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IU South Bend Overseas Study Programs
IU South Bend Overseas Exchange Programs
IU Overseas Study Programs
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Living and studying in another country—whether for a summer, a semester, or a full year—can enrich your education and help you prepare for a career in today's interconnected world. IU South Bend offers study abroad programs in Mexico, Jamaica, and South Africa, and has direct exchange relationships with international universities in Germany, Mexico, and Ireland. In addition, IU South Bend students can take advantage of the more than 70 programs administered by IU's Office of Overseas Study.
See our study abroad
brochure for more information.
Requirements: All study abroad programs require a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 or special permission.
IU South Bend Overseas Study Programs
- Mexico: Language, Culture, and Society
(Summer II) 3 credits in Sociology and 3 in Spanish
(download brochure)
The departments of foreign language, political science, and sociology join with the Office of International Programs to offer IU South Bend students a unique opportunity to spend a summer studying language, culture, and society in Cuernavaca, Mexico. It is a four-week program, offered in conjunction with the Cuernavaca's Universal Center for Language and Social Communication. For more information and an application, contact the Office of International Programs.
- Belize: Tropical Marine Biology
(every other May) 3 credits
The Department of Biological Sciences offers a nine-day Spring Break trip for students to gain marine biology field experience in Jamaica. While at the Hofstra University Marine Laboratory (HUML), students attend daily lectures, collect specimens, identify species, and generally explore the physiological and ecological diversity of this tropical marine environment. For more information, contact the Department of Biological Sciences.
- South Africa: Social Action Project (variable times and variable credit)
The Social Action Project (SOCACT), sponsored by the Psychology Department, sends students to Durban, South Africa, every other year to conduct social science research. Teams of students and professionals collaborate to identify problems within the community and bring about beneficial change. For more information, contact SOCACT.
- The New European Union (every other summer late May to early June) 3 credits
(download brochure)
This two week program, organized through the department of Political Science, offers students sessions at NATO Headquarters and the European Parliament in Brussels, at the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Council of Europe in Luxembourg, home stays with families in Brussels, and a week end in Paris. For more information, please contact Professor Karakatsanis (nkarakat@iusb.edu) , Political Science or the International Programs office.
- London and Paris: Becoming Modern, 1666-1870 (every other summer)
6 credits
(download brochure)
This program, jointly organized by the departments of English and Foreign Languages, builds on a 3-week summer course in English and French literature and culture. This is followed by about 10 days each in London and Paris. For more information, please contact either Professor Joe Chaney (jchaney@iusb.edu), English, or Professor Lesley Walker (lwalker@iusb.edu), French, or the Office of International Programs.
This spring-break program offers 10 days studying culture, society, and environment in Costa Rica, including home stays with families in Nicoya. The partner institution is Instituto Guanacasteco de Idiomas. For more information, please contact Professor Scott Sernau (ssernau@iusb.edu), Sociology and Anthropology, or the office of International Programs.
IU South Bend Overseas Exchange Programs
We offer three unique overseas student exchange programs providing our students with the chance to live and study with host-country students while taking classes at a partner university. Our current partner institutions are:
For more information on these exchange programs, contact the Office of International Programs.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Most forms of financial aid can be applied to overseas study programs administered or cosponsored by IU South Bend. Contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information and details.
We also offer several scholarship programs designed to offset the expense of overseas study.
- Sergio Mendez Arceo Scholarship
This scholarship
is for IU South Bend's Mexico: Language, Culture, and Society program
and is awarded to students of Mexican heritage. It pays 50 percent of
the program fee.
Click here for the printable application
or contact the Jordan International Center for more information.
Application deadline is March 15.
- IU Office of Overseas Study Scholarships
Several scholarships are available to IU South Bend students based on academic achievement and financial need. Contact the Office of Overseas Study Scholarship Applications for more details and criteria.
Application deadline depends on overseas study program.
- Joseph L. and Julia B. Peyser Study Abroad Undergraduate Scholarship
This scholarship encourages well-qualified students at IU South Bend to
enrich their education by residence ,study, or research abroad. Study
abroad proposals may be made for a period of or one academic year, one
semester, or a summer session. Click here for the printable application or contact the
Office of Student Scholarships for more information. Application deadline is March 1.
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David Starr Jordan Foreign Studies Scholarship
This scholarship is intended to encourage undergraduate and graduate
students at IU South Bend to enhance their education by residence and
study abroad. Applicants may be majors in any academic field. Click here for the printable application.
Application deadline is February 1, 2008.
IU Overseas Study Programs
IU's Office of Overseas Study facilitates the study abroad experiences of more than 1,500 students on all eight IU campuses. You can choose from 70 overseas programs in 15 languages and in 31 countries. Contact the Office of Overseas Study for more information
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