Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to become more proficient in the cultures and languages of world regions critical to U.S. interests. Award amounts are up to $20,000 for the Boren Scholarships and $30,000 for the Boren Fellowships to study abroad...

Begin your college experience backpacking through South America, Africa, Asia or Europe spending 14 weeks on the move, discovering new places, cultures, people and languages. While your college peers back home will be attending class in a lecture hall, you'll be spending your semester/year studying in the Amazon Rainforest,...

Going overseas to live, work, teach, volunteer, or study? Interested in sharing your experiences with people considering doing something similar? Apply to blog about your time abroad, as a featured blogger for Verge Magazine. This is an outstanding opportunity to work one-on-one with an editor, hone your...

Kaya is dedicated to making a world of difference through responsible traveling. We promote sustainable social, environmental, and economic development in communities by offering over 150 ethical volunteer, internship, and cultural immersion programs based in 30+countries across Asia, Africa, and Americas. Our sustainable, ethical program initiatives include...

JHR provides an opportunity for experienced journalists and lawyers to contribute to media development and human rights awareness in some of the world's poorest yet most dynamic regions. JHR does not send journalists or lawyers overseas to work by themselves. By volunteering with JHR, participants will be working with local...

Global Citizens Network (GCN) sends small teams of volunteers to rural communities around the world where the volunteers immerse themselves in the daily life of the community. The team works on projects initiated by people in the local community, for the benefit of the community. Such projects could include...

As a part of its activities, UNV opens up opportunities for professional women and men to serve as UNV volunteers and contribute to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

On an Earthwatch expedition, participants will be volunteering their time and energy to scientific field research or a conservation project in one of 50 countries around the world. Applicants don

Live and work with local people on life-affirming international service projects. Join a network of service: teach conversational English; care for vulnerable children; paint, build and repair community buildings; or assist with health care. No specialized skills are needed to contribute to these development programs.

Experiential Learning International (ELI) partners with local organizations to provide international volunteer placements in various fields including social work, education, conservation and health care. Placements include positions in schools, on organic farms, hospitals, with female empowerment organizations and conservation organizations, among others. They are designed to give volunteers hands...