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

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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.

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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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The Solar Sisters Programme invites volunteers with a commitment to environmental justice and equitable distribution of resources to volunteer their time installing solar panels in remote Nepalese villages. All volunteers are welcome, one only needs the w ...
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The HCJYF offers nine months in Paris, as well as orientation in Biarritz, in the South West of France, and Paris. Reid Hall, the program's headquarters, is situated just a few blocks away from Paris' culturally vibrant Latin Quarter. The Hamilton progra ...
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We are a website focused on providing great homestay experiences at wallet friendly prices. Homestays are a perfect accommodation option for students/interns travelling abroad for longer periods. Our hosts will help the guest settle into their new destina ...
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Explore the World Travel Scholarships provide $2,000 to help recipients finance their international trip as long as they have an educational or service component to their itinerary.
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Haya Lab is a Silicon Valley-style, entirely remote, live video-based, software engineering education program for women.  We offer an entirely-remote education program offered by engineers at top tech companies like Google and education spe ...
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Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) is an integrated rural health system and provides medical care and community health and development programmes for more than 300,000 impoverished people in the Artibonite Valley of central Haiti.
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Recipients will receive the trip of a lifetime: foreign immersion combined with volunteering and self-growth with the international volunteering and learning organization UBELONG.
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We are a nonprofit working at the intersection of education abroad and international development. Our team is based in Bucerías, Mexico, where we have developed partnerships with local artisans, entrepreneurs, and organizations. We connect these local par ...
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The Higher Colleges of Technology is a key component of the UAE's strategy to be part of the global marketplace, develop and diversify its economy, and maintain its unique cultural heritage. The HCT employs almost 2000 staff from 40 different countries. W ...
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The Help Exchange scheme is primarily provided as a cultural exchange for working holiday makers who wish to have the opportunity during their travels abroad, of staying with local people and gaining some practical experience. The typical arrangement is f ...
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In the program's first year, 350 fellows taught alongside 1,050 Colombian teachers, strengthening English education for nearly 98,000 public high school students in 33 cities. In 2016, 600 Fellows will help to create a bilingual Colombia. Will you be one ...
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This scholarship is for non-EU/EEA students with excellent academic credentials from their previous education.
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Hess provides EFL teachers with the chance to teach English in Taiwan. Teachers can chose from different work packages. They offer free TEFL training, and other options such as taking Chinese classes while abroad.
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HU Talent Scholarship is meant to financially support talented students from non-EEA countries studying at one of HU’s International Bachelor Degree Programmes.
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With many years' experience placing young talent into China-based companies, our multilingual team is dedicated to offering you the best internship opportunities in Shanghai or Beijing. We offer our students a comprehensive program to optimize their Chin ...
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Volunteering at a Heifer International Learning Center offers a hands-on opportunity to see theory put in to practice and connects participants with a community that is actively working to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth! Experience working ...
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Talented students from outside the European Economic Area (holding a non-EEA-nationality) can apply for a Hanze Scholarship.
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HKUST is committed to supporting outstanding non-local students who choose to pursue their higher education with us. Scholarships are awarded to top students from all backgrounds based on academic merit.
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