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A Guide to International Student Scholarships

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Securing a spot at the desired university in the study-abroad destination of your choice is a great achievement. However, in most of the cases, studying overseas is a money-intensive venture. The university fee and living costs in a land whose currency is of a higher value, results in a significant financial burden on the parents. However, there are scholarship options available which help in taking care of the financial burden. Students and parents may not be aware of Popular Scholarships to Study Overseas. It is advisable to explore these scholarships first to know whether the student is eligible and if so, application must be done at the earliest.  Scholarships offered by foreign universities/governments/organizations Governments of certain countries like Australia spend millions on scholarship schemes for International students. There are various scholarships applicable to all accredited universities in Australia like; Endeavour postgraduate Scholarships and Austral

Salient features of Overseas Travel Insurance

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Traveling to study abroad is a big moment for the students as well as parents. New education foundations will be built and a completely different chapter in the student’s life, full of opportunities, will open up. However, the journey is not without risks. In the unfortunate circumstance where there is an accident, theft, sickness or emergency; there is nothing that the parents can do post-occurrence of the incident. The overseas cost involved is very high and to bear it alone would be too great a financial burden. It is for such times that a Study Abroad Travel Insurance is vital, both for student and parent welfare and reimbursement.  The benefits of such a scheme are stated below: · Luggage: Reimbursement of agreed cost on the theft of luggage from the common carrier(common luggage storage). Only the cost of checked-in baggage theft is covered. Loss of laptop is also covered in case of theft from the insured person. ·   Flight delays: Reimbursement due to flight