
What is
financial aid?
What is cost of education?
What is the cost of living?
Which state is cheaper for
living?
What are costs before
admission?
Are state colleges cheaper
than private colleges?
What
is cost of logistics? Give Link to DHL
What are costs after admission?
How much does an undergraduate earn for an on-campus
job?
How does a graduate student earn an on-campus job?
What is
minimum wage?
What are miscellaneous expenses?
What is medical / health insurance?
What is TA (teaching assistantship)?
How much does
a TA
earn?
What is RA (research assistantship)?
How much does
a research assistant earn?
What is
a guarantor?
Can I get a loan to study overseas?
What is a
loan fee?
What
is a guarantee fee?
What
is merit based funding?
What is need-based
funding?
Who can apply for
need-based funding?
Who can apply for
merit-based funding?
What are
SFGs?
What
is an academic profile?
What
are scholarship scams?
What is an application package?
What are financial aid packages?
How do I know which schools offer financial aid to
International students?
How do I apply for financial aid?
What
is a transfer option?
What are in-state tuition fees?
What
are tuition-waivers?
What documents do I send with my financial aid
package?
What
is a Bank letter?
What is financial aid?
Financial aid is a means by which students can reduce or
eliminate the expenses that they will incur in the course of their education overseas.

What is cost of
education?
Cost of education is a cost incurred for your tuition fees
at the university. It varies from country to country and from university to
university.

What is the cost of
living?
Cost of living are costs incurred throughout your stay at
an overseas country where you will pursue your education.

Which state is cheaper
for living?
States in the Midwest regions of America are comparatively
cheaper to live in than Northeast of the West coast.

What are costs before
admission?
These are costs of test registration fees, application
fees, and mailing costs.

Are state colleges
cheaper than private colleges?
Yes. The state colleges are cheaper than the private
colleges, but a number
of private colleges give financial assistance and therefore turn out to be a cheaper
option to take!

What is cost of
logistics? Give Link to DHL
These are costs incurred when mailing your completed
application package to the University.The best way to mail your application is by using
International Courier, as it reaches within 48 hours and gives you details on the time,
date and the person who has accepted your application.

What are costs after
admission?
These are living expenses, medical, personal and expenses
incurred during your stay at the university.

How much does an
undergraduate earn for an on-campus job?
An undergraduate student can earn between $2,000-6000
through on campus jobs.

How does a graduate
student earn an on-campus job?
As a graduate, you can earn on-campus, if you are awarded a
assistantship either teaching or research, as it will cover your living, tuition and other
miscellaneous expenses.

What is minimum wage?
Minimum wage is the dollar amount, which any person working
legally in the USA earns per hour. This dollar amount changes depending on rules and
regulations, but currently it stands at $7

What are miscellaneous
expenses?
Miscellaneous expenses could include your entertainment,
traveling expenses, phone calls to your parents to name a few.

What is medical /
health insurance?
All universities in the US require students to purchase a
medical insurance after they have registered at the university. It is advisable to buy
insurance on-campus.

What is TA (teaching
assistantship)?
Teaching assistants assist a professor by teaching an
undergraduate class or checking exam papers. They are paid for this job, which covers most
of their expenses while at the university.

How much does
a TA
earn?
Your tuition fee is waived, and along with that you will
receive living expenses as well as money to pay for other expenses.

What is RA (research
assistantship)?
Research fellowship/assistantship is an award that allows
you to work in the capacity of an assistant to a professor on the research project
assigned to him.

How much does
a
research assistant earn?
As a research assistant the student receives a tuition
wavier or pays in-state tuition fees and earns additionally to sustain living expenses
through their education

What is a guarantor?
A guarantor is the person who legally co-signs your
loan/financial aid documents. The guarantor takes the responsibility of assuring the bank
that you can and will pay back the loan. If, in case you do not pay back
then it is the
responsibility of the guarantor to repay the loan.

Can I get a loan to
study overseas?
Yes! There are a number of loans for students looking to
study overseas

What is a loan fee?
This is the fee paid for processing your loan application

What is a guarantee
fee?
This is the fee paid to the bank on the principal amount
and before the loan is issued to you.

What is merit based
funding?
Merit-based funding is funding allocated by institutions on
the basis of your academic profile and your personal achievements.

What is need-based
funding?
Need based financial assistance is evaluated on your
familys economic profile.

Who can apply for
need-based funding?
Only families of students who cannot afford to pay for
their education are eligible to apply for need-based funding.

Who can apply for
merit-based funding?
Students who have a good academic profile, and a number of
achievements in extra-curricular activities.

What are SFGs?
This is an initial for Scholarships/Fellowship/Grants.

What is an academic
profile?
An academic profile consists of your past academic records
and academic awards/achievements.

What are scholarship
scams?
These are private scholarship search services, which ask
you to pay for finding scholarships, which match your needs. Since there are very few
genuine services which offer free scholarship searches for you, beware of paid services.

What is an application
package?
An application package consists of the material required by
the university:
- Application forms
- Application fees
- Recommendations
- Transcripts
- Essays
- Financial aid form

What are financial aid
packages?
A university offers a financial aid package, which consists
of scholarships/grant and an on-campus employment program for the student. Hence this
package helps you pay a large amount of your total cost.
How do I know which
schools offer financial aid to International students?
Please read up the brochures or the website of the
universities that you are looking to apply to and you will know whether they offer any
financial aid to international students
How do I apply for
financial aid?
Ask the universities, to send you the financial aid form,
which you should finish and submit before the financial deadline date mentioned in the
application package of the respective university.!
What is a transfer
option?
A transfer option is to complete at least 2 years of the
Bachelors program and then apply for a transfer to the University that you want to attend
in the US. The years waived off in your transfer status will depend on the courses covered
in India and the grades for the same.
What are in-state
tuition fees?
In-state tuition fees are fees paid by students who are
residents of that state in the US.
What are
tuition-waivers?
Tuition waivers are awards that waive your tuition fees.
These could range from partial to complete tuition waivers.
What documents do I
send with my financial aid package?
The documents sent are:
- Financial aid form
- Bank letter or Tax documents

What is a Bank letter?
A bank letter is the letter issued by the bank confirming
the amount your parents can pay for your education.
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