Study Abroad

The Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University recognizes that the opportunity for its students to study abroad is an enhancement to their education and encourages every student who is interested in this form of study to seek assistance in choosing a program to fit their needs. 

Perdue Sponsored Programs

The Perdue School of Business currently offers an annual winter-term  program of international business study in various overseas locations. This program is 3.5 to four weeks in duration beginning and ending with classes at Salisbury University for academic purposes, travel preparation, examination and concluding components. Two weeks of the program is spent abroad. During this two week period, students will receive classroom instruction, visit leading businesses engaged in international activities, meet with ranking members of the business community as guest speakers and participate in cultural activities. 

Independent Programs

A wide variety of study abroad programs exist to fit every interest, budget and location in the world. The Office of the Global Programs Administrator  has information on a multitude of programs. The Office also provide study abroad advising to assist student in the study abroad process from program selection to credit transfer to document assistance.  In addition, with easy access to the Internet, it is now a simple task to "surf the web" in search of information on study abroad programs or individual schools. 

Students interested in study abroad programs should consider the following: 

• Quality and reputation of program 
• Foreign language requirements if applicable
• Total costs of program-tuition, room and board, supplies, travel, books and extras (i.e. personal spending)
• Course credit transfers 
• Medical insurance (International Student Identity Card required by Salisbury University)
• Timing for application materials, passports, etc. 

Useful Links 

Study abroad:

• http://www.studyabroad.com (search engine)

• http://www.goabroad.com (search engine)

• http://www.petersons.com (search engine)

• http://www.transitionsabroad.com (search engine)

• www.iiepassport.org (search engine)

• http://www.aifs.org (American Institute for Foreign Study)

• http://www.arcadia.edu/cea (Center for Education Abroad at Arcadia University)

• http://www.iustospain.com (International University Studies-Seville, Spain only)

• http://www.ifsa-butler.org (Institute for Study Abroad at Butler University)

• http://www.australearn.com (Australia and New Zealand only)

• http://www.interstudy.org (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Belgium, Netherlands and South Africa)

• http://www.bu.edu/abroad (Boston University International Programs)

• http://www.gowithcea.com (Cultural Experiences Abroad)

• http://www.studiesabroad.com (International Studies Abroad)

Travel Info:

• http://www.worldwide.edu (Worldwide Classroom)

• http://travel.state.gov (U.S. State Department)

• http://www.miusa.org (Mobility International-travel information for people with disabilities)

• http://www.cdc.gov (Centers for Disease Control)

• http://www.counciltravel.com/idcards/itic.htm (International Student Identity Cards for study abroad insurance)

Internships and volunteer:

• http://www.ivpsf.org (International Volunteer Program-France)

• http://www.ipls.org (International Partnership for Service Learning)

• many of the sites listed in the study abroad section above have related internship program (i.e. Australearn, Arcadia, AIFS, etc.)

Work abroad:

• http://www.peacecorps.gov (Peace Corps)

• http://www.aipt.org (Association for International Practical Training)

• http://www.bunac.org (Work in Britain, Australia, New Zealand)

Teaching abroad:

• http://seidel.salisbury.edu/~educatio/nz.htm (Salisbury University-Seidel School of Education Student Teaching in New Zealand)

• http://www.cie.uci.edu/~cie/iop/teaching.html (University of California, Irvine Student Teaching Opportunities)

Financial Aid for Study Abroad:

• SU Study Abroad Travel Grant (Not Available)

• International Research and Exchanges Board
• The Fulbright Packets
• Fulbright Graduate Students program
• International opportunities sponsored by the National Science foundation
• American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) Scholarships (must be with an AIFS program)
• Maryland International Education Association Study Abroad Scholarhsip (must be a resident of Maryland-pdf. file)
• Freeman Asia-Awards for Study in Asia
• Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
• National Security Exchange Program-David L. Boren Scholarship
• Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant (need not be a member of PKP) contact Dr. Marta Losonczy, Holloway Hall 385, 410-543-6444