:
Online J-Term Aid Application
Summer
Summer semester is considered an "add-on" session to the previous academic year, and you must have completed a FAFSA for the academic year preceding the summer semester. Financial aid for summer depends on the availability of funds and the amount of aid you have already used during the previous academic year. You must be within satisfactory academic progress standards to receive aid. There is a supplemental application that must be completed. The application will be made available when the Summer 2010 registration is open.
Study Abroad
If you apply for financial aid for a study abroad trip, you must have completed a FAFSA for that academic year. The FAFSA should be completed at least three months prior to the semester in which you plan to study abroad.
The next step for applying for financial aid for a study abroad trip is completing the Additional Expense Form for Study Abroad. The amount of financial aid you are eligible to receive cannot exceed the study abroad program’s standard costs. Increased financial aid eligibility for study abroad programs is usually limited to student or parent loans. You will receive further information from the Financial Aid Office once your completed form is processed.
If you are attending another college for your study abroad trip, you may encounter additional hurdles in the financial aid process. Financial aid is only available to "degree-seeking" students, so if you are only visiting another college for the purpose of a study abroad, that college cannot offer you aid. You can only get financial aid from the college at which you intend to complete your degree from. UW-River Falls may be able to offer financial aid for a study abroad through another college if a Consortium Agreement is negotiated. There are a number of parties that must complete this agreement, so start early. The form can be opened and printed from the link above or can be picked up in the Financial Aid Office.
