1. Collaborative Partnership Building between Financial Aid & Study Abroad Offices
April 4, 2019

2. Heidi Johnson
Katie Robinson
UW-Madison

3. Overview Why focus on campus partners?
Study Abroad at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Financial Aid for Study Abroad at the University of Wisconsin- Madison
How we developed our partnership at the University of Wisconsin- Madison
Bringing it Back

4. Why Focus on Campus Partnerships?
Accuracy of Information
Timeliness
Data Collection and Feedback
Proactive vs. Reactive Problem-Solving
Effective and Efficient Communication
Identify Bottlenecks

5. Challenges to Building Campus Partnerships
Resources
Lack of Interest
Competition

6. Study Abroad at UW-Madison
Definition of Study Abroad
Program types
Classroom learning
Internships
Research, fieldwork, service learning
Programs for students of all academic levels
Summer, winter, semester and year programs

7. Benefits for students Continued enrollment at UW-Madison
Receive in-residence credits to fulfil graduation requirements
Can graduate abroad
Able to use financial aid

8. Benefits for students Continued enrollment at UW-Madison
Receive in-residence credits to fulfil graduation requirements
Can graduate abroad
Able to use financial aid

10. Development of Partnership at UW-Madison
Study Abroad (International Academic Programs (IAP)) and the Office of Student Financial Aid (OFSA)
Challenges and successes of building relationship
Overall benefits of strengthened partnership

11. Development of Partnership at UW-Madison
Office Liaisons established
Identified liaisons for IAP and OSFA offices
OFSA staff liaison given access to participant information in IAP database
Program site visit by OFSA staff with IAP staff

12. Development of Partnership at UW-Madison
Shared resources and messaging for students
Satellite office hours at IAP location for financial aid drop-in advising
Involvement of OFSA at Study Abroad Fair
IAP and OFSA developed funding information session

13. Development of Partnership at UW-Madison
Shared resources and messaging for students
Satellite office hours at IAP location for financial aid drop-in advising
Involvement of OFSA at Study Abroad Fair
IAP and OFSA developed funding information session

14. Development of Partnership at UW-Madison
Advancements in technology through the database
OFSA implemented auto-building of semester budgets in student database

15. Example in Action

16. Example in Action

17. Example in Action

18. Unique funding Model: Global Gateway
4-week summer study abroad cohort
China, Brazil, India, Botswana
Faculty led
First and second year students
Students must have high financial need
Give-back and engagement post-study abroad

19. Global Gateway 2017 participant snapshot
40% had never traveled outside North America
27% were first-generation college students
73% were non-white students
60% were Wisconsin residents
16 majors represented
47% reported an Expected Family Contribution of less than $12,000

20. Impact of Global Gateway
74% of participants say the Global Gateway experience impacted their decision to major in their current field.
48% of Global Gateway participants have studied abroad again, after their Gateway experience.
85% of students say Global Gateway encouraged them to enroll in further courses with an international focu
89% of participants say Global Gateway had an impact on their career choice or preparedness.

21. Impact of Global Gateway
“As the first cohort in the Global Gateway program and a low-income first generation college student, I was able to participate in studying abroad; something that I thought would not have been possible due to my financial limitations. There are many students who I know are in the same position that I am in so I have always been promoting Global Gateway to them since I first went to China in 2014.”

22. Development of Partnership at UW-Madison
New Challenges
Continuing to create and foster study abroad opportunities for underrepresented students
Continuing discussions on the need to increase the number of low income students studying abroad
Implementing auto-build for summer study abroad budgets
Building partnerships with additional campus partners

23. Bringing it Back
Stories/Examples
Sharing of Best Practices

24. Questions?