Off-Campus Study

DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR
If you are considering enrolling in an off-campus study program during the academic year and wonder how your financial aid might be impacted, it is important to be aware of the following:

1. You are typically eligible to receive your financial aid (see exceptions noted in numbers 3 and 4 below) for both international and domestic off-campus programs if they are considered official programs of Hope College (i.e., you are considered enrolled at Hope while participating in the program and you are billed by Hope College Business Services for such enrollment),
2. Federal Work Study (FWS) funds are not available to you in the semester/year during which you enroll off-campus . You may want to consider applying for additional loan funds to cover the loss of this work resource if you were awarded FWS.
3. If you are the recipient of a Hope College merit award (awarded to you as an incoming student through the Admissions Office, the Distinguished Artist Award program, or the National Merit Scholarship Corporation) and/or recipient of Hope need-based aid, you may use these funds for two (2) semesters in off-campus program enrollment.
4. The Hope College Tuition Waiver, the GLCA Tuition Waiver, the Creative Dining Service Scholarship, and the Alumni Tuition Discount represent employee/graduate benefits and are subject to their own unique off-campus study policies. Contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information.
5. Federal SMART Grant recipients should check with the Office of Financial Aid about whether the grant can be applied toward off campus study programs.

If you need assistance in addition to the financial aid you are currently receiving, you may be eligible to apply for additional loans.

DURING THE SUMMER TERMS
Refer to SUMMER AID programs