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Research Opportunities Abroad

Your undergraduate research opportunities need not be limited to Austin. The Center for Global Educational Opportunities (C-GEO) at the University of Texas at Austin is the first contact for undergraduates who are interested in conducting research abroad. The C-GEO has a variety of programs and agreements that offer students a number of ways to pursue their research interests internationally.

• Research-based study abroad programs offer students guidance and support abroad while giving them the freedom to explore their own chosen research topic. These programs often give training in research techniques as a precursor to actual research, and have established networks of experts in the host country. Some examples of these programs include:
  
  
  • SIT - The School for International Training – students can study Amazonian Ecology in Brazil, Arts and Culture in India, Wildlife Conservation in Tanzania, Arts and Social Change in the Czech Republic, or Culture and Development in Mongolia. Many other opportunities are available – SIT has programs in 50 countries. All SIT students are given training in research techniques and complete an independent study project.
  
  
  • SFS - The School for Field Studies – – trains students in environmental and ecological research in settings such as the Turks and Caicos Islands, Baja Mexico, or British Columbia.
  
  
  • DIS - Denmark’s International Study Program guides students through architecture and design projects, marine biology and ecology research, and field study with many of the major political and economic institutions of Europe.
  
  
  • CIEE - The Council on International Educational Exchange – offers intensive research in film or literary criticism in France, hands-on training in development projects in rural Thailand, and opportunities for artists to work in innovative and emerging media in Australia, and much more.
  
  
• Exchange and affiliated programs based at universities around the globe provide students with access to some of the world’s finest research institutions and libraries and bring them in contact with internationally renowned faculty. Students have participated in scientific research, historical studies, and psychological studies. Programs specifically designed for science and engineering students, such as the TASSEP and GE3 exchange consortia, are excellent opportunities to conduct research in these fields under the guidance of experts.


• Maymester Programs often have a research component. Maymester Abroad courses are four and a half week study abroad programs that take place immediately following the spring semester at an international course location. Specific dates can be found on the individual program websites. Maymester Abroad programs are three or four credit hour courses taught by UT faculty members for in-residence credit.


• Research abroad with a UT faculty member. UT faculty conduct research around the world. Use the EUREKA database to find faculty conducting research in your area of interest.

Funding

The C-GEO is the first stop in finding assistance with funding research programs overseas. UT financial aid is available for many study abroad opportunities. A number of scholarships are given each year to students conducting research abroad, including the IEF scholarship exclusively for UT students, the NSEP scholarship for projects in countries outside of Western Europe and Australia/New Zealand, and the German grants program for education in Germany. Additional funding for study abroad may be available to participants in the Bridging Disciplines Programs.

For more information, consult the C-GEO website or attend a Study Abroad General Information Session.