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Taking classes, living and traveling abroad—sounds expensive, right? It doesn’t have to be! It’s possible to have your dream adventure abroad and keep the costs affordable. Here are a few ways you can make it happen.

Wadi Rum, Jordan, 2019 | Photo courtesy of Jemil Kassahun

Choose a more affordable program

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ has a huge portfolio of approved programs—nearly 400 in about 60 different countries. Plenty of these options are affordable, including our and , which typically offer a more affordable and independent semester abroad.

Not all programs are in big, international cities such as London, Paris or Sydney either, meaning cost of living on some programs can be significantly lower than ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ! With so many programs available, there’s a program to fit every student’s financial needs.

Use financial aid

That’s right—financial aid applies to Education Abroad semester or full-year programs! Any loans, grants or scholarships you receive from the federal government, the state of Colorado or from CU will automatically apply to your Education Abroad fee the same as it would for your tuition here. If you are a Pell Recipient, some programs even match Pell Grants.

Financial aid can be a huge help in reducing the costs of programs abroad, just as they are in ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ! Explore Education Abroad’s to learn more.

Apply for scholarships

There are many scholarship opportunities for study abroad students. The Education Abroad office offers the need-based , and encourages all students going abroad on a CU program to apply. There are a lot of other general eligibility scholarships, too, as well as scholarships available for certain majors, certain regions of study, underrepresented students and more.

Check out the Ed Abroad to explore scholarships you may be eligible for.

Get started today

Want to learn about more programs in your budget? Our has the option to include your budget and search for programs that will work for you financially. The costs for your overall budget (estimates for everything) are on a scale of one to four dollar signs, so be sure to .

If you’re ready to get started, ! We continue to operate remotely and advise students from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday. You can , or if you have just a quick question, email abroad@colorado.edu or live chat during business hours.

We even have a number of CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ students currently abroad this spring! To learn how your experience may be different these days, visit the  page.