Costs & financial aid

With NAU’s support, your education abroad is accessible and can be affordable. IGP strives to keep your education costs as low as possible, and provide resources to help you finance your education. Please reach out to us to learn how you can finance your time within IGP.

IGP within reach

Funding is out there and available for all students. Our goal is to support students in their education abroad journey, making it as financially accessible as possible. We will help you navigate the process for finding funding for your year abroad.

Education abroad scholarships

Specific education abroad scholarships are offered through various sources including NAU Education Abroad, NAU Foundation, Global Languages and Cultures, and other non-NAU sources. We will help you navigate this process. Funding is out there!

Existing scholarships

All NAU merit scholarships remain in place for years 1 through 5 of the program. If you have non-NAU scholarships, we recommend you work with the scholarship provider to see if you can apply it towards your year abroad and year 5.

With my Lumberjack scholarship, I got two undergraduate degrees in five years and paid $0 in tuition.

-Erin McAnally-Trejo, Environmental Engineering & Spanish

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NAU merit scholarships

Any NAU merit scholarship, as well as some other national scholarships such as IB and National Scholars Awards applies during Years 4 and 5 of the program. This includes tuition waivers. Learn more at our merit scholarship page.

Your year abroad

There are additional costs associated with spending a year abroad, including travel to/from your host country, food and housing, global insurance, and your application fee. Local costs such as food and housing vary by country. Most are comparable to NAU costs and some are substantially less.