Study Abroad Options
Compiled by Marie Holmes

Considering study abroad? More students than ever are taking advantage of the opportunities that study abroad offers. Whether your interest is language learning or service learning, there are hundreds of programs all over the world for you to choose from. If you are a student looking to receive college credit for courses taken abroad, the best place to begin your search is the study abroad office at your college or university.

These websites may also be useful:

• Institute for the International Education of
Students: www.iesabroad.org

• College Consortium for International
Studies:www.ccisabroad.org

• International Partnership for Service
Learning: www.ipsl.org

• School for International Training:
www.sit.edu

• Council on International Educational
Exchange: www.ciee.org

• Cultural Experiences Abroad:
www.gowithcea.com

• International Studies Abroad
www.studiesabroad.com

• Studyabroad.com: www.studyabroad.com

The following sites provide information about financing studies abroad. Again, you should first check with your home college or university. Many students are able to use grants and financial aid from their schools to help fund their studies abroad. If the study abroad program is officially approved by your school, you will also be eligible to receive federal aid.

• The Financial Aid Information Page:
www.finanaid.org

• National Security Education Program:
www.ndu.edu/nsep

• University of Minnesota Online Study
Abroad Directory: www.istc.umn.edu/OSAD/
Scholarshipsearch.html

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