1. Spain/Portugal undergraduate elective abroad information
Glavin Office of Multicultural & International Education / Electives Abroad
Hollister Hall / / /

2. Spain/Portugal: Start up Strategy
Faculty: Peter Cohan
Adjunct Lecturer, Management
Application, Course Registration, Program Logistics: Renée Graham
Program Manager, Glavin Office of Multicultural & International Education
Financial Aid and Services

3. Spain/Portugal: Start up Strategy
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to understand the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) of two small European countries – Spain and Portugal -- with significant intellectual capital but very small local markets for their products.

4. WHAT/ WHEN/ WHO?
One week travel preceded by two pre-departure academic sessions on campus; and an orientation meeting
Travel during Summer I (May 11-20, 2014)
4 credits
Pre-travel Academic Sessions and Elective Abroad Orientation meeting (on campus) are required
Travel: takes place during the main campus breaks- this means that some classes are not eligible for all periods of travel- check with program manager for details
Pre-travel Academic Sessions and Electives Abroad Orientation are a mandatory requirement of every course – they cover academic content as well as cultural preparation, logistics, health and safety/risk management; generally take place on Fridays/Saturdays, but check specific course brochure for exact days, dates and times you will need to attend

5. Who’s eligible for the Spain/Portugal course?
ELIGIBILITY
Who’s eligible for the Spain/Portugal course?
First Year (Rising Sophomore)
Rising Juniors
Rising Seniors
Other selection criteria: sincere interest in start-ups, Spain, Portugal, and academically strong students

6. Spain/Portugal: Start up Strategy
What you need to know:
Pre-travel academic sessions
Saturday March 29 (9am-2pm)
Saturday April 12 (9am-2pm)
Electives Abroad Orientation Session
TBA
Post-course sessions
Wrap up completed in country (final project due June 23rd, 2014)
Program fee: $2,850
Program fee includes: accommodations, breakfast, ground and intra country transportation, guide in country, program planned meals and cultural excursions in country & pre travel academic materials
Not included: international flight, visa costs, personal expenses, meals not covered in program & tuition
Tuition is a separate charge, issued from and paid to SFS

7. Spain/Portugal: Start up Strategy
What you need to know:
Travel Dates: May 11-20, 2014
arrive in Lisbon on May 12th ; depart Barcelona on May 20th
Travel Cities: Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona
Min/Max. number of students: 16/26
Deliverables
In-class presentations for pre-departure sessions
Daily in-country journals
Student-led in-country daily debrief sessions
Consulting project engagement contracts
Consulting project final report

8. Lisbon, Portugal

9. Madrid, Spain

10. Barcelona, Spain

11. APPLICATION/ REGISTRATION

12. BEFORE YOU APPLY
Update Passport (should be valid through November 20th, 2014)
Research the course and requirements
Research YOUR visa requirements
Check your calendar (and with your ‘shareholders’ to be sure you are ‘clear to go’!)
BEFORE YOU APPLY (Renee)
Passports
If you are planning to travel abroad and you don’t have an updated passport, NOW is the time to start that process. Passports must be valid 6 months past the end travel date for the course on which you will travel. The name on your passport will need to match the one your plane reservation. Consider if you are a dual citizen, which passport you will use when traveling- this may affect your visa application process as well.
You’ll need to submit a copy of your updated passport upon acceptance to a course.
Research
Once you’ve checked your passport, it’s time to research the courses of interest to you.
-Determine what course content, area of the world, even faculty you are interested in studying and traveling with. Check for prerequisites and YOUR eligibility to participate in a particular course. Run the numbers to make sure it fits with your budget expectations. Have the conversations with your employer NOW about taking the time off and if employer reimbursements are possible.
-A note about preparation, every year we have students who are surprised by the quick turnaround time to commit to a course, because they haven’t done their research upfront. Now, before the application closes is the time.
Visa
Next: Do a visa requirement check at the country’s embassy website for special visa requirements. Depending on your nationality and the country you plan to travel to, these requirements will vary. This cost is generally not included in your course program fee, so this is another consideration to take into account. EX. In some cases you may need to apply for your visa in your home country, which would require additional travel.
Calendar
-Check your calendar for any conflicts with the travel dates, pre travel academic or orientation sessions. You’ll also want to have the conversations with your significant other about travel and cost. From time to time we have a few students who have neglected to do these checks or have these conversations and find themselves in a bit of a jam trying to make it work last minute- sometimes successfully!

13. FIND US ONLINE HTTP://EDUCATIONABROAD.BABSON.EDU
BEFORE YOU APPLY (Renee)
Passports
If you are planning to travel abroad and you don’t have an updated passport, NOW is the time to start that process. Passports must be valid 6 months past the end travel date for the course on which you will travel. The name on your passport will need to match the one your plane reservation. Consider if you are a dual citizen, which passport you will use when traveling- this may affect your visa application process as well.
You’ll need to submit a copy of your updated passport upon acceptance to a course.
Research
Once you’ve checked your passport, it’s time to research the courses of interest to you.
-Determine what course content, area of the world, even faculty you are interested in studying and traveling with. Check for prerequisites and YOUR eligibility to participate in a particular course. Run the numbers to make sure it fits with your budget expectations. Have the conversations with your employer NOW about taking the time off and if employer reimbursements are possible.
-A note about preparation, every year we have students who are surprised by the quick turnaround time to commit to a course, because they haven’t done their research upfront. Now, before the application closes is the time.
Visa
Next: Do a visa requirement check at the country’s embassy website for special visa requirements. Depending on your nationality and the country you plan to travel to, these requirements will vary. This cost is generally not included in your course program fee, so this is another consideration to take into account. EX. In some cases you may need to apply for your visa in your home country, which would require additional travel.
Calendar
-Check your calendar for any conflicts with the travel dates, pre travel academic or orientation sessions. You’ll also want to have the conversations with your significant other about travel and cost. From time to time we have a few students who have neglected to do these checks or have these conversations and find themselves in a bit of a jam trying to make it work last minute- sometimes successfully!

14. FIND US ONLINE HTTP://EDUCATIONABROAD.BABSON.EDU
BEFORE YOU APPLY (Renee)
Passports
If you are planning to travel abroad and you don’t have an updated passport, NOW is the time to start that process. Passports must be valid 6 months past the end travel date for the course on which you will travel. The name on your passport will need to match the one your plane reservation. Consider if you are a dual citizen, which passport you will use when traveling- this may affect your visa application process as well.
You’ll need to submit a copy of your updated passport upon acceptance to a course.
Research
Once you’ve checked your passport, it’s time to research the courses of interest to you.
-Determine what course content, area of the world, even faculty you are interested in studying and traveling with. Check for prerequisites and YOUR eligibility to participate in a particular course. Run the numbers to make sure it fits with your budget expectations. Have the conversations with your employer NOW about taking the time off and if employer reimbursements are possible.
-A note about preparation, every year we have students who are surprised by the quick turnaround time to commit to a course, because they haven’t done their research upfront. Now, before the application closes is the time.
Visa
Next: Do a visa requirement check at the country’s embassy website for special visa requirements. Depending on your nationality and the country you plan to travel to, these requirements will vary. This cost is generally not included in your course program fee, so this is another consideration to take into account. EX. In some cases you may need to apply for your visa in your home country, which would require additional travel.
Calendar
-Check your calendar for any conflicts with the travel dates, pre travel academic or orientation sessions. You’ll also want to have the conversations with your significant other about travel and cost. From time to time we have a few students who have neglected to do these checks or have these conversations and find themselves in a bit of a jam trying to make it work last minute- sometimes successfully!

15. FIND US ONLINE HTTP://EDUCATIONABROAD.BABSON.EDU
BEFORE YOU APPLY (Renee)
Passports
If you are planning to travel abroad and you don’t have an updated passport, NOW is the time to start that process. Passports must be valid 6 months past the end travel date for the course on which you will travel. The name on your passport will need to match the one your plane reservation. Consider if you are a dual citizen, which passport you will use when traveling- this may affect your visa application process as well.
You’ll need to submit a copy of your updated passport upon acceptance to a course.
Research
Once you’ve checked your passport, it’s time to research the courses of interest to you.
-Determine what course content, area of the world, even faculty you are interested in studying and traveling with. Check for prerequisites and YOUR eligibility to participate in a particular course. Run the numbers to make sure it fits with your budget expectations. Have the conversations with your employer NOW about taking the time off and if employer reimbursements are possible.
-A note about preparation, every year we have students who are surprised by the quick turnaround time to commit to a course, because they haven’t done their research upfront. Now, before the application closes is the time.
Visa
Next: Do a visa requirement check at the country’s embassy website for special visa requirements. Depending on your nationality and the country you plan to travel to, these requirements will vary. This cost is generally not included in your course program fee, so this is another consideration to take into account. EX. In some cases you may need to apply for your visa in your home country, which would require additional travel.
Calendar
-Check your calendar for any conflicts with the travel dates, pre travel academic or orientation sessions. You’ll also want to have the conversations with your significant other about travel and cost. From time to time we have a few students who have neglected to do these checks or have these conversations and find themselves in a bit of a jam trying to make it work last minute- sometimes successfully!

16. FIND US ONLINE HTTP://EDUCATIONABROAD.BABSON.EDU
BEFORE YOU APPLY (Renee)
Passports
If you are planning to travel abroad and you don’t have an updated passport, NOW is the time to start that process. Passports must be valid 6 months past the end travel date for the course on which you will travel. The name on your passport will need to match the one your plane reservation. Consider if you are a dual citizen, which passport you will use when traveling- this may affect your visa application process as well.
You’ll need to submit a copy of your updated passport upon acceptance to a course.
Research
Once you’ve checked your passport, it’s time to research the courses of interest to you.
-Determine what course content, area of the world, even faculty you are interested in studying and traveling with. Check for prerequisites and YOUR eligibility to participate in a particular course. Run the numbers to make sure it fits with your budget expectations. Have the conversations with your employer NOW about taking the time off and if employer reimbursements are possible.
-A note about preparation, every year we have students who are surprised by the quick turnaround time to commit to a course, because they haven’t done their research upfront. Now, before the application closes is the time.
Visa
Next: Do a visa requirement check at the country’s embassy website for special visa requirements. Depending on your nationality and the country you plan to travel to, these requirements will vary. This cost is generally not included in your course program fee, so this is another consideration to take into account. EX. In some cases you may need to apply for your visa in your home country, which would require additional travel.
Calendar
-Check your calendar for any conflicts with the travel dates, pre travel academic or orientation sessions. You’ll also want to have the conversations with your significant other about travel and cost. From time to time we have a few students who have neglected to do these checks or have these conversations and find themselves in a bit of a jam trying to make it work last minute- sometimes successfully!

17. APPLICATION: IMPORTANT DATES
Application is now open and application review has begun
Waitlist application closes Thursday March 6th (11:59pm)
Placements sent (to Babson ): ongoing until Friday March 7th
Student Acceptance deadline: 1 week following placement; no later than March 14th
Acceptance Paperwork
Deposit check ($500), goes towards program fee
Copy of passport- submitted online
Final program fee payment (balance) due: Friday March 28th
Glavin Office registers students for the Electives Abroad
APPLICATION/IMPORTANT DATES (Renee)
I’ll review some dates you’ll want to put on your radar and in the next slide I’ll go over how to apply to courses

18. STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES

19. Payments, Stipends, and Alternative Loans
Any deposit to confirm a student’s enrollment (and the subsequent balance of the program fee) needs to be paid directly by the student to the Glavin Office
Tuition will be paid directly to SFS (4 credits = $5,440)
Up to $2,000 Education Abroad Grants will be offered to current need-based institutional grant recipients and full-tuition scholarship recipients to help with the cost of the program
Students who receive a full tuition scholarship can use a portion of their scholarship to pay for the tuition cost
Students can choose to borrow a Federal Parent PLUS loan or a private loan to help cover additional expenses

20. Future Academic Planning
If students are enrolling in a Babson elective abroad during winter or summer, they may qualify for a variance from the flat rate tuition during their senior year, based on a reduced course load.  If a student does receive a variance for reduced tuition, need-based institutional grants would not be impacted. However, full tuition scholarships would be adjusted accordingly. To confirm eligibility for a future variance, contact Academic Services.
If you have further questions please contact your financial aid counselor:
A – G      Michael Famighette
H – N     Michelle Clifton
O – Z      Carla DeLucia

21. CONTACT/ MORE INFORMATION
Visit
Academic Questions
Peter Cohan;
Administrative Questions
Renée Graham – ; x4536
Tuition/Financing Questions
Student Financial Services - ; x4219
Visit the Elective Abroad page of the MIE website. Please read the Course Handbook and Frequently Asked Questions posted there.
For all questions about the academic content of the course, please contact the faculty member listed
For all questions about applying, registration, fees, payment, or any other administrative matters please contact the appropriate program manager, as listed in the course offering chart on the Elective Abroad webpage
For all questions related to tuition payments, financial aid as it applies to Electives Abroad please contact SFS