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Travel with purpose. Travel for good.

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From deciding whether volunteering overseas is right for you, to choosing a program, to getting on a plane. Hear from overseas volunteers about what it is really like in the field.

Volunteer Abroad

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Seasonal work, teach abroad, international careers and more. Where to start, what to expect, and how to get it done.

Work Abroad

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Overtourism and the problems it creates may make you feel like giving up your passport. But there is a better way.

Ethical & Sustainable Travel

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Make the most of your time overseas while spending the least amount of money. Budget travel for the conscientious traveller.

Budget Travel

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Going abroad as a student, whether it is for a semester, a year or an entire degree, is one of the most accessible opportunities to live abroad meaningfully.

Study Abroad

Study Abroad

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More and more people of all ages taking time out to travel meaningfully—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.

Gap Year Travel

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To get an international job, you need international work experience. How do you land that first gig?

International Careers

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Ready to take the next step? Meet with organizations from around the world that can help you plan your travels.

Travel Events

Apply for Grant Funding to Make a Difference Abroad! The Community Impact Grant is awarded to U.S. citizens on an InterExchange Work Abroad program who devise or improve a community project that will positively impact their host community, contribute to i ...
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They believe that the exchange of cultures makes the world a better place, and have created the LIVFund Scholarship to help with that mission!
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United Planet is dedicated to making our programs accessible to all those who wish to form relationships abroad. As former students ourselves, we know how valuable cross-cultural experiences are, both for furthering your education and developing skills to ...
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Sara’s Wish Foundation scholarships are awarded to extraordinary young women committed to making the world a better place by fully participating in it.
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The WorldTeach Namibia Teacher Fellowship is for a trained and experienced teacher who plans to continue teaching upon returning from their WorldTeach tour.
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Are you under 30 years of age and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, about to graduate from full-time undergraduate or Masters level study at McGill, uOttawa, Queen's or StFX? Do you have a meaningful connection with a community in Canada or anyw ...
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The Steve Reifenberg Fellowship is intended to encourage graduating seniors to engage in a transformative international experience in the area of social or environmental development. The post-graduation fellowship opportunity in Latin America will contrib ...
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Recipients will receive the trip of a lifetime: foreign immersion combined with volunteering and self-growth with the international volunteering and learning organization UBELONG.
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The Dorot Fellowship seeks to enliven the American Jewish landscape by seeding the community with a cadre of outstanding young lay leaders who will create new forms, and reinvigorate existing forms, of Jewish expression.
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Grounded in an ethic of service to others and committed to long-term sustainability, the Foundation supports individuals — especially young people— who strive to discover, explore and positively change our world.
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AUA will award a grant through the Summer Service Internship program in partnership with Bridges to Tajikistan, a New Mexico-based nonprofit initiative dedicated to creating sustainable international connections between people in Tajikistan and the US to ...
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The Christianson Grant is awarded to young Americans who have arranged their own service projects abroad. Proposed programs must be at least six months in length and emphasize a work component. The grant does not support independent research projects or a ...
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The Alexia Foundation offers production grants to students and professional photographers to give them the financial ability to produce substantial stories that drive change in the effort to make the world a better place. Students also get scholarship opp ...
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The AllPeopleBeHappy Volunteer Service Award enables volunteers to do service projects in the developing world. These Volunteer Service Awards enable impassioned young people to give of their time and talents while expanding their understanding of people ...
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Available to students at Allegheny College, these grants support applicants in AUA’s Summer Service Internship program.
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The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides a stipend for a graduating college senior to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world. The award allows recipients to engage in a meaningful public service activity for one year before pro ...
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Mosaic grants make service with America’s Unofficial Ambassadors more affordable for prospective volunteers.
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Explore the World Travel Scholarships provide $2,000 to help recipients finance their international trip as long as they have an educational or service component to their itinerary.
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The Edward Boyle Medical Elective Bursaries offer financial support to medical students from the UK wishing to spend an elective period in a developing country within the Commonwealth.
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ACDI/VOCA has over 40 years of experience sending professionals overseas as volunteer consultants providing technical assistance with field projects in agribusiness, enterprise development, community development, food security and financial services.
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