Approved Partner Providers
SOU affiliated, or “partner,” providers help us offer a broad range of options (geographically and academically) to SOU students, beyond our exchange relationships. Providers offer many types of programs, including direct enrollment in classes at a university abroad, courses designed specifically for study abroad students to learn about their destination, or small groups of U.S. students doing field work together. Partner programs include academic year, semester, quarter, and summer options. In any type of affiliated provider program, students are enrolled at SOU and therefore the course credit is recorded on their SOU transcripts.
When study abroad through a partner provider, you pay a Program Fee to your provider, instead of your usual tuition & fees to SOU. The only thing you pay to SOU during your time abroad is a $350 per term Study Away Fee. Institution-specific scholarships (ex. Honors College scholarship) will not apply. In the case of institutional scholarships, students should make sure to complete and submit a deferral form (Scholarships and Financial Aid Office) before your leave. It is possible to use State and Federal financial aid (Pell, federal student loans, etc), and many outside scholarships (Ford Family Foundation) on most affiliated programs.
Partner Providers
Academic Programs International (API)
Check out our SOU-specific landing page with API to jumpstart browsing through their many programs!
API offers a large portfolio of programs across Europe, Latin America, and Oceania, while their study sites are affiliated with local universities, depending on the type of program you choose, you may or may not be in classes with local students. For example, if you are taking Spanish Language and Culture at the University of Salamanca in Spain, you will be attending classes with other U.S. and international (non-Spanish) students. If your Spanish language proficiency is high enough to enroll directly in regular university coursework, you would find yourself in a class with local students.
API can be a great provider for finding programs centering Art, STEM, or Theatre students. Recent SOU participants have traveled to London, UK; Florence, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Salamanca, Spain; Granada, Spain; Seville, Spain; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Valparaiso, Chile; and San Jose, Costa Rica. API is also one of the few providers with a handful of Winter Quarter options, primarily in Spain.
Applicants to API programs will automatically be considered for the API-SOU Scholarship, up to $500 for a single term, $2000 for a semester, or up to $4000 for a year. Students are highly encouraged to complete an API scholarship application to be considered for one of their many other available scholarships!
Please visit the API website to view their available study abroad and internship programs.
CIS Abroad
CIS Abroad offers programs on five continents in a large variety of majors. Depending on your program choice, you may be directly immersed in a classroom with local students (ex. a semester at the University of Limerick, Ireland), or you may be in classrooms with primarily U.S. and other international students (ex. summer at the University of Limerick, Ireland). CIS Abroad also offers a number of internships for more independent, professionally-oriented experiences. As an organization, they prioritize affordability, and allow for filtering by affordability.
Recent SOU participants have traveled to Sorrento, Italy and Seoul, South Korea through CIS Abroad.
SOU applicants to CIS Abroad automatically receive a $250 discount on semester programs, and a $100 discount on short-term programs and internships. Applicants are highly encouraged to apply to CIS Abroad’s other scholarships and grants, like their Rainbow Scholarship for LGBTQ student travelers (application forms can be found in their application portal).
Please visit the CIS Abroad website to browse their global study and internship programs.
Global Education Oregon (GEO)
GEO programs are based out of the University of Oregon in Eugene. They offer summer, quarter, semester, and year-long programs around the world. In some GEO programs, you may be taking classes directly at a host university (ex. Tel Aviv University in Israel), but most GEO programs are set up so that you will be studying a particular topic or discipline with a cohort of other U.S. students (ex. Studio Art in Siena, Italy, or Gender, Race, and Class in London). Unlike enrolling directly in a host university abroad, you will know what classes you will be taking abroad before you leave. Many programs offer homestays to help students learn about the local culture.
Past SOU participants have studied Cinema in Dublin, Ireland, Liberal Arts in London, UK, and Spanish language in Oviedo, Spain.
GEO often offers scholarships for newly launched programs, and that list can be found on their scholarship page for partner institutions. First year students interested in any GEO programs are highly encouraged to apply for the “Map Your Future” scholarship, and the GEO Ambassador scholarship can be a way to earn money by sharing about your travels after you return.
Browse the GEO program page to see your options. Don’t forget to move the selection on the right from “I am a Duck” to “I am a student at a GEO partner university.”
IE3 Global
IE3 Global is a partner provider run out of Oregon State University in Corvallis. They offer direct university enrollment with local students (ex. Akita International University in Japan), short-term summer programs with other U.S. and international students (ex. Ewha University in Korea), and a large portfolio of internships with organizations abroad (ex. Wine Marketing in Cape Town, South Africa). SOU has been a long-time member of their Baden-Wurttemberg exchange in Germany, and their Lyon exchange in France. Their month-long summer program in Ireland, studying Irish literature and history may be just the thing for an SOU student!
Past SOU participants have traveled to Lyon, France; Poitiers, France; Tokyo, Japan; Melbourne, Australia; Queretaro, Mexico; and Tubingen, Germany.
SOU students are encouraged to apply to IE3 Global Scholarships. You can find a scholarship application within your IE3 Global application portal learning content.
Explore the study abroad and internship options available to SOU students on the IE3 Global website.
SEA Semester
SEA Semester offers semester and summer environmental studies programs focused on the ocean. While SEA Semester’s home base is on Cape Cod, in the oceanographic research community of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, programs are offered in the Caribbean, North Atlantic, and South Pacific. Students sail aboard Tall Ships while exploring climate change, conservation, and marine science in programs like “Sustainability in Polynesian Island Cultures & Ecosystems” or “Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean.”
SOU students are encouraged to apply for SEA Semester scholarships as early as possible.
Visit SEA Semester’s website to learn more about their unique, ship-based academic programs.
The School for Field Studies (SFS)
SFS offers semester and summer opportunities in 10 off-the-beaten-track locations: Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Kenya, Panama, Peru, Tanzania, and the Turks & Caicos Islands. These programs are often based in more remote field stations and will be of particular interest to Biology, Environmental Science, and Tourism students, where you will study in a small cohort of other U.S. students. Programs focus on important issues of climate change, community resource management, tourism impacts, pollution and waste management, wildlife conservation and sustainable livelihoods.
Past SOU students have studied the Himalayas in Bhutan.
SOU students are encouraged to complete an SFS Financial Aid Application along with their program application, in order to be considered for the multiple scholarships and zero/low interest-loans available through SFS.
To browse SFS’ hands-on, experiential, field-based programs, please visit their website.
School for International Training (SIT)
SIT offers semester and summer opportunities developed around a framework of critical global issues, including climate & environment, education & social change, and global health & well-being. Many of their programs are based in lesser-traveled locations, like Iceland, Mongolia, Morocco, and Rwanda. During your program, you will be studying with a small cohort of U.S. students, but will have opportunities to immerse yourself in your host-country through language study (from Afrikaans to Wolof), homestays, and independent research projects and internships.
Past SOU students have studied the impact of climate change on rainforest ecosystems in Australia.
SOU students are encouraged to apply for SIT Scholarships and Grants by checking the scholarship box in their SIT application.
Explore SIT programs by location or by critical global issue on their website.
University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC)
USAC offers semester and summer opportunities with university partners abroad, which include programs where you are directly enrolled at the host university and take classes with local students (ex. Massey University in New Zealand), programs built especially for US study abroad students (ex. Reggio Emilia, Italy) and special summer short programs with other U.S./international students (ex. Summer sessions in Cuba).
Past SOU students have traveled to Torino, Italy; Reggio Emilia, Italy; Lyon, France; Melbourne, Australia; Montevideo, Uruguay; and Shanghai, China.
Applicants to USAC programs are encourage to complete a USAC scholarship application alongside their program application to be considered for additional funds through USAC. USAC has a number of special scholarships, including one for First Generation students.
To browse all of USAC’s program destinations, please visit their website.
International Internships
Many of the above providers offer the opportunity for professional development abroad through global internships. These internships may meet major requirements for a practicum, but it is important to speak with your major advisor about what qualities the internship must have to qualify. Read through the program descriptions to have a clear understanding of what the internship entails, and approach your internship application as a job application.
Contact Us
To set up an appointment or ask any questions regarding study abroad, please email us at: studyaway@sou.edu