@tonymom - yeah, it’s funny. She has taken advantage of Yale’s extensive overseas options. There are different rules for different programs so its hard to generalize. When she went to Germany after freshman year, she was in the Yale Summer Language Program (one month at Yale and one month in Berlin in the summer). They pay whatever percentage you get for financial aid - a kid on full financial aid would get most costs covered, a student on 25% would get that amount covered). Since the total cost of the program includes, tuition, room and board - just like Yale - you get the percentage off the total. For that trip, Yale took care of everything since the whole class, plus the professor, goes to the country after the month at Yale. They stay with a host family that Yale chooses and that cost is included. The family even gets paid to feed them. I think we paid the airfare.
For her next trip to South Korea after sophomore year, she got a Light Fellowship which paid for everything. This was a competitive program that she had to apply for. They paid the tuition and gave her a big check up front to pay for room, board and airfare. They had to find their own place to live. She lived in an international house with 3 other Yalies for the 89 days they were there. She is now the President of the Light Program so she is in charge of recruiting. The irony of an African American female being the lead and face of this program is not lost on me. So, if your kid is interested in going to an Asian country to study, inbox me and I will give you her information so they can contact her directly.
After junior year she went to Germany again, this time to Heidelberg. Since she went on a fellowship that her German professor controlled the funds for and for which she personally chose her to go, they gave her money for everything but the flight which was $600 roundtrip from JFK. And yes, it was cheaper to drive her to JFK than to have her leave from any airport near DC.
So, with the exception of some spending money here and there and airfare, we fared pretty well on the financial end. From what I understand, there are so many programs at Yale for overseas travel and study that I don’t think anyone would have a problem with getting some, if not all, expenses covered.
Now we are waiting to hear if she will get a Fulbright Fellowship to go, yet again, to Korea to teach for a year or two after graduation in May. Won’t know till late March about that, but she is spending the two week spring break in South Korea just for kicks. Again, a $592 flight from JFK.
Hope this helps - and at this point it should be so easy to figure out who my child is, but since she is grown and graduating, she really doesn’t care anymore.
