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Before submitting your application for your first program, make sure to attend an information session hosted by Study Abroad & Global Engagement. These sessions are usually held once or twice a week until the end of the semester. You can RSVP by going to RooGroups. You must also meet with a study abroad advisor before applying for any programs. Please be sure to bring any questions or concerns you might have to this meeting.

We offer a Canvas course that enables you to fulfill the information session requirement without having to attend an information session. To self-enroll in this course, please click here. You will watch a short video and take a small quiz about the main takeaways. Once you've completed the quiz, you may meet with any of our study abroad advisors about any programs you are interested in applying for.

Below you can find some general deadlines for most programs. Some programs (Especially provider or exchange programs) may have a different deadline date listed on the program page.

• Read the application information thoroughly, noting eligibility parameters, deadlines, required components, the program's mission, and profiles of past participants
• Attend any workshops offered by the program leader on how to prepare your personal statement or project proposal. Information regarding these workshops will be sent to you by your department to your º£½ÇÂÛ̳ email account.
• Give yourself time to prepare the application, including rewriting your essay, collecting transcripts, and requesting letters of recommendation
• Visit the º£½ÇÂÛ̳ Writing Studio for help with your personal statement

Use the personal statement as the opportunity to introduce yourself to the reader, evoke a portrait of who you are and what matters to you and showcase your writing skills. The statement needs to capture the reader’s attention, be rich in detail, avoid cliché, be relevant to the program for which you are applying and flow as a meaningful narrative.

There may be prompts for specific information such as goals, important life experiences and challenges. You should also demonstrate your command of style, grammar and proofreading.

Personal Statement Resources

Letters of recommendation are vitally important to your application and provide another opportunity to draw a portrait of you and your work. Most applications require at least two letters of recommendation.

• Identify potential writers who know you and your work well and who can speak authoritatively about you as a scholar, researcher and person.
• Choose writers from different areas of your life so your letters show your diverse set of traits and skills.
• Request letters as early as possible
• Provide your writers with details about your participation in their class and the project or paper you completed for them.
• Tell your writers about the fellowship, including your study proposal, location and any other useful information — fellowship mission, eligibility and criterion or profiles of previous recipients.
• Include a copy of your resume and other details about what you've been working on since the last time you encountered your writers in your request.
• Give your writers a deadline, preferably earlier than the actual final post time, and the submission information, including to whom the letter should be addressed. For online submissions, your writers will receive a prompt with sign-on instructions from the fellowship office. Send a courteous reminder a few weeks before the deadline.
• Send thank you notes to your writers and updates on your application progress and results