Guidelines
- Office Resources
- Requirements
- When to Study Off Campus
- Choosing a Program
- Costs & Financial Aid
- Off-Campus Study Application
- Academic Credit
- Predeparture Planning
Other Information
Links
General Resources | Government Resources | Health and Safety | Bowdoin | Financial Aid and Scholarships | Travel Resources | Region and Country Information | Special Interest
General Resources
- Foreign Language and Culture: extensive worldwide links, organized by country and language
- Transitions Abroad: online edition of the work/study/travel overseas magazine
- Council on International Educational Exchange: work and volunteer opportunities abroad, etc.
- World Education Services: foreign credential evaluation service
- General Study Abroad Student Handbook: from the Center for Global Education at Loyola Marymount University. Follow links for separate sections on many individual countries.
- Abroad View Magazine: student-written articles on study abroad
- The Glimpse Foundation: writing on intercultural issues
- Cafe Abroad: student-run magazine on study abroad
- Americans for Informed Democracy (AID): a non-profit, non-partisan organization working to raise global awareness on more than 250 U.S. university campuses and in over 10 countries
Government Resources
- U.S. State Department: tips for students abroad
- U.S. State Department: background notes on the countries and regions of the world
- U.S. Embassies and Consulates Worldwide
- U.S. Passport Services
- U.S. Customs Service
- U.S. Bureau of Transportation: links to airports and other transit systems
- Embassy.org: embassies and consulates in the US
- Embassyworld: embassies and consulates worldwide
- UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Absentee Ballot Information for US elections (from NAFSA: Association of International Educators)
Health and Safety
- Centers for Disease Control: Travel Information
- U.S. State Department Travel Warnings
- World Health Organization
- SAFETI Clearinghouse (Safety Abroad First Educational Travel Information)
- Koster Insurance (Bowdoin Plan)
Bowdoin
- Career Planning Center
- Language Media Center
- Office of the Registrar:Bowdoin registration, course catalogue, etc.
- Bowdoin Webmail: to access your Bowdoin email account
Financial Aid and Scholarships
- IIE Passport, Study Abroad Funding: search by country or subject for scholarships, fellowships, and grants
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program: for recipients of Federal Pell Grants
- National Security Education Program (NSEP) Scholarship: David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships for Study Abroad
- Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
- Freeman Awards for Study in Asia
- Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging Scholarships
- SWEA Boston Scholarship: for woman students studying in Sweden
- Sally Whitcher World Travel and Peace Award: Hostelling International USA scholarship for students at colleges in eastern New England
- International Graduate Scholarships:
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Fulbright Scholarship
Marshall Scholarship: for any British university
Gates Cambridge Scholarship: for University of Cambridge
Mitchell Scholarship: for Irish universities
Rhodes Scholarship: for University of Oxford
Rotary International
Watson Fellowship
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Travel Resources
(see also under "Region/Country Information")Travel Agencies and Services
- International Student Identity Card (ISIC) information
- STA Travel
- Kayak.com
- Orbitz
- Travelocity
- Travelzoo
- AESU: Low-cost airfares & tours to Europe
- Internet Travel Network
- Lowest Fare.Com
- Expedia travel services
Other Travel Sites
- Atlapedia Online: full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world
- Computer-Equipped Travel: resources for everything from roaming Internet access providers to the correct plug adapter for computers
- Finding ATMs Abroad: Mastercard; Visa
- Lonely Planet: online information from one of the leading publishers of guidebooks
- Suggested Readings for International Travel
- Travel Library: travellers' tips and stories -- air travel, bicycling, trains, tourist offices worldwide, and more.
- Travlang: useful tools for travellers, especially those interested in learning a foreign language
- Virtual Tourist: maps, currency converter, time converter, driving directions, weather forecasts
- Go Currency: currency converter and other information on currency and exchange
Region/Country Information
Europe
- General
Rail Pass Express: Europe by Eurail and Britain by BritRail
- France
CampusFrance: registration site for French student visa application, with general information on studying and living in France
PARIS
- Germany
Goethe-Institut
- Scandinavia
The American-Scandinavian Foundation: educational and cultural exchange between the U.S. and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
- Spain
Spain Internet Resources Map
- United Kingdom
Study in the UK: links to British educational institutions, scholarships, and other sources of information
Bunac: Work abroad programmes
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Marshall Scholarship: for any British university
Rhodes Scholarship
Oceania
- Australia
Australian Government Information
Study in Australia: official Australian Government site