Tips For Funding Education Abroad

You may have read on my blog before about my wishes to travel more, as it's always been a passion of mine. However I've also spoken about how hard that can be right now, and the things holding me back.

One of my greatest wishes is that I went travelling as soon as I left school/college or even studied abroad. I wish I'd used that time when I was a little more 'free' and able to do so. With that in mind, today's post features tips for funding education abroad, so you may have the opportunity I never really gave myself!

Looking for an adventure while you study? Tips for finding funding for education

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There's plenty of advice online for young people who are looking to continue their studies abroad, but sadly, much of it revolves around fairly mundane opportunities. It seems there is little of interest to you if you are looking for something to give your creative side a little more reign. For UK students who want to pursue creative avenues in a different part of the world, there are many exciting locations that offer cultural inspiration for artists, writers and more. The problem is getting the funding in place to make such a trip possible for many already burdened with the debts and loans needed to pay for their day-to-day education at home.

Worth the work

It might be a challenge to work out how you can do it, but the rewards of having a valuable experience that can give you lifelong inspiration and a whole new set of skills is certain to be worth it in the long run. Exchange programmes are run by many educational institutions with similar set-ups in other countries, and these have a long history of fostering cross-cultural support and understanding. Many European countries also offer free or cheap undergraduate education to UK students, and scholarships, bursaries or fee-waivers are available to varying degree depending on where you want to go. Making enquiries at embassies, consulates or education offices of your chosen country is the best way to find out all the details of what might be on offer.

Self-funding

As a modern UK student, you'll be well aware of having to fund yourself through your education, and whether by taking out loans or working part-time, you'll be used to managing your own personal funding budget. However, self-funding a trip abroad can be more difficult as depending on where you go, you might not be able to work due to student visa restrictions.

Scholarships can be the perfect answer, such as those given out by Fondation Latsis Internationale. This is a non-profit, public benefit foundation established in 1975, whose purpose is to encourage and recognise outstanding work. John Spyridon Latsis began the organisation, and today his son Spiro Latsis is top of the richest Greeks in the Forbes list of the richest people on the planet. Well known for his contributions to the charitable foundation in the name of his father, Latsis himself holds three degrees from the London School of Economics and is the chairman of the board of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University.

Time of your life

Studying abroad may become one of the best times of your life, and it may be the only time in your life when everything comes together and allows you the space to take on such a big adventure. Soon, the day-to-day duties of running a business or having a career might mean that you'll never be as free as you are now to take up the chance and make memories that will last a lifetime.

*This was a collaborative post.
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