Summer/Winter Abroad

• Apply directly to the program following their eligibility requirements.
• Pay published tuition and fees directly to the program, not Oxy.
• Register your plans in the IPO portal before going abroad and before requesting any "pre-approval/nomination" for your program application.
• Once your course transfer form is approved by IPO, you will receive a notification. Note: Per college policy, a. courses taken abroad in summer or winter are approved for transfer credit only, not letter grades; and b. online courses may not be used to satisfy core requirements.
• The $39 processing fee is charged to your Oxy student account.
• If you are participating in an internship abroad and are interested in receiving internship credit, please review the Internship Transfer Credit Advisory.

Consider programs offered by our semester partners for preferential admission, possible fee waivers, or access to matching scholarships. International students may consider institutions in their home country. Let the program know that you are from Occidental College.

• Arcadia University
• CET
• CIEE
• IES
• SIT
• The School for Field Studies
• University of Bristol
• Chinese University of Hong Kong: Summer Research
• University of Sussex: Summer School
• University of East Anglia: Summer School
• Organization for Tropical Studies
• Any other accredited program (please consult the International Programs)

Research/Internship/Community-Based Options - Students may take advantage of summer abroad programs that focus on research or have a research component or project element. Virtual and in person experiences may be considered. Below are some examples of programs that students can take part in.

Arcadia University

STEM Summer Research Projects

CUHK

Chinese University of Hong Kong SURP Summer Research Programme

SIT 

Iceland: Renewable Energy, Technology, and Resource Economics 

Indonesia: Biodiversity and Conservation in Bali and Borneo

Jordan: Internship in Climate Change and Sustainability

Nepal: Geoscience in the Himalaya 

Panama: Marine Ecology & Blue Carbon Conservation in the Pacific & Caribbean

Rwanda: Peace & Conflict Studies

South Africa: Journalism and Digital Media

CIEE

Summer Global Internship

IES

Summer Internship Program

OTS

Tropical Bio Program

SFS

SFS Costa Rica: Biodiversity and Sustainable Food Systems

SFS Panama: Tropical Island Ecosystems: The Human Impact

TIERA

Tulane Interdisciplinary Environmental Research & Action Program

Additional Resources

• GoAbroad.com
• StudyAbroad101.com
• IIEPassport.org

If needed, you may request advising Option #1 ; Option #2 ; Option #3

Check back January 2025 for updates on summer grants.

Only students earning Oxy transfer credit will be considered.

In past cycles, International Programs has offered partial grants with priority for students who meet some or most of the following criteria:

• relevant and compelling academic goals for participation articulated in the application
• not studied abroad (or been approved for a future semester)
• amounts are on a sliding scale based on demonstrated financial need (verified by Financial Aid)
• majors under-represented in study abroad
• whose life circumstances have precluded them from academic travel
• upper class students. Caution - accepting a summer grant prior to Junior year would likely impact eligibility for a future semester abroad.