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Global
Study: School for International Training (SIT)
College
Semester - Abroad Programs
Description: SIT Study Abroad challenges
college and university students to put knowledge into practice as they earn
graduate credits in one of 57 interdisciplinary programs in over 50 countries
around the world. Through a rigorous integration of classroom and fieldbased
learning, students develop a profound understanding of issues of critical global
importance, such as conflict transformation, the environment, and the arts and
social change. To date, over 20,000 students have chosen to study abroad with
SIT.
Site: SIT programs are offered in Africa, Asia, Oceania and the
Caribbean, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East.
Subjects: Courses generally include intensive language study, thematic
seminar, field studies seminar, and an independent study project. Other program
components include in-country orientation, homestay, educational excursions, and
program evaluation. Program themes include Peace and Conflict Studies, Culture and
Development, Arts and Culture, Diaspora Studies, Comparative Ecology and others.
Dates: Fall and spring semesters
Housing: Depending upon the program, housing can include homestays, guest
houses, hostels, small hotels, camping or dormitories.
Eligibility: SIT programs are available to college sophomores, juniors,
seniors, who are in good academic standing at any college or university
and who have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 and at least one year of
college-level coursework at the time of application.
Scholarship or Financial Aid: Available scholarships typically range from
$1000. - $4000. SIT recognizes the fundamental necessity of making its programs
available to all undergraduates. To this end, SIT has made a commitment to use
its current institutional scholarship funds to support efforts to increase
student diversity. Federal and state financial aid is often available through
students' home college or university.
Programs cost $9,900 - $12,600 inclusive of tuition, room and board, health
insurance, excursions, any direct program expenses, and international airfare.
Deadline: SIT works on a rolling admissions basis with many programs
filling prior to deadline. For fall programs--preliminary application deadline
is April 15th and secondary is May 15th. For spring programs--preliminary
application deadline is October 7th and secondary is October 31st.
Secondary deadline for scholarship applicants is two weeks earlier.
The School for International Training(SIT).
Phone: 800-336-1616
http://www.sit.edu.
Diane Robinson, Admissions Counselor
College Semester Abroad
School for International Training
Box 676, Kipling Rd.
Brattleboro, VT 05302
Phone: 800-336-1616 or 802-258-3278
Fax: 802-258-3500
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