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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.

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

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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

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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.

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

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Made possible by the generous support and fundraising efforts of international educators at PDX Abroad, a community of innovators advancing the field of education abroad through active engagement across institutional and organizational boundaries.
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Through the award of scholarships, they aim to support academic enrichment by encouraging diversity and excellence at Falmouth.
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Fulbright recipients report their exchange as life-changing. Awardees pursue diverse research in the United States that builds lasting, important relationships between two large countries with important economic stakes in one another. The Fulbright award ...
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Footprint Adventure offers Nepal trekking packages: Everest region, Annapurna region, Langtang region, restricted area trekking and more. We offer the more different tours in Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan. We offer best possible quality services in order to ma ...
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Franglais Language Services offers language courses to help people gain the skills they need to be effective at work. All their teachers are qualified, native speakers, who use innovative teaching methods. Franglais looks for native speaking, qualified an ...
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FIMRC currently manages project sites in eight countries across the globe. Each location encompasses FIMRC’s mission, but the way in which we execute our work differs depending on the needs of the community. As our sites are always open, we welcome volunt ...
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Fund for Education Abroad awards are intended to support students planning to participate in high-quality, rigorous education abroad programs in the academic year or summer.
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Excellent non-EEA students who start their education (first enrolment) at one of the Fontys technology Bachelor programs are offered a Top Talent Scholarship.
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These programmes allow Canadian participants to gain professional work experience through overseas training. Participants have the opportunity to acquire new skills while gaining a better appreciation of the culture and values of their host country. Non-s ...
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The France-Canada Research Fund’s joint PhD (or dual degree) program aims to support the development of mobility of PhD students in Canada (outside of Quebec) between France and Canada. It also aims to support the participation of these students in the de ...
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Flying Fish offers courses in many water sports leading to internationally recognized qualifications. Courses are offered in skiff sailing, diving, kitesurfing, rescue and safety, skiing, snowboarding, surfing, windsurfing, yacht racing and yacht training ...
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Running for over 14 years, Future Leaders Underprivileged Children's Centre (UCC) is an educational and sports programme dedicated to integrating out-of-school youth into the formal education system and promoting free vocational training for young adults ...
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The Killam Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for exceptional undergraduate students from universities in Canada to spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in the USA. If your university is a direct partner, you c ...
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The Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) reduces global poverty by providing over 300 grassroots organizations around the world with training and key resources to address pressing socioeconomic issues. A leader in asset-based community development ...
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In memory of Hiliary Echo Douglas, a study abroad advocate, beloved daughter, wife, mother, and colleague.
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We are an indigenous directed volunteer organization founded to provide free English instruction to the communities of Chimborazo, Ecuador. Volunteers are placed in a homestay in a Kichwa community in the rural Ecuadorian Andes. The coop was founded in F ...
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Working holiday programmes enable travellers to travel to one of the participating programme countries and have the option of engaging in short-term work to supplement their travel expenses. This programme is ideal for non-students who want to supplement ...
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The doctoral program DART specializes in the areas of accounting, reporting, and taxation with a focus on economics-based research, applying quantitative research methods and modelling. It is a cooperation between three major Austrian Universities, locate ...
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FSD trains and supports students to collaborate on significant health projects with its community partners around the world. To support advancement of its partners’ community health programs and to honor the legacy of Katie Evans, it offers the Katie Evan ...
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