You should apply to receive a Martinson Global Grant once you are accepted for your global experience, but prior to the corresponding term request deadline. You cannot apply for funding for an experience you are currently on or participated in previously.

Once you submit your application, the Honors team will review your request. Funding will not disperse until the semester of your experience, so the bill for that term is credited with the Martinson Global Grant. You will receive an email award letter upon approval confirmation.

Please note that the MGG process team has final discretion regarding the amount of funding granted from the Martinson Global Grants.  

IMPORTANT: the funding credit will first be applied towards any pending amount due/existing balance.  

Student Financial Services will apply the approved amount of funding during the appropriate awarding period. Once the award has been approved, Honors will send a confirmation email to the student, sharing the amount they’ve been confirmed for and will provide more information on fund dispersal.

No! The Pre-Application for MGG Funding is intended to provide students with an easy, straightforward pathway to learn how much global funding they are eligible to receive from the John Martinson Honors Program. Later, students who submit a pre-application can use that very same form to upload their acceptance confirmation once they are ready to confirm their participation & receive MGG funds.

• Any Northeastern-approved global experience (see list above)
• Program Fees (DOC Fee, ASB Fee, study abroad fees that are not tuition)
• Airfare (economy only)
• Visa or Passport renewal fees
• Local transportation fees (if not included in program fee)
• Housing (if not included in program fee)
• Meals (if not included in program fee)
  • To estimate the amount you might need for meals, please refer to the GEO webpage for your program for guidance. Most DOC web pages have estimated additional expenses for meals, etc.
  • If this information is not provided, please research your location of travel and request a reasonable amount for meals (i.e. not eating out for every meal and having expensive meals).
• Required Course Materials (may only include books, software, or equipment that are referenced in a syllabus or program document).
• Other (must specify purpose)

• Tuition (Financial Aid does cover tuition; consult Student Financial Services for specifics in your case-sfs@northeastern.edu.)
• Self-Directed Global Experience
• Global Co-Op
• Personal travel while abroad
• Airfare upgrades
• Equipment/electronics not explicitly listed in a syllabus or course document
• A Domestic Co-op

If you are applying for funds for a future experience/academic term, your Martinson Global Grant will not be officially added to your financial aid package until close to the start of that experience/academic term. Financial aid package information can be viewed via the My Financial Aid Status section of your Student Hub under Resources.

Once funds are awarded, the money will officially disburse after the experience/semester has officially begun. To determine whether funding has disbursed, please review your myNortheastern student account information and select the option to review ‘Account Summary/ Detail by term.’ Please note that your e-bill is a static document and will not update in real time to reflect current disbursement information.

If there is an outstanding balance on a student’s account when the award is posted, the award may be applied to that balance first. Occasionally, students may reach their aid cap for the academic year, and in such cases their Honors Global Funding will be reduced to the maximum amount that can be awarded without disrupting other aid.

Should your global funding create a credit for you to withdraw as a refund from your student account, information on how to set-up direct deposit and request a refund can be found on the Student Financial Services website.