Useful resources for studying, working or volunteering abroad

IOP Study Abroad Handbook
Copy of Carroll orientation guide.

IIE Passport: Best online search site for finding shor and long-term study abroad programs.

StudyAbroadFunding.org: Online search site for study abroad scholarships, grants and additional funding sources.

U of the Pacific: What’s Up With Culture?
Great Web site examining cultural issues and study abroad preparation.

NAFSA’s Financial Aid for Study Abroad: An Undergraduate Student’s Resource
Financially plan your study abroad. Information from the experts in study abroad.

NAFSA’s U.S. Study Abroad Scholarships and Grants List
Tips on searching and applying for study abroad scholarships. Also lists links to databases.

Center for Global Education: Study Abroad Student Handbook
Country-specific Web sites with detailed information about what to expect when abroad, including entry requirements, money, language, school system, etc.

StudyAbroad.com
This Web site lists more than 4500 study abroad programs. It also includes information on language courses, internships, etc.

GoAbroad.com
Provides information about study, internships, volunteering, teaching, etc., abroad.

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Contains information on CIEE's study and work abroad programs. Has a link to Council Travel, which offers student discount travel opportunities, etc. (See below.)

Institute of International Education (IIE)
Publisher of study abroad directories, including Academic Year Abroad, Vacation Study Abroad and Financial Resources for Study Abroad. IIE administers various scholarships and other exchange opportunities.

BUNAC (British Universities North America Club)
A work exchange program for American students to work in Britain or Australia. Brochures are available in the IOP Office.

Peace Corps
Volunteer work abroad. Carroll has several faculty who are former Peace Corps volunteers. We have contact information for the local recruiter in the IOP Office.

Travel Information Links

U.S. Department of State
Provides essential information for U.S. citizens traveling abroad, such as travel warnings and consular information sheets by country, U.S. embassies and consulates, foreign consular offices in the U.S., foreign entry requirements, etc.

Center for Disease Control
Contains information about worldwide health conditions and provides recommendations for immunizations for people traveling abroad.

The Electronic Embassy
Provides links to Web sites of foreign embassies in Washington, D.C., and contact information. Individual country sites often contain valuable information about visas, cultural exchanges, etc.

Mobility International
Provides information on study and travel abroad for people with disabilities. Includes links to providers of travel services for people with disabilities.

STA Travel
Student discount travel opportunities, merchandise, etc.

Hostelling International: American Youth Hostels
Links to youth hostels worldwide.

Let's Go Guidebooks
Web site for the guidebooks written from the student perspective. Highlights include student discounts, hostels, etc. 

Lonely Planet Guidebooks
Guidebooks for independent and inexpensive travel worldwide.

Rail Europe
Web site of the largest U.S. provider of Eurail Passes, which must be purchased in the U.S. before you travel.