Best practices when contacting us
We are here to help you. To ensure the best assistance, please follow these guidelines.
- Search our website first. Check out the Quick Links & FAQ.
- Choose the appropriate contact method from the options below. Email/Contact Form is the fastest way to reach us for all types of questions.
- Please do not contact us with the same question or request through multiple channels. It may result in a delayed response.
Quick Links & FAQ
Planning
- Program types and overviews
- Current program availabilities and application opening timelines
- Costs and financial planning
- How Study Abroad credits work
- Application process, requirements, recommendations and deadlines
Preparing
- Pre-departure requirements
- Study abroad registration (enrollment)
- Fees, when and how to pay
- S/NS grading option
Returning
Visiting exchange information
Frequently Asked Questions
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Email/Contact form
Option 1
If you have questions below, check out the linked pages first. Can’t find the answer? Email our office.
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- Program types and overviews
If you have questions for a particular Faculty-led program, contact a Faculty-led program director for the program. Contact information can be found under the “Questions?” tab in the online program brochure. - Current program availabilities and application opening timelines
- Application process, requirements, recommendations and deadlines
- Costs and financial planning
- How Study Abroad credits work
- Pre-departure requirements
- Study abroad registration (enrollment)
- Fees, when and how to pay
- S/NS grading option
- How to receive credits
For UW equivalent credits for foreign courses, contact departmental/academic advisers with course syllabi that can be downloaded from the partner provider’s or foreign institution’s website. - Credit Evaluation Form
- Visiting exchange students
- Technical issues
- If you are having issues with loading a certain item, submitting a required item or sending a recommendation request, please first try clearing browser cookies, signing out, restarting your browser, and signing in again. If the issue persists, please email us.
- Please include your screenshot if you can.
- Program types and overviews
- Fastest way to reach us
- You have UW NetID
⇒ Submit a contact form - You do not have UW NetID
⇒ Email studyabroad@uw.edu - Our typical response time is 1-3 business days
- If you are emailing a specific program manager, you do not need to copy studyabroad@uw.edu.
Email: studyabroad@uw.edu
Study abroad advising
Option 2
Advising Types
- General Study Abroad
- For current UW students, prospective UW students, or Non-UW students seeking study abroad opportunities
- General advising is for you if you:
- don’t know where to start
- are not sure which program is right for you
- have individual circumstances and challenges
- General advising does not replace program-specific advising. Scheduling the right type of advising helps you save time
- Scholarships and Funding
- Scholarships and funding advising can help you navigate through different funding options including financial aid and scholarships
- Program-Specific
- Program-specific advising is for you if you:
- are interested in
- or are applying/have applied to an Exchange, Partner, Direct Enrollment, or FRILA program
- Program-specific advising is for you if you:
- Credits from Abroad
- Credits and grades advising is for you if you have read this page and this page and still have questions about credits and grades
- Credits and grades advising DOES NOT provide UW equivalent credits for foreign courses. For credit equivalencies, please contact departmental/academic advisers with course syllabi.
- Study abroad advisers will not advise you on how your study abroad credits fit into your major or degree requirements. Please reach out to your academic adviser.
- Credits and grades advising are NOT for students on a Faculty-led Program
- For expert guidance, meet with an adviser
- Select the appropriate type of advising to prevent the need for additional appointments
- All appointments are online via Zoom
Virtual front desk
Option 3
- Consider emailing us with questions first
- If you prefer to speak with our staff, please note that the virtual front desk is not for advising. It will assist with connecting you to appropriate resources and checking the status of applications, requirements, enrollment, and credits/grades
Mondays & Tuesdays 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Front desk
Option 4
- Visit us for document pick-up or to have your physical copy signed by our staff
- The front desk is not for in-person drop-in advising
- Visiting the front desk doesn’t guarantee access to a specific staff member. Please email them to check their availability
4th Floor in Schmitz Hall
Monday – Thursday 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Inquiries for your family member
While we encourage students to take responsibility for their study abroad experience, parents and family members are welcome to email us at studyabroad@uw.edu for general questions about our UW Study Abroad programs. Please note that we can only provide general information that can be found on our website.
Privacy considerations
UW Study Abroad must abide by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This can mean that we cannot divulge student academic, financial or enrollment information to parents without the student’s written consent. If you are making an inquiry on behalf of your student regarding their academic, financial, or enrollment information, please include written consent from your student in your email message and copy your student on that email. Find out more information about student educational privacy rights.
Request a Study Abroad speaker
Need someone to speak to your team, unit, group of students or department? Submit the Speaker Request Form to request a staff member to discuss the many study abroad opportunities at the UW!
Faculty & staff inquiries
- Please email studyabroad@uw.edu for the following topics:
- Technical issues with our application system
- General recommendation survey
- General inquiries on study abroad programs and processes
- Please email directly to the program manager for questions regarding UW Faculty-led programs, program proposal, etc. If you don’t know your program manager, please email studyabroad@uw.edu.
- Please contact our finance and administration team for questions and issues regarding field advance card.
Adviser inquiries
For credit-related questions, please visit our Adviser Guide for Credit Conversion page. If you have any study abroad-related questions or encounter technical issues with the Credit Evaluation Form, feel free to email us at studyabroad@uw.edu.