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Application and Deadlines
How to Apply
The Study Abroad Office is green! Apply at our new online system, Horizons, any time day or night without the restriction of office hours and save planet earth as we go paperless. Thanks for your patience.
Please take a look around Horizons to familiarize yourself with what programs we are offering. If you have any questions, contact the study abroad office at msu.studyabroad@murraystate.edu or by phone at (270) 809-2277. When you have decided which program you are interested in, you will use the same login information to fill out your program application and scholarship application. You will only need to register and apply once per program.
Here's what you need to apply.
| MSU Signature Programs Application - MSU Study Abroad Application
- $50 Application Fee
- Photo
- MSU Transcript (copy of MyGate accepted)
- Personal Statement Uploaded into Horizons. This should address the following questions: Why did you choose this program? What international travel/study experience have you had? How will this program contribute to your professional and/or academic goals? What do you expect to gain from your experience on this program?
- Faculty Reference, requested through the Horizons system
- Insurance Enrollment You must do this for yourself online and upload a copy of your card to the Horizons system.
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Affiliate Programs Application: AustraLearn, CCSA, CEA, IBS, KIIS
- MSU Study Abroad Application
- $50 Application Fee
- Photo
- MSU Transcript (copy of MyGate accepted)
- Apply to your Affiliate Program via the Affiliate Application:
- AustraLearn
- CCSA
- CEA
- IBS
- KIIS
- Complete other application requirements as indicated by your Affiliate Program Provider.
- KIIS & CCSA Students: If you utilizing MSU Scholarships or Federal Financial Aid for study with KIIS or CCSA and would like to have these funds sent directly to your program provider, you will need to complete the Promissory Note provided by KIIS or CCSA and turn it into the Study Abroad Office for final processing.
- AustraLearn, CEA, & IBS Students: If
you are utilizing MSU Scholarships or Federal Financial Aid for study
with AustraLearn, CEA or IBS and would like to have these funds
sent directly to your program provider, you will need to complete the Request for Payment form and turn it into the Study Abroad Office for processing.
After you have completed the online study abroad application through Horizons, you'll be notified via email of your acceptance to the program. You'll also be able to login anytime to see the status of your application. After acceptance, additional requirements will be listed at your homepage of Horizons. Those items (such as photo, insurance, emergency medical information and flight itinerary) are due at the final deadlines indicated below. ALL LATE ITEMS WILL INCUR A $10 FEE PER ITEM PER DAY.
Please remember that MSU application approval may not indicate approval with your third-party provider (CCSA, KIIS, AustraLearn, CEA).
Important information regarding the withdrawal deadline:
The Withdrawal Deadline gives participants the
opportunity to withdraw the study abroad application before any money
has been
spent by Murray State to reserve airline tickets, accommodations, and
other necessary logistics. After money has been spent in a
participant's name, we are unable to
recover any of those fees should a participant need to cancel
participation in the program. If a participant knows they will not be
able to participate in the program for any reason (financial, academic,
personal, etc.) they should withdraw by the withdrawal deadline in
order to avoid incurring any charges to their MSU account. If a participant must withdraw after the withdrawal deadline, they will only be
refunded the amount that MSU can recover from what has already been paid on the participant's behalf.
The
withdrawal deadline is on the same day as
the scholarship deadline, so students will not yet know whether they
will receive any scholarships to help fund their study abroad program
before
they decide whether or not to withdraw. Since there is no guarantee
that a student will receive any scholarships, applicants should have a
plan to fund their study abroad program in the event that they are not
awarded any scholarships.
Deadlines and Orientation
| Greece/Italy and Berlin/Prague Winter 2012-13 DEADLINES:
Application Deadline: September 14, 2012
Scholarship Application Deadline: October 19, 2012
Withdrawal Deadline: October 19, 2012
Last day to withdraw your application without incurring charges Post-Acceptance Information Deadline: October 19, 2012
Late fees of $10 per day will be charged to your MSU account for any information not provided by this deadline.
Mandatory Orientation*: Friday, November 9, 2012, (tentative) 4:30 pm – 10:00 pm | Spring Break 2013 DEADLINES:
Application Deadline: October 1, 2012 Scholarship Deadline: October 19, 2012 Withdrawal Deadline: October 19, 2012
Last day to withdraw your application without incurring charges Post-Acceptance Information Deadline: October 19, 2012
Late fees of $10 per day will be charged to your MSU account for any information not provided by this deadline. Mandatory Orientation*:
Friday, March 1, 2013 |
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Winter 2012-2013/Spring 2013 DEADLINES:
Application Deadline: October 1, 2012
Scholarship Deadline: October 19, 2012 Withdrawal Deadline: October 19, 2012
Last day to withdraw your application without incurring charges Post-Acceptance Information Deadline: October 19, 2013
Late fees of $10 per day will be charged to your MSU account for any information not provided by this deadline. Mandatory Orientation*: Friday, November 9, 2012 (tentative), 4:30 pm – 9:30 pm
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Summer 2013/Fall 2013/Full Year 2013-2014 DEADLINES:
Application Deadline: February 15, 2013
Scholarship Deadline: February 22, 2013 Withdrawal Deadline: February 22, 2013
Last day to withdraw your application without incurring charges Post-Acceptance Information Deadline: April 26, 2013
Late fees of $10 per day will be charged to your MSU account for any information not provided by this deadline.
Mandatory Orientation*: Friday, April 26, 2013, 4:30pm -10:00pm |
*An exemption to attend the all-program session of orientation may be requested IF you have attended a study abroad orientation or participated in study abroad within the last 24 months. You MUST complete an Orientation Exemption Request to be excused from the mandatory session. All students who are excused from the all program orientation will still be required to attend the program-specific orientation session.
If you do not attend the mandatory orientation, you will not be permitted to participate in any study abroad program. Parents and/or spouses are welcome to attend.