The Bridging Loan is a no interest/no fees program designed to assist you if you do not immediately have the funds available to cover your program deposit and flight booking costs. It enables you to pay for these costs with your financial aid package. The Bridging Loan will cover these costs until the program fee is billed to your account.
Other possible initial costs associated with attendance on a program abroad such as passports, visas, and medical visits will need to be paid for directly by you often before your financial aid disbursement occurs.
You must print, fill out, and submit the completed agreement form to apply.
The Bridging Loan Agreement form must be submitted to the Learning Abroad Center by the date listed below. If the deadline falls on a weekend, submit your materials on the following business day. Prior to submitting the form to the Learning Abroad Center, you will need to schedule a Financial Aid Preview Meeting with the Office of Student Finance.
Program Term | Bridging Loan Deadline |
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Fall Semester | June 1 |
Academic Year | June 1 |
Winter Break | November 15 |
Calendar Year | November 15 |
Spring Semester | November 15 |
Spring Break | December 15 |
If you are a Carlson student going on a Carlson Global Institute program, review information about their Connecting Flight Advance program.
Ensure that your program is on this list before applying. Only Fall, Winter Break, Spring, Spring Break, Academic Year, or Calendar Year Learning Abroad Center programs are eligible. May and Summer programs are not eligible.