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In order to determine if your study away program/course is eligible to receive financial aid, please see the Office of Financial Aid. If your eligibility is approved, the following steps apply:

1. Complete the Google Doc sent to you by the Office of International Law and Policy with your personal information. The Office of International Law and Policy will enter the required information needed for our office to award you federal financial aid. The financial aid process for the study abroad program can take four to six weeks.
2. Required one-on-one counseling appointment with the Office of Financial Aid prior to departure. The other school's calendar may not match the Â鶹APP-Kent academic calendar. If your start/end dates are outside the standard Â鶹APP-Kent calendar, it is considered a unique circumstance and requires special attention. Therefore, you are required to make an appointment for special one-on-one counseling as to how it will affect your financial aid disbursement.
3. Our office will review your eligibility criteria: You must have the corresponding FAFSA on file, be enrolled at least half-time, be a degree-seeking student and demonstrate reasonable academic progress toward graduation or completion. Also, you must not be in default on federal student loans and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
4. You must be enrolled in courses that count toward the 87 credits required for graduation. Any credits taken above the 87 credits required for graduation may not be eligible for federal financial aid. Please plan accordingly.
5. Your Cost of Attendance budget will be based on the living expenses and tuition charges of the program, not the standard Â鶹APP-Kent Cost of Attendance budget. The information is obtained by the Office of International Law and Policy from the partner school abroad. If a currency conversion is required, the Office of Financial Aid will perform the conversion.
6. You will be paying Â鶹APP-Kent tuition in addition to any program/administrative fees required by the partner university that may be applicable.
7. A financial aid award will be formulated for you. You will be notified via email once you can view and accept your financial aid award on the .
8. Loan funds will be disbursed to your student account according to the Kent disbursement schedule. Typically funds are scheduled to disburse 10 days before the start of your enrollment period. This means you will need to make financial arrangements to secure your travel, books, room and board, and other personal expenses ahead of time. You may contact the Office of Financial Aid for disbursement information.
9. If you are expecting a refund from an excess in student loan funds, please contact the . It is recommended that you set up a direct deposit for your refund before it is processed by the Student Accounting Office. Please keep in mind that the Office of Financial Aid does not process refunds. You can reach the Student Accounting Office by email at sa@illinoistech.edu or by phone at 312.567.3794.

The Office of Financial Aid does not determine the Cost of Attendance for host schools. For this reason, it is very crucial for each student to thoroughly research the host school's charges and costs of living prior to their departure. It is the students responsibility to budget themselves until their financial aid is processed.

This type of program allows a Â鶹APP-Kent student to visit another university that is not affiliated with Â鶹APP-Kent. The student is charged tuition at the university that he/she is visiting and once the classes are complete the credits are transferred over to Â鶹APP-Kent. The student is eligible to receive federal student loans (if enrolled in at least 6 credits) when visiting another Title IV-approved institution. Students may apply for a Private Educational Loan if they are not eligible to receive federal financial aid. A counseling session is strongly encouraged prior to processing financial aid. Be sure to explain that the processing of the paperwork can take 4-6 weeks to complete.

1. Complete the Application to Visit Another Law School, which may be obtained by the Registrar's Office.
2. Submit the application for approval and signature by Dean Tierney.
3. If you wish to apply for financial aid while visiting away, you must complete and submit to the Financial Aid Office the Financial Aid Request for Visiting Another Law School.
4. Our office will review your eligibility criteria: You must have the corresponding FAFSA on file, be enrolled at least half-time, be a degree-seeking student and demonstrate reasonable academic progress toward graduation or completion. Also, you must not be in default on federal student loans and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
5. You must be enrolled in courses that count toward the 87 credits required for graduation. Any credits taken above the 87 credits required for graduation may not be eligible for federal financial aid. Please plan accordingly.
6. A Consortium Agreement must be completed between the home school and visiting school.  Your Cost of Attendance budget will be based on the living expenses and tuition charges of the program, not the standard Â鶹APP-Kent Cost of Attendance budget. 
   1. A financial aid award will be formulated for you. You will be notified via email once you can view your financial aid award on the Financial Aid Dashboard of .
7. The visiting school will have to collect the tuition and fees directly from the student.
8. Students are not eligible to receive institutional scholarship money when they visit another school. 

The Office of Financial Aid does not determine the Cost of Attendance for host schools. For this reason, it is very crucial for each student to thoroughly research the host school's charges and costs of living prior to their departure. It is the students responsibility to budget themselves until their financial aid is processed.

If you are looking to take a class at another institution while attending Illinois Tech, please contact the Office of Financial Aid or book an appointment to lean more about the process.