Most financial aid and scholarships continue as on the home campus. Participants in the Innsbruck Program never have to worry about such things. Your tickets from the U.S. to Austria are arranged for you by Notre Dame. Upon arrival in Europe, a bus is waiting at the terminal to transport all of the students and their luggage directly to their dorms. You pay Notre Dame directly, and all the arrangements are made for you.
Most students prepare for the year in Austria by taking a two-semester course sequence.
Even students who have never studied German can prepare for the Innsbruck program by taking advantage of the intensive courses offered by the Department of German and Russian Languages and Literatures. According to the course description, students with no previous study of German will develop skills in understanding, speaking, reading and writing German. There is also a comprehensive introduction to the culture of Austria, and students are informed thoroughly about the program. The courses meet five days per week. It is this daily exposure to the language that allows such quick progress.