Brandeis University
University Information
The Office of Study Abroad supports Brandeis students who participate on any of our 300 approved programs in some 65 different countries around the world.
On average 40% of the junior class studied abroad during the academic year while still more students took advantage of various international opportunities in the summer. There is a huge diversity of transformative experiences that Brandeis students have engaged in abroad including studying biodiversity conservation hands on in Panama, conducting ethnographic research on sacred figures in Mongolia, interning with Parliament in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, and interning in special education classrooms in Sydney, Australia to name a few.
Whatever your story, journey or adventure is destined to be, come by our office to learn more about the steps to going away!
Additionally, by logging in to Abroad101, all approved programs will be tagged with an "Approved" badge.
Important Dates and Deadlines
The Study Abroad Application Deadline for Fall, Academic Year, and Spring is mid-February.
The summer study abroad application deadline is mid-March.
"Yes it was very worthwhile. I think I learned how to be more open making friends since I didn't know anyone before hand. "
Briar G Brandeis University
"I learned what it was like to live in a society and culture so different from my own and what I had always known. It was worthwhile to gain new perspectives and prove to myself that I could live so independently."
A student Brandeis University
"What I brought home from study abroad is almost immeasurable. I learned so much about Spanish and Moroccan culture and met so wonderful many people. Each day was filled with invaluable memories and activities (some planned and others more spontaneous). In short, it was incredibly worthwhile. I could not recommend studying abroad..."
A student Brandeis University
"My Spanish improved quite a bit! It was great but very very expensive. "
A student Brandeis University
"I got two SCUBA certifications, learned field studies skills, took classes I cannot at my home institution, and experienced the whole process of a research project. "
A student Brandeis University
"Language, other culture, myself "
Hannah B Brandeis University
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A student Brandeis University
"I gained valuable language and cultural experience, and it was extremely worthwhile. "
A student Brandeis University
"I learned a better sense of cultural competency, improved my conversational Spanish skills, and was able to meet people of diverse backgrounds. This experience was definitely worthwhile and I would love return some day. "
Spencer R Brandeis University
"I learned how to adapt to new environments that i might not have been comfortable in before "
Varun C Brandeis University
"I gained a lot of perspective on southeast Europe, politics in a region of conflict, and learned a lot about culture in former Yugoslavia. "
Sophia S Brandeis University
"A different perspective on the U.S, learned more about different cultures. I believe it was very worthwhile."
A student Brandeis University
"I learned so much about the Māori indigenous point of view, life and politics in a smaller country, the experience of being a foreigner abroad, and how to have fun with just about anyone."
A student Brandeis University
"My study abroad experience was so so worth it! Argentina is an incredibly country with a rich history of social and political mobilization, and I feel so lucky to have been able to immerse myself in the local culture. I met some really amazing people and my Spanish abilities improved immensely. Traveling across the country, livi..."
Maya K Brandeis University
"Got to talk to so many cool people and see a whole other part of the world; definitely worthwhile. "
A student Brandeis University
"I learned so much about myself and traveling and different cultures. It was 100% worthwhile. "
Helen J Brandeis University
"I experienced a part of the world my family had been very minimally exposed to before and that experience is invaluable to me"
A student Brandeis University
"I made new friends with other people in my program, and got a comparative view of my relevant fields between America and Denmark."
Zoe O Brandeis University
"I learned some independence in a foreign country."
Ollie S Brandeis University
"I gained a lot of values and genuine friends and learnt about an amazing culture. It was extremely worthwhile."
Rachel K Brandeis University
"I've grown immensely as a person during my time abroad as it made me reflect on my relationships with other people and myself and how to better foster them. In terms of academia, I feel as though I was adequately pushed and I took part in projects I am very proud of. The IFSA program was wonderful and my supervisors were very he..."
Daniel Z Brandeis University
"I got to see a part of the world so thoroughly I otherwise would probably never have, so yes, it was worth it."
A student Brandeis University
"I gained a new sense of cultural awareness that I didn't previously have before going abroad. While I was already privy to it coming from a diverse environment, studying abroad opened my eyes and mind to different mindsets and I got to experience a different way of life through the friends and interactions I made with the locals..."
A student Brandeis University
"I learned a lot about Greece and Greek history which was very worthwhile to me and my studies - the age of the cities there and specifically Thessaloniki's story was very engaging because it's so visible everywhere you go there. "
Miriam G Brandeis University
"I definitely grew as a person and was able to enjoy my own company. "
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