Upon acceptance into your API program, inform them of your study or intern plans and find out their requirements for using your financial aid to pay API. Some universities require that API fill out a Consortium/Contractual Agreement. If necessary, provide this to API as soon as possible.

The Financial Aid Verification Form (FAVFS) will be sent to you by API.  The form must be completed by a financial aid officer at your home institution.  The FAVFS form also serves as the scholarship application for the Financial AId BOOST Scholarship.

Submit the FAFVS when completed by emailing it  to [email protected] before your final payment deadline.  The amount not covered is due by the final payment due date.

If you can’t get a preliminary FAVFS completed and returned to API by your final payment due date, you must reach out to the Student Financial Services team for any possible options by emailing [email protected].

Pay for any amount not covered by aid and any additional fees on or before your final payment due date. The $400 confirmation payment due date cannot be deferred.

Since, most often, financial aid isn’t released until after your program start date, you’ll want to ensure that these arrangements are made before you go abroad. Some schools will send the funds to API directly. If this isn’t an option, there are still other possibilities. You can set up an automatic billpay through your bank, authorize an electronic bank draft through API Financial Services, or have a responsible 3rd party, such as a parent, added as a signatory to your bank account, so that they’re able to cash and write checks on your behalf.