WELCOME TO THE FORUM’S 17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

We can’t wait to welcome you to the 17th Annual Conference on March 1-5, 2021, when we’ll gather virtually to upskill, network, and share knowledge with the field’s best and the brightest.

Let’s rebuild, collaborate, and innovate for better and brighter days to come…starting now. We are agile educators, and not only will we get through this together, we will be stronger and more resilient.

Sessions

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Introduction to the Conference Session

Cynthia Arochi-Zendejas
Lindsay McCauslin
Learn more about The Forum, what the Forum Conference has to offer, and how to navigate the virtual platform.

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Opening Plenary

Melissa Torres
Selected by President Obama as the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history, Richard is the first Latino, immigrant, and gay person to serve in the role.

20th Anniversary Panel: Looking Back: A Conversation with Forum Trailblazers

Jon Booth
Colleagues instrumental in The Forum's establishment and success will gather to reflect on the past 20 years. Their ingenuity laid the foundation for the strong organization we have become and guided the field through times of great challenge. Let’s learn from their insights, experience, and their messages to the next generation of education abroad professionals.

Marketing without Borders: A Student-Centered Approach to Strategic Marketing with Social Media

Sara Dart
Candace Ricks
Matt Schiesel
Allison McNamara
This interactive session will take a critical look at how we strategically connect with today’s students in the current educational landscape, offering an in-depth view of their cohort and its values, as well as an opportunity to build a real strategic plan of action for marketing and outreach through the use of social media.

Virtual Education Abroad: Prioritizing Accessibility and Sustainability

Magdalena Grudzinski-Hall
Lara DuCate
Karen Edwards
Victoria Ellenberger
The presenters introduce the University of South Carolina's innovative and timely focus on its virtual education abroad program. This rigorous program develops a new modality and imports academic outcomes through experiential learning, prioritizing a holistic and rigorous experience for students, while heavily relying on international partnerships.

Model Practices for Leveraging The Forum Standards on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion to Support Diverse EA Students

David Wick
Maraina Montgomery
Theresa Gagnon
Heather Theisen-Gandara
In this highly interactive session, presenters will share practice-based models for supporting diverse students in education abroad. This timely topic addresses some of our nation’s biggest challenges around equity, diversity, and inclusion. Leave this session with your own concrete plans to support your institution or organization’s alignment with the Forum’s Standards around equity, diversity,

Program Development During a Pandemic: Three Examples of Solutions in Action

Hannah Kilgore
Ellie Buckhout
Colby Hepner
This session will focus on solutions to program development challenges. The panel will present three examples of program development challenges, all in different contexts and at different stages of development, and the solutions in action implemented in each one. The session will also provide an opportunity for participants to work with colleagues to brainstorm their own solutions in action.

Community Connection

Amelia Dietrich
Natalie A. Mello
Elizabeth Frohlich
Lindsay McCauslin
What better way to spend your lunch hour than getting to know new international education colleagues? Breakout groups during this time slot include Newcomers, One-Person Offices, Resident Directors and On-Site Staff, Risk Managers and Health & Safety Specialists

Language Lunchroom: Spanish

Abraham De La Rosa
What better way to spend your lunch hour than getting to know new international education colleagues? Join this Language Lunchroom for a casual conversation in Spanish.

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Forum Book Club: Richard Blanco's How to Love a Country

Amy muse
William Robert
Inspired by inaugural poet Richard Blanco’s Opening Plenary address? Join us to discuss his remarks, and for an analysis and discussion of a small selection of poems from his latest book, How to Love a Country (2019).

Education Abroad Crises: A History of the Field’s Adaptations

Ari Massefski
Chrissie Faupel
Soren Peterson
In this session, presenters discuss various crises that the field of education abroad has experienced in the past. Primarily using SECUSS-L archives, audience members explore the ways in which the field has responded -- and ultimately overcome -- past crises. These archives provide subsequent valuable lessons to practitioners on how to overcome current and future crises.

Re-imagining our Roles: Building Sustainable, Equitable and Inclusive Communities through Education Abroad

Samantha Brandauer
Julia Carnine
Louis Berends
Monica Francioso
This session encourages participants based in the US or abroad to address and consider and challenge inequities perpetuated by education abroad. In the midst of COVID-19, it has been clear that US based higher education and education abroad institutions and professionals need to recognize our privilege and responsibilities vis-à-vis our partners and host communities abroad.

Faculty-Led Programs Go Remote: Virtual Learning Lessons Learned

Marina Markot
Stina Dufour
Joshua Hudson
The pandemic necessitated a wide-spread transition to remote global learning opportunities across the field. Faculty-led programs, being travel-intensive and immersive, may seem unlikely to translate well into the virtual approach. Yet lessons and successes from three diverse institutions tell a different story, and may point us toward emerging standards for technology-enhanced global learning.

Learning from the Laureates: The New Nobel Dialogue Scholarship and the 2020 Global Senior Leadership Symposium

Melissa Torres
Marissa Lombardi
David Wick
Darla K. Deardorff
Natalie A. Mello
Come learn about an exciting new scholarship program sponsored by EF and The Forum to equip students to address some of our most complex global challenges! This fully funded opportunity will include an online course focused on social justice and intercultural competence taught by Dr. Darla Deardorff and Dr. David Wick, a week-long program in Stockholm to attend the 2021 Nobel Dialogue Week, and an opportunity to meet leaders from the Nobel Prize Museum. The session will also include a discussion of themes emerging from the 45 schools that participated in the first Global Senior Leadership Symposium in December 2020, which was offered in collaboration with EF, The Forum, AIEA, and the Nobel Prize Museum.

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The COVID Chronicles: Impact on Education Abroad and Student Experience

Hugh Anderson
Kara Pike Inman
Shayle Havemann
The evacuation of Spring 2020 Education Abroad students due to COVID-19 brought many challenges to both students and Education Abroad professionals. This session will feature case studies from U.S. and South Africa-based students and Education Abroad professionals, and examine lessons learned through collaborative discussion and breakout sessions.

From Pre-Departure Meetings to Post-Meeting Evaluation: A Holistic Model of Elevating Intercultural Understanding

Hannah Hahn
Alexis Wren
Diana Cordoba
This presentation focuses on the importance of designing meaningful and scaffolded pre-departure meetings, daily sessions with a facilitation guide for faculty, and post-trip meetings. It highlights the critical role of host country partners and their early engagement that develop the intercultural knowledge and competence of both faculty and students participating in short-term programs abroad.

Climate Justice is Racial Justice: The Intersection of Climate, Race, and International Education

Megan Swanick
Adrienne Fusek
Ine Williams
Environmental justice is racial justice. Sustainability necessitates addressing racism. This session introduces a foundational understanding of environmental justice, then facilitates open conversation as we brainstorm actionable methods to educate and advocate through the field of international education to achieve a more just, equitable, and climate conscious future.

Revolutionary Responses to EDI through Funding, Partnerships and Programming

Kira Espiritu
Jessica Calhoun
Alejandra Barahona
Andrew Gordon
This session explores the unanticipated silver-linings that emerged from the local and global crises of 2020. Leveraging these silver-linings to incite change within the international education field has led to promising EDI practices. Presenters will share diverse solutions in action such as funding models, integrated partnerships and institutional changes within international education offices.

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Wine & Art Tour of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (part 1)

Enjoy wine tasting while enjoying an exclusive virtual art tour of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, MA. Come prepared to sip on your own Prosecco and Sancerre while exploring different parts of the museum. Sponsored by the American College of Thessaloniki.

Evolving Your Practice: Applying Career Development Theory to Education Abroad

Melissa Buerkett
As career integration in international education becomes increasingly relevant, advisors will benefit from a foundational knowledge of career development theory. Whether advising, designing programs or conducting assessment, the theories and inventories we will review will equip you for maximizing students’ professional development experiences.

Turning COVID Challenges into Positive Change: Study Abroad Promotion Opportunities

Carrie Martins
Amy Ruhter McMillan
Briana Casey
Sarah Spiegel
Three diverse institutions discuss areas of change and growth that have emerged in education abroad promotion to address challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters provide attendees the opportunity to share their experiences with innovative outreach solutions and strategies for carrying these promotion best practices forward.

Restructuring Global Learning through Values-Driven Change in a Post-COVID World

Annie Phillips
Alice Lesnick
Linda Beck
The COVID pandemic has forced and inspired practitioners to revolutionize International Education. This session will demonstrate how examining current practices through the lens of our values helps international educators remove existing inequities in global education. The presenters will guide participants to identify core values and ways of revolutionizing IE anchored by those values.

Navigating Health, Safety and Security Through an Evolving Pandemic

Bill Frederick
Patrick Morgan
COVID-19 has been the most disruptive event in living memory and has challenged return to operations across the education abroad community. This session will navigate through various decision-making and risk mitigation processes that address known and unknown risks of operating during an evolving pandemic landscape and account for shifts in institutional risk tolerance.

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Virtual Musical Performance: Singer/Song writer Zach Seals

Zach Seals is a 22 year old singer/songwriter, producer, and poet from Baltimore, who is a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Grab your lunch or a snack and settle in to listen to his set of dramatic indie pop ballads, featuring original music and covers.

Community Connection

Abraham De La Rosa
Natalie A. Mello
Elizabeth Frohlich
Connect with colleagues from other with similar interests for open discussion and networking. Share what’s on your mind, and offer support to others as we navigate current challenges together.

Language Lunchroom-Italian

Amelia Dietrich
What better way to spend your lunch hour than getting to know new international education colleagues? Join this Language Lunchroom for a casual conversation in Spanish.

COVID-19: Is This the Opportunity for a New Study Abroad Era?

Ermioni Karachaliou
Gregory Barton
During the COVID-19 era, students attend their courses through a variety of distance learning platforms However, this “new normal” neglects a key ingredient in the college experience – study abroad. This Community Connection challenges participants to think about new and unique ways that study abroad programs can be delivered virtually or in a hybrid modality in order to emulate community and cultural immersion.

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University Gap Programs to Support Enrollment & Promote Education Abroad

Laura Smith
Ian Lim-Bonner
Heilwig Jones

No Time for Dating - Partnerships in the Time of Corona

Helena Kaufman
Malene Torp
Mark Lenhart

Study at home: Lessons learned in developing innovative international student programs and what it means for education abroad

Stephanie Gulden
Marissa Mitchell
Savon Jackson
Tim Baird

Maximizing Internships: The Value of Career Coaching and Competency Development Concurrent with an Internship Experience

Cynthia Engel
Jillian Low

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Evolving Partnerships, Challenges, and Solutions: The Virtual Internship as a Catalyst for Education Abroad

Lea Levy
Grant Littke
Brett Steenbarger
Sherrine Boseman Rives

A Spectrum of Hate: Global Injustices

Michael Woolf
Keshia Abraham
Darin Smith-Gaddis

Exercise, Exercise, Exercise – Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse

Jess Miller
Tristan Tafolla
Matt Etre

Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad Presents...

Amelia Dietrich
Audrey Murrell
Kris Acheson-Clair
Katherine Yngve
Lan Jin
Aletha Stahl

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Virtual Team Trivia

Virtual networking opportunity that allows attendees to make new connections, have fun, and unwind after a day of conference sessions!

Business Meeting and Strategic Plan, including State of the Field

Melissa Torres
Enda Carroll
Amelia Dietrich
Tracey Bradley
John Lucas
All Forum members, especially institutional representatives, are encouraged to attend this important report to the membership from The Forum's Board Chair, Council Chair, President & CEO, and Director for Research & Resources. The agenda will include a report on the latest data from The Forum’s State of the Field Survey, along with reports on Forum administrative operations, Forum programs and services, and Forum finances. Time will be reserved for questions and discussion.

20th Anniversary Panel: Looking Forward: The Future of The Forum and the Field

Enda Carroll
Colleagues instrumental in The Forum's establishment and success will gather to reflect on the past 20 years. Their ingenuity laid the foundation for the strong organization we have become and guided the field through times of great challenge. Let’s learn from their insights, experience, and their messages to the next generation of education abroad professionals.

From Crisis to Catalyst: A Phased Approach to Reviving Your Ed Abroad Office

Anna Welton
Rich Kurtzman
Scott Tayloe
From budget freezes to staff reductions the majority of education abroad offices have been impacted by the pandemic. How do we revitalize our offices and reimagine our potential? By sharing tools and strategies from other industries, this session outlines a phased approach to rebuilding that all stakeholders can get behind.

Shifting Student Projects from In-Person Abroad to Virtual Format: Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Alexis Wren
Hannah Hahn
Jean Carlo Brenes
In order to adjust to a new era in Education Abroad, we came together to plan virtual opportunities that would still provide students with a global experience, while also being useful to the local community. Learn about the strengths of these programs, some challenges we faced, and the best practices learned from the experience

The Changing Nature of the Language-based Semester Abroad: A Roadmap for Survival from Paris and Seville

Michael Wilhelm
Michelle Duran-Ruiz
A senior international officer and enrollment manager from a US state university, and a resident director rooted in the academy from a study abroad provider based in Spain will address the ever-expanding challenges around managing semester-long, foreign language driven programs in Europe. Topics will include push and pull factors, costs, and the changing nature of language study.

Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Education Abroad

Elizabeth Frohlich
Adrienne Fusek
Daniel Ponce-Taylor
Ravi Raj
Interested in making your education abroad programs and practices more sustainable, but unsure of where to start? The Forum’s new Guidelines for Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Education Abroad serve to direct our sector toward social, economic, and environmental sustainability by connecting the Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad and the UN SDGs. Join us to learn more.

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The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund: Facilitating Strategic Higher Education Partnerships and Student Exchange

Ukiah Busch
Margaret Hug
Juan Diego Velasquez de Bedout
Melissa Armstrong
The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund provides grant opportunities to universities and colleges in the US and the rest of the Western Hemisphere for new student exchange and training programs. Grant-winners will describe their programs and share lessons learned for institutions interested in applying for grants. Information on up-coming opportunities will be shared.

Virtual Experiential Learning Beyond COVID-19: Lessons learn and best practices

Eric Ostermeier
Sara Easler
Keira Williams
Universities are increasingly using virtual learning experiences as a substitute for and a compliment to programs abroad. This panel discusses the challenges and successes that business schools have experienced while implementing various virtual learning experiences. These lessons learned are applicable for other disciplines, and will be key components of international curricula going forward.

Widening Circles: Re-imagining 'Education Abroad' for a Post-Pandemic World

Willy Oppenheim
Lamar Shambley
How can we pursue ethical, critically-informed global engagement and service-learning opportunities in a world where travel is suddenly uncertain? This presentation explores possibilities for digital technology to support community partnerships, cohort-based learning and reflection, and student-led research and storytelling projects that work towards consciousness-raising and social change.

Education for Sustainability: Participant Transformation & Assessment

Miguel Karian
Analysis of experiential learning abroad to encourage more sustainable individual lifestyles through global citizenship education and education for sustainable development ('Sustainable Global Stewardship'). Particular emphasis will be placed on design for holistic learning and an associated participant assessment instrument. Initial research results will also be presented and discussed.

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From ‘Om’ to Home: Lessons from Immersive Learning Experiences

Anitha Ramanna
Maya Kalyanpur
Ravi Raj
Can immersive experiences facilitate transformative learning that contributes to enhanced understanding of development and social justice ? This presentation seeks to answer this question by analyzing student reflections from two immersive programs in India. We present how American and Australian students experienced varying levels of transformative learning, both personal and professional.

The Impact of Covid-19 on Study Abroad: Legal Considerations from Both Sides of the Atlantic and Lessons Learned

William Hoye
Gian Franco Borio
Lesley Melega
This session will address the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has on study abroad, both from a U.S. and a global perspective. It will explore a variety of considerations, including how to create a reasonably safe and healthy environment for students, employment of staff and faculty, visa, travel and border restrictions, cost savings measures and the legal implications of each issue.

The New Frontier of Study Abroad from Japan: Policies, Impact and Program Development for Non-traditional Programs

Akinari Hoshino
Hiroshi Ota
Yukiko Shimmi
Despite the rise of students from developing countries seeking degrees in developed countries, there are several trends in study abroad (short-term, new, destinations and etc). Using the example of Japanese study abroad, presenters explore the status and challenges of Japanese education policies, the impact of study abroad experiences in Mexico, and the program developments in ASEAN.

Deepening Impact through Inclusion and Learning from HBCUs

Amelia Dietrich
Nick Gozik
Heather Hamir
Andre Stevenson
Keshia Abraham
Join the editors of two forthcoming volumes to be published by The Forum on Education Abroad. Drs. Andre Stevenson and Keshia Abraham will share what our field can learn from the innovative contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities as showcased in the book The Half Yet to Be Told. Drs. Nick Gozik and Heather Barclay-Hamir will share new practices for Deepening Impact through Inclusivity from the debut volume in the Standards in Action series.

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Wine & Art Tour of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (part 2)

Enjoy wine tasting while enjoying an exclusive virtual art tour of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, MA. Come prepared to sip on your own Prosecco and Chianti while exploring different parts of the museum.

Planning it All Without a Crystal Ball

Kelly Holland
Holly Carter
Jason Kinnear
Anticipating the future is perhaps the most difficult issue for the field at this moment. How can we move boldly towards a future in times of uncertainty? The presenters offer examples including virtual internships, bubble programs abroad, and per-country risk analysis. Building on lessons learned the discussion will focus on innovative ways to get IE back on track in the months and years to come.

Decolonizing Conceptions of Gender and Diversity: Exploring Standards and Practices in Latin America

Andrea Rizzotti
Sophia Pekowsky
This session will challenge colonial conceptions of gender and gender diversity by exploring existing standards in the field of education abroad, both explicit and implicit, as well as practices in Latin America. Through both a theoretical and pragmatic lens, the facilitators along with the participants will come away with a better comprehension and an action plan addressing these vital issues.

Designing Our Shared Future through Regenerative Agriculture and Carbon-Negative Travel: Examples fr

Daniel Ponce-Taylor
Johann Besserer
Paul McNamara
Education Abroad has been widely criticized for a high carbon footprint. However, EA also has the potential to be part of the solution. Sustainable EA programs offer the opportunity to “in-set” emissions and create carbon-negative EA programs, providing local impact and global awareness. We highlight examples of carbon-negative strategies through regenerative agriculture from Galapagos and Africa.

When We Help, and When We Get in the Way

Natalie A. Mello
Cory Wallack
Philip Georgiou
Those working in our field have a strong desire to really help students get the most out of their studies while learning about themselves and their new cultural context. We love to help, guide and educate and that’s what drives us in our work. At times we get it right and that’s when our jobs feel worthwhile. At other times we find ourselves doing things that, despite our best intentions seem to get in the way or even make things worse and we find ourselves blaming our students, ourselves or both. This session will discuss how we can promote help seeking for mental health and remove barriers to access that we may have inadvertently created.

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Awards Presentations

Elizabeth Frohlich
Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of the recipients of 3 prestigious Forum Awards

Career Readiness and Education Abroad: Digital Tools for Supporting Students of Color

Neela Nandyal
Stacy Benjamin
• Peter A. Wollitzer Advocacy Award

Elevating Virtual International Education Through Forum Standards and a ‘Glocal’ Mindset

Adam Rubin
Natalie Fallert
Sayre Weir
Angela Luedke
• Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design

The Revolving Door of International Education: Identifying why we attract, retain, and lose top tale

Brian Henry
Scott Tayloe
Paula Haeder

Solutions in Action from The Forum's Curriculum Toolbox

Elizabeth Frohlich
Lynne Andonian
Alison George
Gigi Smith
Kimberly Potowski
James Lucas
Megan Chan

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Closing Plenary

Melissa Torres
John Lucas
Jerald Walker

STUDY IN IRELAND

A STEP IN YOUR JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY

Education isn’t a preparation for your life – it's an indistinguishable part of life itself. And nowhere is this more true than in Ireland, where time spent in the classroom is just the starting point of a journey towards a fuller, rounder, more interested and more interesting individual.

So, as well as the opportunity to build your knowledge, you’ll also have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discover yourself, to grow and develop, to create a treasure chest of great stories, and to enjoy the personal experiences that will shape you for the rest of your life.

So, come and enjoy the company of one of the most curious nations on earth, where every new day is another opportunity to learn and to flourish.

It's an experience that is truly life-changing. In the words of our own most famous poet, W.B. Yeats, education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

We couldn’t agree more!

Since 1950, IES Abroad has provided study abroad and internship programs to more than 140,000 students. A not-for-profit, IES Abroad comprises study abroad programming, Customized & Faculty-Led Programs, IES Internships, and the Study Abroad Foundation (SAF). In total, IES Abroad offers more than 400 programs worldwide in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America for college students, and serves more than 500 top-ranked universities. Learn more at IESabroad.org.

The Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAEI) is the continental forum of excellence that brings together the main actors and decision-makers related to the internationalization of higher education in the Americas to strengthen contacts, exchange experiences, and chart the future of the academic cooperation in the region.

Academic Programs Abroad (APA) is a boutique program provider in Paris, France with a passion to provide a first-rate study abroad experience that unites academic excellence with the beauty and richness of French and Francophone culture. For over 30 years, students from more than 80 US colleges and universities have received a personalized, immersive education abroad inParis; Dakar, Senegal; Rabat, Morocco; and Fort-de-France, Martinique.

Explore the Wonderful World of API...virtually!

ACT- American College of Thessaloniki is the tertiary division of Anatolia College, located in Greece's college city, Thessaloniki. With its extraordinary location, multinational student population, and vibrant community, it is to no surprise that ACT stands as the largest study abroad program for US students in Greece and is home to hundreds of degree-seeking students. We partner with over 50 institutions to offer exceptional study abroad opportunities to include freshman abroad programs, traditional semester abroad programs, summer abroad programs, and various customized programs. As a US accredited college, students can also earn their entire undergraduate and graduate degrees abroad. Come discover Greece's hidden gem in Thessaloniki!

American Councils Study & Research Abroad offers comprehensive study, research, and intern abroad programs in 26 countries throughout Eurasia, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. Summer, semester, academic-year, and short-term faculty-led programs feature intensive language instruction, cultural immersion, interdisciplinary studies, and substantive internship opportunities. Go Beyond Ordinary with American Councils today!

Contact Us
Email: outbound@americancouncils.org
Phone: 202-833-7522

A leader in international education since 1997, CEA prides itself on creating inclusive study and internship abroad opportunities worldwide. With eight study centers and nearly 40 partner programs located throughout Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa, CEA’s programs focus on a student-centered curriculum, global competence, cultural immersion, and academic excellence.

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a summer study abroad opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages essential to America’s engagement with the world.

The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers.

Each summer, CLS provides rigorous academic instruction in fifteen languages that are critical to America's national security and economic prosperity. CLS participants are citizen ambassadors, sharing American values and promoting American influence abroad.

Siena is the ideal location to learn: a lively city with an

International atmosphere.

Since 1990 DA Siena has built prestigious partnerships which

we're proud of with American institutions.

DA Siena has been co-operating in running programs for

different areas, including: Agriculture, Animal Sciences,

Arts/Humanities, Finance/Business, and others.

your partner in faculty-led education abroad

As the leader in international education for over 55 years and the world’s largest private education company, EF College Study builds scalable short-term study abroad programs to help our institutional partners maximize travel and skill-building opportunities for students of all backgrounds to create the next generation of global citizens, while solving for common campus challenges.

Our programs are designed to support colleges and universities with: recruitment and retention, internationalizing curricula, student employability, and personal, professional and academic student skill development.

Explore our booth, or chat with us for resources around about solving for these campus challenges—especially during today's dynamic and uncertain climate.

The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. The Gilman Scholarship can be applied to virtual programs.

Hebrew University’s Rothberg International School offers you a challenging and rewarding academic environment to help you achieve your goals. Our tailored, flexible programs offer short- and long-term study opportunities. You’ll enjoy all the benefits of studying at an elite institution with a global reputation: expert faculty, advanced facilities, and extensive networks. Most important is our innovative and flexible approach to education. We know that your interests and goals are unique to you, which is why we give you so many program options. Whatever your interests, there’s a place for you at HebrewU’s Rothberg International School (RIS). Join us in Jerusalem and experience the excitement of our unique city – all while immersing yourself in a challenging and supportive academic adventure.

Founded in 1988 on the campus of Butler University, IFSA (Institute for Study Abroad) has become a pioneer in high-quality international education practices. As an independent, nonprofit organization, we continue the tradition of academic excellence in 19 countries and 48 cities around the world.

Proud of our long history of creating incredible experiences and deep professional networks, we use these experiences to fuel our future. We refuse to be complacent with past successes, so we continue to innovate, evolve, and expand. As a result, we deliver the best study abroad programs with integrated academic guidance to shape a better world, one student at a time. IFSA is your partner in their future.

Would you like to talk to a Boren Representative on Zoom LIVE? You can click here: https://iie-org.zoom.us/j/96282697158

The Boren Awards fund the intensive study of language and culture abroad by U.S. undergraduate or graduate students. All eligible applicants have the option to either apply for a Regional Flagship Language Initiative or select/design their own study program.

Boren Awards Regional Flagship Language Initiatives offer undergraduate Boren Scholars and graduate Boren Fellows carefully-selected, credit-bearing language courses during the summer (domestic) and fall (overseas), with the option to continue overseas study into the spring. In 2021, the Regional Flagship Language Initiatives include:

The African Flagship Languages Initiative (AFLI) for the study of French, Swahili, Akan/Twi, Wolof, or Zulu
The Indonesian Flagship Language Initiative (IFLI) for the study of Indonesian
The South Asian Flagship Languages Initiative (SAFLI) for the study of Hindi or Urdu
The Turkish Flagship Language Initiative (TURFLI) for the study of Turkish

The majority of eligible students will apply for Boren Awards to fund overseas language study programs that they have identified themselves. Program design guidelines differ slightly where noted for undergraduate Boren Scholars and graduate Boren Fellows.

All applicants must be:

U.S. citizens at the time of the national application deadline
A high school graduate, or have earned a GED
Planning an overseas program in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand
Planning to study in a country of which they are not a citizen
Matriculated for the duration of their Boren Awards-funded program in an undergraduate or graduate degree program located within the United States and accredited by a body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
(For ROTC cadets and midshipmen and members of the military Reserves or National Guard) In inactive, non-drilling status for the duration of their Boren Awards-funded program

In addition to these basic eligibility criteria, the Boren Awards give preference to programs based on their duration, focus on intensive study of a preferred language in a preferred country, and the applicant’s field of study.

Boren Fellows have additional guidelines for self-designed research, internship, and study programs. They are also eligible to receive funding for domestic summer language programs immediately prior to their overseas study

The Middlebury C.V. Starr Schools Abroad are characterized by a focus on linguistic and cultural immersion. Participants take courses in most subjects, often with host country students, and may intern or engage in volunteer work. With few exceptions, all communication is in the target language under the Middlebury Language Pledge.

StudentUniverse: Your flight experts for Students and Youth Travel

Since 2009, Study Abroad Association has been committed to customizing the most in-depth and affordable faculty-led study abroad and service-learning programs. With direct, local on-ground operations around the globe, we are able to provide unbeatable pricing, unique, authentic local experiences and excellent on-ground support in each location.

In the summer of 2020, we launched our 360 Global Learning Experiences which are an innovative and exciting set of learning materials and a solution to the barriers of traditional study abroad.
Our 360 GLE platform offers students and faculty and immersive and engage experience across four areas of study: Humanities, Business, Science and Global Perspectives.

We are currently working with over 150 Colleges and Universities across the United States assisting them in achieving their virtual and traditional faculty-led study abroad goals.

With international study abroad programs starting as low as $1,500 (including airfare) we have made study abroad available to a larger population.

All SAA faculty-led programs are 100% Customized and revolve around our core values of education, authenticity, affordability, sustainability, and safety.

Each program is customized to achieve the professor’s goals and bring the course to life.

It’s your trip, your way, 100%!

A Government of Spain initiative developed by ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, and coordinated by the Embassy of Spain-Trade Commission Miami.

Study in Spain features the best higher learning studies, language and culture programs, educational opportunities and services, that position Spain as a top study abroad destination.

Syracuse University-Abroad

Syracuse University has been involved with study abroad since opening our Florence center in 1960. Each year we send over 2,000 students abroad and wewelcome hundreds of visiting students from our 70+ partner universities.

Based at a research 1 university with an "undeniable spirit" (ask any alum!), we pride ourselves on creating and supporting internatonal programs that prioritize academic rigor, local community immersion, student care and support, and professional engagment opportunities.

University College Dublin is Ireland's largest and most Global University.

Located in Dublin city, Ireland’s capital, UCD was established in 1854 and is the university most connected with Government, industry and society in Ireland. UCD has one of the largest urban campuses in Europe which offers world-class facilities and amenities including extensive housing options for Study Abroad students.

UCD offers a range of Study Abroad programs in Arts & Humanities, Business, Social Sciences, Science, Engineering, Architecture, Agriculture, Sports Studies and Nursing.

For more information contact: studyabroad@ucd.ie

The University of Melbourne is a large, research-intensive, comprehensive public university, ranked among the leading world universities. We offer more than 400 pre-approved subjects and guaranteed housing for study abroad and exchange students. Our campus situated in the heart of Melbourne, a vibrant, multicultral city know for its culinary and artistic scene, consistently ranked one of the most livable cities the world, with easy access to Australia's renowned nature.

Study Abroad in Munich with JYM: We are currently accepting applications for the 2021-2022 Academic Year Program. The application can be found here, and is due on May 1, 2021.

Year and One-Semester Programs with the Junior Year in Munich

Wayne State University's Junior Year in Munich is the longest running study abroad program in Germany (since 1953), and is affiliated with Germany's top ranked research university: Ludwig Maximilians Universität München (LMU Munich).

JYM can help your students design a program of study that meets their interests and needs by combining JYM and University courses with a research project or possibly an internship.

JYM offers academic year and one-semester program options.

Open to juniors, seniors, second semester sophomores with 4 semesters of college-level German or the equivalent level of proficiency from all accredited US colleges and universities.

All in German. All with JYM!

We are currently accepting applications for the 2021-2022 Academic Year Program. The application can be found here, and is due on May 1, 2021.

For more information please visit our website.

Friends & Supporters

The Forum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, membership association recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission as the Standards Development Organization (SDO) for the field of education abroad. The Forum provides training and resources to education abroad professionals and its Standards of Good Practice are recognized as the definitive means by which the quality of education abroad programs may be judged. The Forum’s mission is to cultivate educators who champion high quality education abroad experiences that ignite curiosity, impact lives, and contribute to a better world.

The Forum’s 800+ institutional members include U.S. colleges and universities, overseas institutions, consortia, agencies, organizations, and foundations who are committed to improving education abroad. Under the strategic leadership of the Board of Directors, the Forum staff develops and manages member programs, resources, services, and benefits. The Forum Council represents the interests of the Forum membership, communicates the needs of the field, and works collaboratively with Forum staff to assess and move initiatives forward. The Forum relies heavily on the expertise of colleagues in and outside of the education abroad field, and much of The Forum’s work is accomplished through the support of committees, working groups, facilitators, assessors, reviewers, and volunteers.