Scholarships - Study/Travel Courses

Office of International Education

NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS are available to Randolph-Macon students to help pay the cost of their participation in study/travel courses offered through the college. To apply, students must demonstrate financial need and have a current FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) on file with the college's Financial Aid Office.

APPLICATION SCHEDULE:

Opening date for applications	To be announced (TBA)
Application deadline	TBA
Awards announced	TBA
Scholarship funds will be dispersed at a later date. This scholarship may not be used as the initial payment for a study-travel course.

APPLICATION FORMS are available from the Fiinancial Aid Office website. (click on Study/Travel application)

PREREGISTER FOR THE COURSE: Students must be preregistered for a study/travel course before seeking financial aid for the class. The preregistration process is the same as for other R-MC classes and is done through the Registrar's Office in concert with a student's academic advisor.

TO APPLY:

• make sure you are preregistered for a study/travel course
• make sure you have a FAFSA on file with the college's Financial Aid Office
• complete part 1 of the application form
• write a letter explaining why you need financial assistance to participate in the course and include it with your completed application form
• staple your materials together
• submit application materials to the Financial Aid Office, located in the Mabry House (see building #33 on the campus map)
• application materials may also be mailed to:

Financial Aid Office
attn: Jennifer Berg
Randolph-Macon College
P.O. Box 5005
Ashland, VA 23005-5505

The Financial Aid Office processes applications and forwards them to the Office of International Education, where scholarship awards are determined.

HOW MUCH? The amount of aid, if any, awarded to a student depends on the information provided by the Financial Aid Office and the total number of qualified applicants.

ORIENTATIONS: All participants in study/travel courses offered by the college are REQUIRED to attend a J-term study/travel course orientation, conducted in the fall by the Office of International Education. For more information on dates and times of the J-term Travel/Study orientation sessions, contact Mayumi Nakamura.

MORE INFORMATION:

• For more information about study/travel course scholarships, contact the Office of International Education.
• For information about scholarships available to students who participate in a semester abroad program, see the Semester Abroad Scholarships web page.
• For information about the difference between study/abroad courses and semester abroad programs, click here.