Resources for International Opportunities

Faculty and staff play a vital role in identifying and developing opportunities to enhance the international research and learning opportunities available to our students.  On this site, faculty and staff will find policy statements, forms, grant programs, and links useful to the development of international opportunities.

International travel policies

• LAS Policies on ISU-Affiliated International Travel
• Undergraduate Student International Independent Travel Registration
  
• Graduate Student International Travel Registry
• U.S. Department of State International Travel Information

Study abroad proposals

LAS faculty who are planning or proposing a group study abroad program for students must obtain approval from their academic unit and the college before the proposal can be reviewed by the ISU Education Abroad Committee. In order to ensure careful and timely review of proposals by the college, LAS program leaders are asked to follow the procedures outlined below:

1. Complete the Group Study Abroad Proposal.
2. Provide a brief letter of endorsement from chair of the department/s or unit/s offering the program, or from another appropriate curriculum group. The letter should specifically address the academic rigor of the proposed program and qualifications of its leader/s.
3. Attach a syllabus or syllabi for the proposed courses to be taken abroad.
4. Submit all three items to Mercedes Serracin, by the deadlines indicated below.

Study abroad resources

• ISU Study Abroad Center
• ISUAbroad
  Database through which students can research and apply for study abroad programs as well as study abroad scholarships.
• LAS Study Abroad Site Development Grants (DOC)
  Available to faculty interested in laying the groundwork for new study abroad program sites.
• LAS Global Seminar Proposal (PDF)
  Allows faculty to propose three-credit, three-week May study-abroad programs of appeal to a broad student audience.
• LAS Timetable for Group Study Abroad Program Review.
  Lists deadlines by which study abroad program proposals must be submitted to college for review and approval.
• Education Abroad Committee (EAC)
  Provost-appointed committee responsible for reviewing and approving group study abroad program proposals, both credit-bearing and non-credit.
• ISU Group Study Abroad Proposal Form (part 1)
• ISU Group Study Abroad Budget Form (part 2)
• ISU Group Study Abroad Final Report
• LAS Policy on Staff Participation in Study Abroad
• LAS Study Abroad Scholarships
  Competitive funding from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to help defray the cost of international study and travel.

Other links and resources

• International Health Insurance and Emergency Service
• Core Fulbright Scholar Program
  The core Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.
• Fulbright Specialists Program
  The Fulbright Specialists Program is designed to provide short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) for U.S. faculty and professionals.
• Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program
  Candidates should be senior scholars and have a significant publication and teaching record.
• Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program provides grants to approximately 850 foreign scholars from over 95 countries to lecture and/or conduct postdoctoral research at U.S. institutions for an academic semester to a full academic year.
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships for U.S. graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to study abroad for one academic year. In academic year 2008-2009, more than 1,500 Americans are studying abroad with either full or partial support from the Fulbright Program.
• Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships (ETA) Program
  Places U.S. students as English teaching assistants in schools or universities overseas.  ETAs may also pursue individual study/research plans in addition to their teaching responsibilities.
• Fulbright Foreign Student Program
  Enables graduate students, young professionals and artists from abroad to research and study in the United States for one year or longer.
• Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program
  Provides young teachers of English as a Foreign Language the opportunity to refine their teaching skills and broaden their knowledge of American culture and customs while strengthening the instruction of foreign languages at colleges and universities in the United States.
• Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
  brings outstanding mid-career professionals from developing and emerging countries to the United States for a year of professional development and non-degree academic work at the graduate level. Grants are awarded in various social and public policy fields.
• Funding Opportunities, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Institute of International Education
  A world leader in the exchange of people and ideas.IIE provides a wide range of services to and manages or administers programs for many corporations, foundations, government partners, and international agencies including: Fellowship And Scholarship Management, Global Leadership Development, Higher Education Institutional Development, and International Education Services.
• Open Doors Report
  Comprehensive information resource on international students and scholars studying or teaching at higher education institutions in the United States, and U.S. students studying abroad for academic credit at their home colleges or universities.