{"id":162,"date":"2020-02-04T14:02:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T14:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu.master-7rqtwti-ytf57z7frat4e.us-2.platformsh.site\/isss\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:14:53","slug":"program-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/isss\/sponsored-student-program\/program-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Program overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who are sponsored students?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsored students receive primary educational funding through a third-party source, such as a government (U.S. or foreign), foundation, nonprofit organization, employer, university or business. Students receiving financial support through a Mizzou academic department would not be considered sponsored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure if you&#8217;re a sponsored student? If you can answer yes to any of the following questions, contact the Sponsored Student Program for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you receive educational funding from a source other than your family or the University of Missouri?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does your scholarship provider require invoicing?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does your scholarship program have reporting requirements?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Sponsored Student Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MU Sponsored Student Program provides comprehensive services to sponsored students and sponsoring agencies from admission inquiry through graduation. The program also serves as students&#8217; central point of contact and liaison for campus stakeholders, including academic divisions, Graduate School, Office of Admissions, Residential Life and Cashiers Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sponsored Student Program currently works with more than 30 sponsoring agencies and serves approximately 200 students each year. These students represent nearly 50 countries and study a variety of fields at non-degree, undergraduate and graduate levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/isss\/about\/people\/jillian-collins\/\">Jillian Collins<\/a>, director of sponsored student programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/isss\/about\/people\/kim-adams\/\">Kim Adams<\/a>, sponsored student adviser<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sponsored Student Program provides a wide variety of services to sponsoring agencies and their students, as well as to University of Missouri departments and community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsoring agencies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assistance with documentation requests, such as cost of attendance estimates and third-party billing support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication with students and campus stakeholders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual visits to sponsors based in New York and Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campus visit support and facilitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prospective and new students<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Application support for Intensive English Program, non-degree, undergraduate and graduate students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Airport arrival assistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Housing resources and assistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specialized orientation and welcome events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current students<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full-service advising, including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>F-1 and J-1 immigration compliance support for students&#8217; whose records are managed by Mizzou.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sponsorship compliance and reporting requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrollment and registration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campus and community resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dependent resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication with sponsoring agencies, campus stakeholders and the Columbia community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insurance waiver processing for students with qualifying coverage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual and semester sponsored student events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mizzou departments and community members<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Volunteer opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fulbright application support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are sponsored students? 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