The Fund for Education Abroad Scholarship for Summer 2019, Fall 2019 and Academic Year 2019-2020 study abroad programs has been extended until January 21st, 2019. Scholarships range from $1,250 – $10,000! 

Eligibility: 

·       U.S. citizen or permanent resident

·       Currently enrolled as an undergraduate at a college or university in the U.S. (graduate students are not eligible)

·       Study abroad program must be eligible for credit at the student’s home institution

·       Study abroad program must be at least 4 weeks (28 days) in country/countries

If interested in applying please contact the Education Abroad Office at sao@umbc.edu. 

And remember, deadlines for Summer/Fall 2019 and Academic Year 2019/20 are swiftly approaching! 

 

Application Deadlines

___________	*ISEP   Exchange	**UMBC Exchange	UMBC Direct/Affiliate	UMBC Faculty-Led
Fall and Academic Year	January 15	January 15th/ March 10	March 10	n/a
Summer	n/a	n/a	March 10	February 15

If you have any questions about starting your Study Abroad application, please visit the Education Abroad Office website for information or attend a Study Abroad 101 session! 

The Fund for Education Abroad Scholarship for Summer 2019, Fall 2019 and Academic Year 2019-2020 study abroad programs has been extended until January 21st, 2019. Scholarships range from $1,250 – $10,000! 

Eligibility: 

·       U.S. citizen or permanent resident

·       Currently enrolled as an undergraduate at a college or university in the U.S. (graduate students are not eligible)

·       Study abroad program must be eligible for credit at the student’s home institution

·       Study abroad program must be at least 4 weeks (28 days) in country/countries

If interested in applying please contact the Education Abroad Office at sao@umbc.edu. 

Our office is happy to read your essays and give you tips for your application! 

Happy December! Before campus dives into finals and the holidays, Education Abroad at UMBC would like to share some exciting new updates and projects with our campus community.

 We’ve Moved!

Our office has a new suite, we are located on the 3^rd floor of the Administration building. We can be found in Admin 301 (to the right side of Student Business Services).

 New Program – Dawg Days Abroad

Education Abroad is excited to announce our first ever faculty-led program for newly admitted students! This program, set in Bristol and London, United Kingdom will help incoming UMBC students get a head start on their degrees by offering two course options, both fulfilling GEPs. Stay tuned for updates!

 New Staff – Rose Malone

This September, we welcomed Rose Malone to join our team as an Education Abroad Advisor. Rose joins us from University of Maryland, College Park where she worked with faculty-led programs from outreach and marketing to student advising and application management. Please help us in welcoming Rose to our UMBC campus and culture!

As a reminder, our Education Abroad Staff are:

Caylie Middleton (formerly Zidwick) - Associate Director of Education Abroad

Rachel McCloud – Education Abroad Advisor

Rose Malone – Education Abroad Advisor

Ways to contact us:

·         Email: sao@umbc.edu *Preferred method of contact

·         Website: https://studyabroad.umbc.edu/

·         Location: 301 Administration building

Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter, we hope you found it useful. Our office is always looking to get involved with our campus partners, so please reach out if you would like us to attend an event, help with orientation or collaborate on a project.