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¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Education Abroad offersÌý³Ù·É´ÇÌýscholarships per term to GI Bill recipients with financial need. Please indicate your GI Bill status in your Buffs Abroad/¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä in D.C./Global Intensive scholarship application.


For most Education Abroad programs, including Global Seminars. $5,000 for semester;Ìý$3,000 for summer.


For any student applying to a ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä in D.C. program. $5,000 for semester;Ìý$3,000 for summer.

For any student applying to a ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Global Intensive. $1,500.

Veterans have a very high acceptance rate of almost 60% for the Boren award! Boren is for students planning an overseas program in a countryÌýoutsideÌýof Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand who wish to study language as part of the program.

For studentsÌýcurrently receiving Pell grantsÌýas part of their federal financial aid.

For dependents of Active Duty service members - other criteria apply.

The current VA guidance only allows students to use GI Bill benefits to pay for an education abroad program under very strict rules. In most cases, students cannot use their GI Bill funds to pay for an education abroad program. The GI Bill benefits can be used only under these scenarios:

1. If course(s) abroadÌýare ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Instructor-led (must be aÌýÌýorÌý; Global Intensives will not qualify). For this option, the GI Bill will cover the amount of tuition and fees equivalent to taking the same number of credits on the ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder campus. You will be responsible for the remainder ofÌý.
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2. If students attend a foreign institution using a Parent/Guest Letter, this scenario comes with many hurdles:
   • this option requires you to go abroad independently of the ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Education Abroad office. You won't be enrolled at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä while pursuing this option which means you cannot use financial aid you typically receive to attend ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä.
   • the school abroad must be approved by the VA in theÌý
   • the school abroad must be willing to accept non-degree study abroad students; manyÌýschools only accept full degree-seeking students
   • the student must go abroad independently of our office which usually means you cannot go on a program at a school with which we already have a partnership since the partnership requires you to enroll through our office
   • the student must find and seek out the Certifying Officials on the foreign school campus to get them to certify their enrollment
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3. If students enroll as degree-seeking at the abroad university (transfers to another VA approved schoolÌýand then back to ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä)

• This scenario is not easy as it requires un-enrolling from ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder and finding a school abroad to enroll in.

If you are thinking of using your benefits to help pay for your program please connect with theÌý¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder VMA officeÌýandÌýwithÌýSarah WestmorelandÌýin theÌýEducation Abroad officeÌýtoÌýget more details on how this might work. ContactÌýsarah.westmoreland@colorado.eduÌýprior to pursuing option 2 or 3.Ìý

Please also note:

• In order to use GI Bill benefits for a study abroad program in one of the three scenarios above, the courses you take mustÌýbe required for your degree. If the courses are not needed in order to complete your degree, they will not be covered by the VA.
• If you are going abroad under one of the three approved scenarios, the VA will pay the equivalent to what they would pay if you were taking the same number of credit hours on campus. Please talk to theÌý¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder VMA officeÌýto estimate what this amount will be and how your housing stipend could be affected.

In most cases students cannot use GI Bill benefits for The exception is the , since these are ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder instructor-led programs.

Please also note:

• In order to use GI Bill benefits for a ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä in D.C. Global Seminar, the course(s) you take mustÌýbe required for your degree. If the courses are not needed in order to complete your degree, they will not be covered by the VA.
• If you are going on a ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä in D.C. Global Seminar, the VA will pay the equivalent to what they would pay if you were taking the same number of credit hours on campus. Please talk to the ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder VMA office to estimate what this amount will be and how your housing stipend could be affected.