Applications, Fees & Financial Aid
Deadlines at a glance:
The deadline for FLAS fellowships for 2009 has passed. Click here for FAQs about FLAS fellowships.
Program Fee
Please check back soon for BALSSI 2010 updated information.
The BALSSI 2009 fee for the 8-week program was $3200.* This included the cost of UW-Madison assessments for use of campus facilities (student service, recreational facilities, etc.). The fee did not include the cost of textbooks or living expenses (see below). We encourage students to apply for financial aid to attend BALSSI.
*Exception: UW-Madison undergraduates who are classified as resident or Minnesota reciprocity for tuition purposes follow the regular UW-Madison summer 2010 fee schedule.
Housing, Books, Incidentals
The cost of required textbooks will vary between the different languages offered at BALSSI, but students should plan to spend roughly $150.00 for text books. Summer housing and food costs can vary greatly in the Madison campus area, but a frugal student could safely budget $1800.00 for housing and meal costs for the summer.
Please see our Housing page for more information on housing options in Madison for summer 2010, and also the Financial Aid section below for additional funding opportunities at BALSSI.
Financial Aid
It is our goal to make BALSSI as affordable as possible. BALSSI offers two funding options for applicants.
1. BALSSI FLAS (graduate students only). Graduate students whose home institution is eligible to award FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) summer fellowships are encouraged to apply first to their home institution. A limited number of FLAS awards may be available for UW-Madison and special students for BALSSI 2010.
The dealine for 2009 FLAS applications was February 16, 2009. For FAQs regarding the FLAS award, please visit the International Institute's website.
2. BALSSI Fee Remission (Scholarship). Available to all applicants. Pending confirmation of funding, we anticipate being able to award several fee remissions to qualified applicants.
In addition to these internal competitions, we encourage both undergraduate and graduate students to consult with their home department and home university's office of financial aid for any funding they might offer.
Application
Please click here to fill out a BALSSI 2010 application.
