Financial Aid for Tufts Programs Abroad

Tufts students already receiving financial aid at Tufts may continue to receive their scholarship awards while enrolled in one of the Tufts Programs Abroad. Students must apply in advance for all scholarships, loans, or other forms of financial aid at the Office of Financial Aid. The Office of Programs Abroad will assist Tufts-in-Japan participants in the application process for the JASSO scholarship. Non-Tufts students are not eligible for financial aid from Tufts University and should apply for aid or loans through their own college or university.

Please review carefully what the comprehensive fee includes for each program.

For additional information on outside scholarships, please click here.

Academic Credit

All academic credit on Tufts Programs Abroad, including credit for attending host-country university courses, is awarded by Tufts. The resident director supervises and monitors students’ progress in order to ensure that all students obtain full credit for courses taken in each program. Grades are given by professors according to the grading system of each country. These grades are then converted by each resident director into the equivalent Tufts grades. Students are normally able to obtain four Tufts course credits or sixteen semester hours for each semester of study abroad which is equivalent to the normal load at Tufts.

Tufts students should keep in mind that while all courses taken on a Tufts program abroad will count toward graduation from Tufts University, it is up to each department to decide which courses will count toward the major. Students are advised to consult with their major department(s) regarding major credit for specific courses.

Honors at Graduation
Students who think they might be eligible for degree honors at graduation (see Tufts Bulletin) should consider a Tufts program abroad. Grades earned on a Tufts program will count toward degree honors (cum laude, etc.); transfer credit will not.