{"id":1114,"date":"2024-12-13T15:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T21:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myredkite.com\/blog\/?p=1114"},"modified":"2025-08-05T15:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:59:08","slug":"financial-aid-for-study-abroad-programs-sign-me-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myredkite.com\/blog\/financial-aid-for-study-abroad-programs-sign-me-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Aid for Study Abroad Programs? Sign Me Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m gonna be honest with y\u2019all: I didn\u2019t think I could afford to study abroad. By the time my senior year of college rolled around, I had given up all hope, because I needed to squeeze in too many last-minute credits.<\/p>\n

Luckily, my university offered a month-long study abroad option, as opposed to a whole semester. The total cost for the trip came out to $3,000, which covered my housing, museum passes, and a limited public transport pass – it did not<\/em> include my plane tickets and meals.<\/p>\n

Not to mention all the souvenirs I needed to squeeze into my carry-on\u2026 how am I not<\/em> supposed to grab a \u00a330 snow globe of Buckingham palace?! But I digress.<\/p>\n

My Kitelings, the reality is that studying abroad is much more financially possible than you might think. It\u2019s so important for our students to discover different cultures and history (and how hard it is to navigate foreign subway systems), so let\u2019s get into it!<\/p>\n

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Why Study Abroad?<\/h4>\n

Besties, you can only learn so much about a different country in a classroom. Immersing yourself in a completely new place is the key to truly understanding its culture!<\/p>\n

Of course, traveling is expensive in general, let alone to potentially other continents. But it\u2019s important to study abroad for a multitude of reasons, beyond just personal growth:<\/p>\n