TOP PICKS CAPA London and Florence Program CAPA programs are designed to be fully inclusive and therefore affordable to all types of students.  The University of Minnesota provides transfer credit for both courses and internships. Our special blend of academic and experiential education gives you the best possible in-class and out-of-class learning experience.  Enrolment open for Spring and Summer 2008! Low cost study abroad. Earn college credit. Europe, Asia, Latin America, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Wales. Review program details on our website. Register online. Only $50 registration deposit. Discover the world with CSA - Join us! CIEE provides over 100 study abroad programs in 35 countries and 40 subject areas. Earn credit for courses in business, science, humanities -- and everything in between. Go for a semester, a year, or a summer.       www.ciee.org      studyinfo@ciee.org     1.800.40.STUDY USAC offers summer, semester and yearlong programs in 25 countries, 39 program locations! Earn university credit in Spanish, French, Italian, German and Chinese languages and other courses including culture, art history, business, political science, anthropology, ecology and more. www.usac.unr.edu or usac@unr.edu Featured Content   Studying abroad used to be an expense only available for the very rich. However, financial aid is changing this, making the opportunity to study in another country an excellent opportunity. Sometimes. According to NAFSA's guide to education abroad, "some financial aid offices still resist awarding federal or state aid to eligible students. There are a variety of reasons for this opposition, including the lack of sufficient institutional moneys, the extra work involved in giving aid to students away from the home campus, and the feeling that study abroad is a frill." In a business sense, a school that helps a student apply for a program and financial aid outside its campus is spending money on the staff to prepare that student to go abroad, handing financial aid and grants to the outside school or organization, and finally giving that student credit upon return without making a dime. The key to the financial process is to find the person responsible for overseas financial aid, find out your elegibility through your campus school or outside sponsored-program, and the best ways to apply for that aid. Scholarships Many study abroad programs offer scholarship opportunities for eligible students applying through their program. Outside of these schools there are few general scholarships for undergraduate students. Rotary International also gives substantial scholarship money to eligible students. Applications are usually through local districts, which get funneled to headquarters for final approval. www.rotary.org NSEP offers scholarships for graduate students studying abroad. Awards are significantly higher than most others. Students are required to work with the federal government or in higher education upon return. www.ndu.edu/nsep Student World Traveler offers a variety of travel grants and overseas excursion scholarships for those planning to go abroad. Books Financial Resources for International Study: Guide for U.S. Students and Professionals $39.95 ISBN 0872062201 Free Money for Foreign Study - A Guide to More than 1,000 grants & scholarships for studying abroad. Laurie Bloom. $14.95 ISBN 0816027102 International Studies Funding and Resources Book. G. Gutierrez. $97.50 ISBN 094525795