Upcoming Program/Scholarship Deadlines:
Dr. Souders is available to review all scholarship applications before submission. Contact him by emailing souders@umbc.edu
April 30th: DAAD’s Young Ambassadors Application Due!
Young Ambassadors are undergraduate students who recently studied abroad in Germany (including this coming summer) and promote study in Germany at their home colleges/universities with help from DAAD. Only one student may be nominated per university.
Fulbright Base Camps - Coming Soon!
You have come to an information session and plan to apply for this year’s competition. Now what? Come to the first of our Fulbright Base Camp series, where we learn how to navigate the Fulbright U.S. Student Program’s website and choose the program and country that best suits your skills and interests. Dr. Souders will hold several of these workshops in late April before things get too busy with end-of-semester activities.
Winter/Spring Break Faculty-Led Programs: Applications Open!
Applications for the Winter/Spring Break faculty-led programs are open! Check them out on the Education Abroad website. The deadline to apply is September 22, 2025.
Other Upcoming Events/Opportunities:
Applications for the 2026-27 competition cycle for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program opened on Monday, March 31, 2025. This award supports U.S. citizens interested in conducting research, earning a master’s degree, or teaching English in up to 140 countries throughout the world. UMBC’s Fulbright Program Advisor, Dr. Brian Souders is holding multiple information sessions to help UMBC students learn more about this exchange opportunity. Register at the links below.
Wednesday, April 16, 6:00 pm - Virtual Registration required at this link.
Thursday, April 17, 5:00 pm - Virtual Registration required at this link.
Monday, April 21, 12:00 pm - Virtual Registration required at this link.
Students Abroad!
While many UMBC students have been making the trek down to D.C. to see the Cherry Blossom Festival, our Abroad Ambassador Madison went to the festival in Japan! You can read all about it in her Abroad Blog, where you can check in with many of our students studying abroad this semester!
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Advising for Spring 2026 and Winter 2026 programs is happening now! Be sure to attend a Study Abroad 101 session before scheduling an appointment at educationabroad@umbc.edu.