Study Abroad...Anyone can do it!
The opportunities for studying abroad are endless and new scholarship opportunities are popping up all the time, providing students from all fields of study, backgrounds, abilities, interests, income levels, and experiences the opportunity to get out there and experience the increasingly interconnected world. Plan at least a year in advance to maximize your options for programs and scholarships!
Read Professor Taso Lagos' Daily article "Studying Abroad not Just for the Elite Anymore" (10/22/09).
Scholarship Opportunities:
- Search our database for study abroad scholarships. Here are just a few of the major national, and a few of the UW, study abroad scholarship programs to consider:
- Other study abroad scholarship search sites; there are many, but here are a few to get you started:
- Please keep in mind that many scholarships may not be labeled as "study abroad" scholarships, but may allow students to use the funding in a variety of ways, including for study abroad expenses. So be sure to look at all scholarship opportunities for which you are eligible and that match your interests and experiences.
Campus resources for information on study abroad programs & opportunities:
- International Programs & Exchanges Office
- Global Opportunities Advisers - Housed in the Center for Experiential Learning, International Programs & Exchanges, and the Office of Minority Affairs/Diversity, the Global Opportunities advisers provide information about the GO! need-based scholarship program for study abroad, the Fritz Undergraduate Scholarship for students in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and general study abroad advising for students underrepresented in study abroad programs.
- Exploration Seminars
- Departmental study abroad programs
Where to go for information on traveling abroad:
- There are new UW policies governing international travel, which became effective January 1, 2011. Collectively, these policies,designed to improve the safety and security of all UW travelers who are overseas on official university activities, make up the UW's Global Emergency. Management Plan:- A new International Emergency Telephone Line is now available for emergencies posing an immediate risk to the safety and/or security of UW travelers overseas on official UW business, monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by the University of Washington Police. If you are in a genuine emergency overseas, please call 00-1-206-632-0153. Additional information is available at the travel emergency webpage of the Office of Global Affairs at http://www.washington.edu/globalaffairs/emergency/.
- All UW students traveling on study abroad programs through International Programs and Exchanges (IP&E) are now required to sign up for the mandatory UW Study Abroad Insurance program through our chosen provider, HTH, or to apply for a waiver if they can demonstrate that they have equivalent personal insurance coverage for study abroad. We are currently exploring how to expand this requirement to include all UW study abroad students.
- A new UW Travel Registry will allow us to track the locations and contact information of UW students overseas. We hope to make the Travel Registry available to other members of the UW community on a voluntary basis in the near future.
- Travel smart, read through the US State Department's Students Abroad website
- Get inspired by other students' experiences:
- UW Honors Program's Student Travel Blogs
- UW International Programs & Exchanges Student Snapshots from Abroad