Student Spotlights

Go Abroad Again!

Many students return from studying abroad with a strong desire to go abroad again. There are many ways to make this happen. Some of the possibilities are listed below, but there are many opportunities out there waiting to be discovered.

Database of international opportunities:

• Transitions Abroad: excellent searchable database of all forms of work, volunteer opportunities and internships abroad. This is a great resource if you don't find what you're looking for among the resources on this page.
  

Apply for a fellowship or grant to teach, work, or do research abroad:

• The Penn State Undergraduate Fellowships Office
• Fulbright Grants

Internships Abroad:
Note: If you wish to get credit for an internship abroad (aside from the Arcadia London Internship program, listed first below), check with your department and follow the instructions for "Non-Penn State programs" in the "Getting Started" menu to the left.

• Consider Penn State-sponsored option: Arcadia London Internship Program (Semester or Summer)
• Other Arcadia Internship programs
  
• EPA (Educational Programmes Abroad): Internships in Europe
• CIEE Internship Programs
  
• Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (Germany)
• US Department of State Student Program
• World Endeavors: Study, Volunteer and Internship programs
• IAESTE: Internships abroad in Science and Technology
• Directory of International Internships: MSU created this reference guide for internship information including cost, eligibility, websites, and contacts
• IIEPassport Internship Center: Find an internship by searching by job or country
  

Teach English abroad:

Photo courtesy of Jason Olcese Wellington, New Zealand; Spring 2006

 

• There are many programs available to get certified to teach English as a foreign language. Some examples: BridgeTEFL, Oxford Seminars, TEFL online
  
• TEFL Academy (owned by a Penn State grad!): get TEFL training and teach English in Chile
  
• The JET program: teach English in Japan
• Korean-American Educational Commission: teach English in Korea
• LanguageCorps
  
• Other resources from Transitions Abroad
• Millions of other possibilities!
  

Teach at an International School:

• Search Associates (job placements)
  

Other jobs abroad:

• BUNAC (Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada)

Volunteer abroad:

• Amigos de las Americas
  
• Cross-Cultural Solutions
  
• Institute for Field Research Expeditions
• Global Citizens Network
• Global Volunteers
• Peace Corps
• VIA: Asia/U.S. Public Service & Educational Exchange Program
• Volunteers for Peace
• World Teach
  

Photo courtesy of Jaren May Buenos Aires, Argentina; Spring 2006

Search a variety of work and volunteer opportunities:

• www.idealist.org

Graduate schools geared towards international interests:

• School for International Training
• Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Thunderbird Graduate School of Global Management

Other universities' resources:

• North Carolina State University: work abroad
  
• University of Colorado-Boulder: work and volunteer abroad opportunities
  
• University of Michigan International Center: resources on work abroad
• University of Minnesota Learning Abroad Center: work, intern & volunteer abroad