{"id":65958,"date":"2017-09-13T21:05:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T21:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/study-abroad-spring-18-first-deadline-oct-2\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T10:26:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T10:26:01","slug":"study-abroad-spring-18-first-deadline-oct-2","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/study-abroad-spring-18-first-deadline-oct-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Abroad Spring ’18 – First deadline Oct. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
Did you know you can study abroad and earn academic credit while doing so—in many cases, paying little more than your expenses at OU?<\/p>\n
A more detailed email will follow in the next few days about processes, deadlines, and finances, but a few fast facts to fuel your rainy day-dreams:<\/p>\n
Deadline for round 1 applications: Monday Oct. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Applications available at: OU Applications for Study Abroad\u00a0<\/a>(applications are not a final commitment, so get your foot in the door!)<\/p>\n Study Abroad Spring semester 2018<\/strong>:<\/p>\n OU Partner Schools Non-Partner Schools There are Scholarships\u00a0out there! For Pell eligible students, a great resource is the Gilman Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0(NOTE: application deadline for Spring 2018 is October 3, which is\u00a0also the deadline for Summer 2018 early app)<\/p>\n It’s never too early to start planning for Summer 2018<\/strong>. In addition to excellent options with OU Partner and non-partner programs,\u00a0OU partners with LeadAbroad to offer a variety of programs\u00a0in Rome, Barcelona, London<\/a> \u00a0 and in\u00a0Greece & Cape Town.<\/a><\/p>\n Stay tuned for information on short term OU Faculty lead trips<\/strong>!<\/p>\n International Studies, French, Spanish majors<\/strong>: let’s talk!<\/p>\n All this info can be found at the Center for Global Education’s webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nBenefits: finances easy, same as your regular OU arrangement
\nCosts: limited number of schools<\/p>\n
\nBenefits: lots of options (the world – if accredited – is your oyster)
\nCosts: OU-specific scholarships don’t apply; State & Federal, loans etc.<\/p>\n