Affordable Study Abroad Programs

Cost is a big determinant of your study abroad destination as much as your desired location determines your cost for studying abroad. Some locations will cost as much as a typical semester or summer term at GVSU, sometimes cost even more, where as other locations might lead to saving a lot of money. Below is a refined list of relatively affordable summer and semester study abroad programs.

Please note that the cost values presented are just estimates and may vary slightly from the actual values.


Affordable Summer Programs under $9,000

Program/Host University

Program Type

Country/City

Duration

Chile: Summer Spanish Language with UBB

GVSU Exchange

Chile

8 weeks

Spain: Spanish Language, Culture and Business with CIDE

GVSU Exchange

Spain

5 weeks

USAC-Prague

External Provider

Czech Republic

5 weeks

USAC-Heredia

External Provider

Costa Rica

5 weeks

USAC-Santiago

External Provider

Chile

5 weeks

ISA: Business & the European Union in Germany

External Provider

Germany

3 weeks

Summer Middle East Studies - CIEE

External Provider

Jordan

4 weeks

Summer Business + Culture - CIEE

External Provider

Spain

4 weeks


Affordable Semester Programs under $15,000 (*$13,000 to $15,000 is the estimated cost of a semester at GVSU*)

Program/Host University

Program Type

Country/City

Duration

Chile: Advanced Spanish Language Immersion with UBB

GVSU Exchange

Chile

July-January OR March-July

Seoul National University of Science and Technology

GVSU Exchange

South Korea

September-December OR March-June

Universidad de las Americas

GVSU Exchange

Mexico

August - December OR January - May OR May - June

Mahidol University-TEAN

External Provider

Thailand

December-April

April-July

August-December

How Do I Pay for Study Abroad?

To contact the Financial Aid office, email [email protected] with “Study Abroad” in the Subject line. Include your G-number and Total Projected Cost of the program in the e-mail. 

Financial Aid FAQs

Visit www.gvsu.edu/studyabroad/scholarships for more information on these and other grants/scholarships.



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