By living in a foreign country you will constantly challenge yourself in many new and exciting ways and gain a level of independence you never knew you had. Studying abroad will expose you to diverse people and viewpoints, and you will get to experience a different way of life apart from yours in your home country. You will be immersed in the language, culture, and people of your host country and will get to experience life as a resident, rather than just a tourist.
Every university and college offer their own unique programs that you can study abroad, however there are also programs out there to help you. Check out some of the one's AFB found!
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Some of the study abroad programs also offer the chance for internships, and that's awesome! But there are a few organizations that specifically work to help you find an internship (both paid and unpaid) that best suits you!
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Here you can look into some programs that offer funding assistance for those who are travelling and studying abroad (however not all programs require you be enrolled in school)
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Studying Abroad Programs
Global Student ExperienceGlobal Student Experience is a dedicated team of study abroad enthusiasts, devoted to spreading the benefits of international education to U.S. college and university students. Global Student Experience offers summer, quarter, trimester, semester, and year-long study abroad programs in Europe, Australia, and Latin America. Click here to read the blog posts by some of the student who participated in the Global Student Experience.
International Education of StudentsIES Abroad is one of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most reputable study abroad providers, IES Abroad is a Chicago-based, not-for-profit academic consortium that enrols more than 5,500 students from 185 U.S. colleges and universities annually. They dedicate their resources to ensuring that you have access to both outstanding academic and cultural experiences. By studying abroad with IES Abroad, you have the option of more than 90 different programs in cities throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, and South America.
Study AbroadStudyAbroad.com is the Internet's leading source of information on educational opportunities for students to study in other countries.They offer a number of study abroad programs, including summer study abroad, internship, service learning and volunteer abroad programs, high school study abroad, intensive language programs and more, all organized by subject or country or city. They also offer a Study Abroad Student Guide that covers topics such as reasons for studying abroad, living abroad, orientations and arrangements, health and adjustments, re-entry and careers.
CIEE Study AbroadCIEE has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. CIEE is for anyone who wants to indulge a passion, explore a fascination, or challenge the status quo - of the wide world or their personal routine. Study abroad at a CIEE Study Center in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, or Spain and make the world your laboratory.
CISabroadCIS provides and packages affordable opportunities and experiences to “make you a part of the world and the world a part of you.” The mission of CISabroad is to provide innovative education programs that broaden academic perspectives, promote global awareness, and encourage personal development while laying the foundation for participants to become engaged world citizens.
Travellers QuestTravellers Quest is the world’s largest travel information directory for volunteer, internship, gap year, language abroad, teach abroad, and study abroad programs. Their database consists of over 25,000 programs with varieties of travelling opportunities, resources, equipments and other useful contents that can address the needs of travelers.
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American Institute for Foreign StudyAIFS is recognized as a leading provider of study abroad programs. AIFS program fees are guaranteed in dollars, in saying that the program fee is also all-inclusive, making it simple for you to live and study abroad while experiencing all that the world has to offer. AIFS offers a wide range of unique programs in Asia, Australia, Europe, South Africa and the Americas while also offering courses in English or in foreign languages from beginner to advanced levels
Global Learning SemestersGlobal Learning Semesters operates innovative university-level study abroad programs, primarily for students from the United States and Canada. Their approach focuses on integrating academics and co-curricular activities to maximize student's time learning about and experiencing the countries. What makes them different from other organizations is that they offer Multi-Country Programs (Europe, Mediterranean & Global) and Single-Country Programs (Cyprus, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Mexico, Argentina, China & India)
Education FirstEF is a privately-held company with 16 divisions that offer a range of educational programs from language training, educational travel, and academic degrees to cultural exchanges. With a mission to break down barriers in language, culture and geography, EF has helped people of all ages and nationalities become citizens of the world. EF operates 400 schools and offices in over 50 countries. EF participants broaden their outlook, acquire new skills, see new countries, and gain more confidence.
Global Links Learning AbroadGlobal Links Learning Abroad is a leader in studying abroad known for high-quality, full service programs with excellent value in a wide range locations throughout Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Asia, and Europe. Their Discovery Model combines the design of their programs, along with the support of North American and overseas staff, to offer all participants the unique advantage of discovery in 5 key areas: personal, academic, cultural, social, and professional.
Go AbroadGoAbroad.com is committed to providing the most comprehensive international education and alternative travel databases. Their searchable directories contain tens of thousands of opportunities abroad - updated daily - including study, internships, volunteer, teaching, language schools, jobs & much more. Their main goal is to help you find meaningful ways to explore your world!
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Internships Abroad
BaseCamp International CentersBaseCamp International Centers knows that finding a good internship placement can be a challenge. That's why they do the groundwork in advance to ensure the placement is a good match for the intern, and that the internship placement meets your needs and provides you with the experience you are looking for. They work closely with local government and non-governmental organizations, international development organizations and local grassroots groups to set-up and support internship opportunities. Their programs also focus on assisting interns with the transition to living and working overseas.
InternshipsInternships.com serves as the leading nexus between internships and students, higher education and employers. They develop world class tools and services to enable every student, employer and educator to better understand and optimize the work opportunities of the future.
Global ExperiencesGlobal Experiences is the world's leading provider of high quality customized international internship programs abroad, including summer internships. They aim to provide a quality experience, to help you gain invaluable practical work experience, learn a language or how to teach English as a second language, and help you become more exceptional through opportunities to live, work and study abroad. What Jexter loves most about this organization is that they offer an LGBT Internship. The Global Experiences LGBT Internship Program offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain valuable work experience in a career area that also has considerable resonance and personal meaning to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered students around the globe.
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Odyssey TravelInternship Programs Abroad acts as an agent for Travel CUTS, the Canadian Student Travel Company. TravelCUTS Internship Abroad Program assists students in finding suitable and unique internship opportunities overseas. If you are looking to fulfill a work placement requirement as part of your academic studies Internships Abroad can provide you with all the information and support you need to find an internship that will work for you. At home, and overseas, their staff is committed to ensuring your placement experience is successful and rewarding for both you and your host organization.
Cultural EmbraceCultural Embrace's mission is to encourage people to recognize and appreciate cultural diversity. We believe that visiting a place firsthand allows one to truly experience the authenticity of a culture and develop one's own impressions. They offer a great internship program as well as volunteering, working and teaching abroad programs throughout Latin America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia & New Zealand for 1-52 weeks
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Funding Assistance
Fund for Education AbroadFund for Education Abroad was founded in 2008. In 2009, a board was established to provide advice on the needs of students in education abroad and how best offer them more opportunities. FEA is committed to increasing the opportunities for dedicated American students to participate in high-quality, rigorous education abroad programs by reducing financial restrictions through the provision of grants and scholarships.
Institute of International EducationInstitute of International Education is designed to help students find funding. This simple and easy-to-use website is useful for many student travellers. The search engine allows you to search by keyword, region, field or study and/or scholarship. This website also offers a list of valuable resources and directories.
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Road Trip NationRoad Trip Nation offers something called Indie Roadtrips. This is their way of reaching more individuals and getting back to the grass roots feel of "Road tripping". The Roadtrippers themselves document the Roadtrip through film, photos and/or blogs. In return, the Roadtrippers receive a grant to help out with some of the trip's expenses. The amount of the grant depends on your participation. There are two levels of participation for Indie Roadtrip grants:
1. Photo (between 20-30 photos) and blog (3 blogs) about your trip and interviews (at least 3 interviews - no filming required) = $300. 2. Photo, blog, film, and edit. You must document your Roadtrip with a video camera, and you will edit your footage into 5-7 minute segments = $500. |