Comments on: Financial Aid!!! GET SOME! http://firstflooriowa.com/2008/04/30/financial-aid-get-some/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:30:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Emily Winfield http://firstflooriowa.com/2008/04/30/financial-aid-get-some/#comment-437 Emily Winfield Thu, 01 May 2008 01:50:45 +0000 http://firstfloor.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-437 I could be wrong (it's a habit of mine) but I'm pretty sure Steve is right about needing to be enrolled in a university recognized externship (gov't or unpaid) and that the amount of additional financial aid you qualify for is contingent on the number of externship hours you register for. It's a part time v. full time student deal, same as with regular summer school aid. However, anytime you are enrolled as a student, whether it's at Iowa or at another institution, and you are receiving Federal Aid, you can petition for a larger living allowance. So, if you choose to study in New York for a semester you can request that your living allowance is increased. They gave us an extra 4K for London..which, after the exchange rate, covered an extra three or four pints. I could be wrong (it’s a habit of mine) but I’m pretty sure Steve is right about needing to be enrolled in a university recognized externship (gov’t or unpaid) and that the amount of additional financial aid you qualify for is contingent on the number of externship hours you register for. It’s a part time v. full time student deal, same as with regular summer school aid.

However, anytime you are enrolled as a student, whether it’s at Iowa or at another institution, and you are receiving Federal Aid, you can petition for a larger living allowance. So, if you choose to study in New York for a semester you can request that your living allowance is increased. They gave us an extra 4K for London..which, after the exchange rate, covered an extra three or four pints.

]]> By: Steve Wieland http://firstflooriowa.com/2008/04/30/financial-aid-get-some/#comment-433 Steve Wieland Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:42:24 +0000 http://firstfloor.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-433 Why isn't this plastered on every wall in the building? I assume that you must take some sort of externship credit to be eligible for this. I don't think loans just for living expenses are available. Why isn’t this plastered on every wall in the building?

I assume that you must take some sort of externship credit to be eligible for this. I don’t think loans just for living expenses are available.

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