An Alert About Room and Board Costs Abroad

Macalester students planning off-campus study need to know:

* Macalester financial aid for room and board applies only up to the price of Macalester room and board, currently $4200 for the semester.
* Costs in excess of this amount are the student's responsibility. Do not expect additional help from the college.
* A small number of study abroad programs, typically those of long duration or in Western Europe, have high room and board costs, among them:

• American University: Washington Semester
• College Year in Athens
• CIEE: Advanced Liberal Arts - Barcelona, Spain
• CIEE: Sao Paulo, Brazil
• CIEE: Dublin, Ireland
• CIEE: Tokyo, Japan
• CIEE: St. Petersburg, Russia
• CUPA
• DiS
• King's College, London
• University of Cape Town, South Africa
• IES: University of Amsterdam
• IES: Rome, Italy
• IES: Tokyo, Japan
• International Honors Program (IHP)
• Internships in Francophone Europe (IFE)
• Sarah Lawrence: BADA
• SIT Switzerland
• School of Oriental and African Studies, London
• University of Edinburgh, Scotland
• Globalization in Comparative Perspectve: Maastricht, Netherlands

Keep in mind that your study abroad advisors do not have access to any information about your financial situation. Financial planning for study abroad is up to you.