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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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Launched in 2011 by the Leibniz Association (Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), The Leibniz-DAAD Research Fellowship offers highly-qualified recent foreign postdocs the opportunity to cond ...
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Each year, the Stichting Gastronomische Bibliotheek makes a stipend available for research that makes particular use of the History of Food collection of the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam. This research is intended to throw further li ...
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Individual Fellowships fund experienced researchers looking to enhance their career development and prospects by working abroad. European Fellowships are for one - two years. They fund work or research done within Europe.
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The Ernst Mach Grants are named after the famous Austrian physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach (1838-1916). Students and young researchers from foreign universities are invited to apply for this grant to come to Austria for a research or a study stay.
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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation was established by Germany in order to promote international cooperation in research. The Humboldt Research Fellowship Program supports highly qualified post-doctoral scholars of all nationalities and disciplines so t ...
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IDRC offers this Fellowship (a bequest from Helen S. Bentley and C. Fred Bentley) every two years in October to a Canadian, permanent resident of Canada, or a citizen of a developing country. You must be a graduate student with a university degree in agri ...
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The Pasteur Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs is dedicated to young American researchers who desire to continue their scientific training and pursue their research interests with a long-term research commitment in a laboratory of the Institut Pa ...
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The fellowships are being given to enhance the role of women in devising scientific solutions to problems confronting humankind in the 21st century. If you are a successful recipient of the L'Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowsh ...
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SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships support the most promising Canadian new scholars in the social sciences and humanities and assist them in establishing a research base at an important time in their research careers. SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships provide s ...
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For students completing a study abroad program in Europe, traveling to new and exciting destinations is all part of the experience. However, figuring out how to get to smaller towns and cities with no major airport connections can be a complicated process ...
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This award funds Master’s degree or Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows to undertake 4-6 months study or research in Australia towards their degree or research.
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Every year the International Research Centre ‘Work and Human Lifecycle in Global History’ at Humboldt University in Berlin (re:work) invites senior scholars and postdoctoral candidates to apply for 10 to 15 international research fellowships for the durat ...
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Clever minds meet extraordinary talents: With the Bayer Lindau Fellowships, junior researchers from around the world can participate in the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. The Bayer Young Physician Leaders Program allows 20 young medical talents f ...
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The fellowships allow young researchers as well as experienced scholars to follow their own research interests. They work on questions and texts in a context of mutual exchange and present their research results during the course of their stay at the VWI ...
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Fund for doctoral and post-doctoral Canadian students (at any university worldwide) to further their studies into peace and tolerance by undertaking a year abroad at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel for research and study.
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The Malaysian International Scholarship (MIS) is an initiative by the Malaysian Government to attract the best brain from around the world to pursue advanced academic studies in Malaysia. This scholarship aims to support Malaysian Government's effort to a ...
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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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This scholarship is open for Postdocs, working at universities outside of Austria who are descendants of forced labourers (regardless of their country of origin) or come from countries that have exceptionally suffered from the Nazi regime, especially from ...
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The Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to award foreign experts and scholars interested in researches related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, mainland China, Asia-Pacific region and Chinese studies to conduct adv ...
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