NEW: Hong Kong Scholarship

November 25, 2014

Announcing a new scholarship for summer study in Hong Kong! Click image for a larger PDF.

International Career Networking Event

November 17, 2014

Campus Times-New Delhi, India

November 13, 2014

AIT professor provides inside look at the Budapest institute of computer science

November 7, 2014

We dare you to get bored in Madrid

November 7, 2014

Below: Steven Gattuso of Computer Science, at left,  and Boubacar Diallo, center, and and Victor Montano of Mechanical Engineering are studying in Madrid this semester.

Istanbul: Two Worlds in One

November 7, 2014

Learn About Boren Scholarships

October 28, 2014

Foreign Focus: Berlin, Germany and Graduate Student Rachel Bierasinski

October 23, 2014

Meet IES Rio Director

October 22, 2014

Learn about College Year in Athens

October 20, 2014

Checklist for a Semester Abroad by Alexa Ball ('15, Biology)

September 19, 2014

Study Abroad Eat N Greet

September 19, 2014

IES Open House

September 5, 2014

Learn more about programs offered by the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES). Wendy Viggiano, our IES campus representative will be on campus Tuesday, September 9.

Scholarship Recipients for Fall 2014 and Full Year 2014-'15

June 23, 2014

Congratulations to all the students who received scholarships!

Fulbright Scholars 2014: University of Rochester

June 12, 2014

Congratulations Class of 2014

May 16, 2014

Over 350 members of the senior class have studied overseas. Best wishes from the Center for Study Abroad! 

Rochester Review's sixth annual Study Abroad Photo Contest Winners

May 9, 2014

Senior Spotlight: Caroline Speth ('14, Japanese)

May 5, 2014

Congratulations to senior, Caroline Speth ('14, Japanese). Caroline will leave for Japan in July to participate in The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET) as an Assistant Language Teacher. Caroline studied abroad in Nagoya, Japan, for her junior year through IES Abroad.

Foreign Focus: London, England (Internships in Europe)

April 28, 2014

Two Rochester Students To Build Community Center in South Africa

April 23, 2014

Study Abroad Returnees participate in Experience 2018

April 13, 2014

Study abroad returnees assisted with Experience 2018, Academic and Student Services Fair on Saturday, April 12th. The Center for Study Abroad Staff would like to thank our returnees for assisting families and students in the Class of 2018 and their commitment to international education. The event was a success and our table was very busy.

Alumni Update: Paul Vergara in Cape Town, South Africa

April 13, 2014

Paul Vergara ('13, Globalization of Music & Dance Culture) is working in South Africa for Grassroots Soccer. Paul recently joined the Partnerships Team at the headquarters in Cape Town. Within two weeks of working at his new post in Cape Town, Paul was surprised to meet UR students studying in South Africa, and one student participating in the Semester at Sea Program. Thank you to Paul for sending us updates and photos. Paul have traveled throughout most of South Africa as well as parts of Mozambique and Namibia. Paul studied abroad Spring, 2012, through the Semester at Sea Program. We are happy he was lucky enough to meet Lauren Kee who is currently on the Semester at Sea Program.

Foreign Focus: Malawi immersion seminar

April 10, 2014

Foreign Focus: Christchurch, New Zealand

April 10, 2014

Foreign Focus: Athens, Greece, an exploration of study abroad experiences

April 10, 2014

Gilman Scholarship for Fall 2014 and Full Year

March 4, 2014

The Gilman application deadline for Fall ’14 and Full Year study abroad is March 4, 2014. Students who are both a United States citizen and a Pell Grant recipient are eligible to apply for a Gilman Scholarship, a study-abroad specific scholarship that can award up to $8,000.

Summer Programs in Archaeology

February 13, 2014

Learn about getting undergraduate credit for participating in archaeological fieldwork in Bermuda or Italy at an information session on the University's summer programs in archaeology. The session runs from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, in the Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Program in Archaeology, Technology, and Historical Structures; the Department of History; and the Department of Religion and Classics. For further information, contact Elizabeth Colantoni for the program in Italy or Michael Jarvis for the program in Bermuda.

Arezzo, Italy information sessions

January 30, 2014

Italy in the Fall! Come share your dreams of studying/visiting Italia with Arezzo Italian Studies in Tuscany program director, Donna Logan. Office hours are every Monday in Lattimore 401 from 2:00-3:15pm or Tuesdays from 1:30-3:30pm in Dewey 2-134, until March 3. For more information, contact Donna at dlogan@tin.it.

$2K Grant Available for Exchange Programs in Australia, China, Israel, Japan, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, and the United Kingdom

January 24, 2014

Rochester students interested in study abroad experiences now have an expanded and improved selection of opportunities in exchange programs. Exchange programs offer students the option of directly enrolling for a semester’s or year’s study at select partner institutions. Direct enrollment provides undergrads the opportunity to explore and study overseas in a more independent, self-directed way by integrating fully into the campus community as a full-time student.

2014-2015 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships

January 15, 2014

The application deadline for the 2014-2015 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships is January 24, 2014.  Applications are now available at www.borenawards.org. Boren Awards, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where they can add important international and language components to their educations.

Gilman Scholarship Recipients for Fall 2013 and Spring 2014

January 14, 2014

Congratulations to all the students who received scholarships!