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Travel with purpose. Travel for good.

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From deciding whether volunteering overseas is right for you, to choosing a program, to getting on a plane. Hear from overseas volunteers about what it is really like in the field.

Volunteer Abroad

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Seasonal work, teach abroad, international careers and more. Where to start, what to expect, and how to get it done.

Work Abroad

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Overtourism and the problems it creates may make you feel like giving up your passport. But there is a better way.

Ethical & Sustainable Travel

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Make the most of your time overseas while spending the least amount of money. Budget travel for the conscientious traveller.

Budget Travel

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Going abroad as a student, whether it is for a semester, a year or an entire degree, is one of the most accessible opportunities to live abroad meaningfully.

Study Abroad

Study Abroad

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More and more people of all ages taking time out to travel meaningfully—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.

Gap Year Travel

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To get an international job, you need international work experience. How do you land that first gig?

International Careers

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Ready to take the next step? Meet with organizations from around the world that can help you plan your travels.

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This need-based scholarship is available for students with a cultural and ancestral connection to the country in which they plan to study abroad with SFS.
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Ann Nunes was Director of the ASE Programme from 1997-2004. The Ann Nunes Scholarship is available each semester to a student on the ASE Education Programme.
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As an SFS student in Kenya during the spring of 2004, Heather Jo Leibowitz showed an impressive dedication to making a difference in the resource-dependent communities in which she lived and studied. An endowed scholarship has been established by her fami ...
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CISabroad scholarships are for students applying for CISabroad semester and summer programs.
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These grants are awarded by the Institute for Shipboard Education to help make the program a reality for all students regardless of financial status.
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The AIFS Foundation is proud to offer the John S. Linakis Scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded annually to an AIFS student with limited financial resources who also demonstrates an interest in and a commitment to social justice.
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CISabroad scholarships are for students applying for CISabroad semester and summer programs.
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The SACI Alumni Heritage Scholarship is awarded in the Fall and Spring term to the son or daughter of a SACI alum.
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These grants, available for students enrolling in the semester programs in Cambodia/Vietnam, Peru, and Bhutan, will be awarded on the basis of need.
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This scholarship was instituted by Clare Brett Smith, photographer, teacher, former board member of SACI, as well as founder of Aid to Artisans, a non-profit organization that helps artisan women world wide to develop their skills and careers.
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The award will help support a semester of study at a Danish university or college by a student of Danish background or who has demonstrated a strong interest and commitment to Denmark and Danish related matters.
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The Semester at Sea Global Journalism & Integrated Communications Fellowship is an opportunity for students to hone their reporting, digital storytelling, and critical thinking skills over the course of a Semester at Sea voyage. Students will pitch and au ...
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Tuition-exemption scholarship is offered to all international students during their coursework period.
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HACU, the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities, has partnered with Global Semesters in an effort to increase the number of Hispanic students engaged in study abroad. Over the next ten years, the goal of our far-reaching partnership, the Hispani ...
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This scholarship is named after Gillian Tilbury, former wife of SACI founder Jules Maidoff, and one of the key figures for SACI's birth.
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This merit-based scholarship is available for students from colleges in the Five-College Consortium (Smith College, Mt. Holyoke College, Amherst College, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Hampshire College).
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The Brett Taylor Painting Scholarships are offered through the Aegean Center in honor of its founding director, himself a very fine painter.
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The William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship at the American University in Dubai seeks to further the goals of the Clinton Presidential Foundation to strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of gl ...
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