International Student Aid Grant
New Undergraduate Student Application (2012-2013)
Due Date: April 1st, 2012
- Personal Information
Name: ______Biola ID#: ______
(Last/Family) (First)
List other names posted on records or documents: ______
Address: ______
Phone #: ______Country of Citizenship: ______Age: ______
Place of Birth (country): ______Email Address: ______
Marital Status: Single Married Engaged (wedding date): ______
If married, will your spouse be with you in the U.S.?YES NO
If married, how many people are financially dependent on you? _____
Do you have any children? YES NO
If yes, how many children? _____
Will your children be with you in the U.S.?YES NO
- Academic Information
Major: ______Emphasis: ______
Date of Expected Graduation: ______
Will you be studying on an F-1 Student Visa? YES NO
Do you plan to have a job on-campus?YES NO
Will you live on campus?YES NO
Are you required to take the Biola English Placement Exam? YES NO
- Financial Information
a. What is the present exchange rate of your country’s currency to the US dollar?
(Example: 12.8127 Pesos = $1 USD)
b. Have you calculated the cost of education at BiolaUniversity (tuition, room/board, insurance, and books) to determine the total amount required? ______Yes ______No
(If you have not, please visit:
c. What is the annual support that your family (sponsor) will give towards your Biola education? ______USD.
List ALL Biola aid/scholarships you have been/will be awarded for the 2012-2013 school year. If there is none, please put “N/A”.
Academic/Community Service Scholarship / $Church Matching Scholarship / $
Christian Worker Dependent Scholarship / $
Departmental (Music, Athletic, Communication, Art, etc.) / $
Other Biola Scholarships/Aid / $
Alumni Dependent Scholarship / $
During the past year, January – December 2011, how much of your household income (before taxes or expenses) came from the following sources?
a. Father’s work: $______f. Family real estate: $______k. Gifts: $______
b. Mother’s work: $______g. Pension/retirement: $______l. Other: $______
c. Your work: $______h. Others in household: $______Explanation:
d. Spouse’s work: $______i. Interest or dividends: $______
e. Family business: $______j. Church gifts/donation: $______
- Parents/Sponsors Information
If you receive financial support from your parents, please complete the following section. If you are not receiving support from your parents, disregard this section or use sponsor’s information.
What is your parents’ current marital status (mark only one box)?
MarriedSeparated/DivorcedMother living/Father deceased
Father living/Mother deceasedOther (explain):______
Father’s name: ______
Address: ______
______
Occupation/Title: ______
Employer: ______
Number of years with employer? ______
Mother’s name:______
Address:______
Occupation/Title: ______
Employer:______
Number of years with employer? ______
Full Name / Age / Relationship / School Name / Year in School / Total Cost / Financial Aid / Parent ContributionHow many persons, including yourself, depend on the income of your parents for daily living expenses? ______
Provide information for all family members. Please do not include your own information here.
V. Asset Information
If you receive financial support from your parents/sponsors, please complete this section using their information. If you do not receive support from others, fill this section out using your own information.
Do you/your parent’s own your/their home? YES NO(If yes, complete the information below)
What year was it purchased? ______What is still owed on the purchase price?______
What was the purchase price? ______What is the present market value? ______
Please list the value of the following family assets (in USD if applicable):
a. Land and buildings (not home): ______d. Money owed to family:______
-Annual income produced: ______e. Repayment (debt) expected: ______
b. Savings: ______f. Other (art work, antiques, etc): ______
c. Investments (stocks, etc.): ______
Does your family have money, property or assets in another country? YES NO
Item / US $ Value / In which country(ies)Money / US $
Property / US $
Assets / US $
Does your family own an automobile(s)?YES NO (if yes, complete a and b below for each car)
a. Make and Model: ______b. Year of manufacture: ______
(Honda/Accord, Ford/Taurus, etc.)
- Expenses
If you receive financial support from your parents, please complete this section using your parent’s information. If you do not receive support from your parents, fill this section out using your own information.
How much did your family spend on the following expenses during the past year?
ITEM / MONTHLY COST / YEARLY COST / ITEM / MONTHLY COST / YEARLY COSTTithe/Donations / Amount to savings
Rent or mortgage / Auto insurance
Utilities / Auto maintenance
Food / Insurance
Clothing / Entertainment
Household Necessities / Vacations
Medical Expenses / Domestic help
Education / Travel
Taxes / Loan Payments
Childcare / Other
Total Annual Living Costs: $ ______
How much money does your family owe to other people or to financial institutions? US $______
Reason for (type of) debt: ______
Does your family employ other people? YES NO
If yes, how many in the home? ______In the family business? ______
- Expected Support for Educational Expenses
Use this list to estimate what your annual income and sponsorship will be while attending BiolaUniversity.
- The total of your financial support for each year (from whatever combination of sources), should equal, or be as close as possible, to the estimated yearly total expenses for your chosen program.
- Complete this chart with the amount of years appropriate to your field of study. Typically, it takes 4 years to complete a bachelors degree.
- Remember that the maximum award for financial aid does not normally exceed one-half of the cost of tuition and is typically less than half. The average international grant for the first year ranges from $1,000 to $3,000. Therefore, your sponsor(s) must provide one half or more of the tuition costs plus the expenses for room and board. Biola University is unable to assist applicants in finding sponsors.
- Your total expenses will rise at approximately 5-7% per year. Thus, your tuition costs should increase each year accordingly.
- Your total expenses for the first year should include travel expenses from your home country and return costs as appropriate.
Sources / 2012-13 / 2013-14 / 2014-15 / 2015-16
Student’s assets
Family’s income
Family’s assets
Relatives and friends
Your government
Agencies and foundations
Private sponsor
Church sponsor
Other
Certification and Authorization
We declare that the information on this form is accurate. BiolaUniversity has our permission to verify the information reported on this form by obtaining additional documentation as needed.
Student’s Signature:______Date: ______
Parent/Sponsor’s Signature:______Date: ______
OFFICE USE ONLY:
2P: ______4A: ______5V: ______
A/S: ______
O/S : ______
HS or College GPA: ______
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