WHY STUDY ABROAD?

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

 

There will be two kinds of CEOs who will exist in the next five years; those who think globally and those who are unemployed.” Peter Drucker

Explore
Live a dream
Learn by doing
Inspire a career
Open your mind
Defy convention
Challenge yourself
Celebrate diversity
Learn about yourself
Liven up your resume
Earn academic credits
Expand your horizons
Summon your courage
Experience personal growth
Become fluent in another language
Make lifelong friends and memories
Experience and understand a new culture

The International Programs Office at Worcester State University  invites you to an opportunity of a lifetime in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, the South Pacific…almost  anywhere you’ve dreamed of going …

IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START PLANNING FOR YOUR  STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE!

Useful Resources
Links for students considering Study Abroad:

            Fulbright Opportunities for Students

•  Global Career-Building Internships

  Build your resume with real-world work experience while still getting international experience and differentiate yourself from other graduates. An international internship will allow you to stand out from the crowd..

• Study Abroad.com
• Consortium for Transatlantic Scholarship
• The International Partnership for Service Learning
• College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS)
• Academic Programs International (API)
• Cultural Embrace by API
• International Studies Abroad (ISA)
• Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA)
• Global Links
• Semester at Sea
• American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)
• Center for International Studies (CIS)
• Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
• School for International Training (SIT)
• University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC)

Please note that these are but a small sampling of program providers.
Search the web to find many others. Also note that the programs provided
by these organizations all have their own admissions criteria, deadlines,
and applications procedures. Also many of the above organizations offer
scholarship opportunities to students on their programs. Check with each
program for their scholarship opportunities.

 

Funding Your Study Abroad Experience
Scholarships & Grants!

http://www.studyabroadfunding.org/

http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program

FAQs for Parents

FAQs for Students

Practical Guidelines for Study Abroad
       Includes information on Travel warnings,
       visas, passports, etc.

How to support students before,
during and after their programs