The Places You'll Go Passport Stipend

Award Amount: $200
The Places You’ll Go Passport Stipend is a $200 award designed to support students applying for their first U.S. passport. This one-time stipend helps cover the cost of a passport book for students who are applying to study abroad and have never had a U.S. passport book.

Eligibility

• Must be a currently enrolled, degree-seeking University of Arizona student in good academic standing.
• Must have a Traveler profile on Via TRM, the platform in which study abroad applications are hosted
• Must be eligible to acquire a U.S. adult passport.
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Be 18 years or older
• Never had a U.S. passport book
• Not have already applied for a U.S. passport book
• Priority will be given to students who are applying or already accepted to a for-credit, in-person Arizona International Study Abroad program that is is a faculty-led, exchange, summer research, internship program or is at an Arizona Abroad Location.
  • Programs not eligible for this award: Non-UA Study Abroad Programs, Departmentally Managed Programs (DMP), fully-funded study abroad programs, virtual programs and non-credit student travel abroad.
     

How to Apply

• Students who attend a required passport application session will need to confirm their eligibility based on criteria above and will need to create a Via Traveler Profile.
• Students who are currently applying or accepted to an approved Arizona International Study Abroad program will have their eligibility evaluated as they complete their Study Abroad Via application. Students who meet the eligibility criteria and attend the required passport application session will be able to complete a form in their Via study abroad application to be considered for this stipend.
• Students who are not yet applying or accepted to an approved Arizona International Study Abroad program and meet the eligibility criteria and attend the required passport application session will be able to complete a Google Form application to be considered for this stipend.
• The deadline to submit the application form for The Places You'll Go Passport Stipend will align with the application deadline for the student’s study abroad program.
   

Terms and Conditions

• There are a limited number of awards available each term and students are encouraged to apply early. Submission of an application does not guarantee selection.
• Selected students are required to attend a workshop, held virtually or in-person, or complete an online module that will guide them through the passport application process.
• Selected students must upload either their passport application receipt or the confirmation email received after applying for their U.S. passport.
• Stipend funds will be disbursed to the student’s Bursar account and may be applied toward any outstanding balances.
• Students may only receive this award once.
• This stipend is not eligible to be used for passport renewal costs.