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JUMP START YOUR INTERNATIONAL CAREER WITH STUDY ABROAD

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTSFaculty-led Courses (most popular winter option, also available in the summer)

Language InstitutesGranada, Spain

Foreign UniversitiesStirling, UK

InternshipsMSID

Volunteering-San Joaquin, Costa Rica

MANY AFFORDABLE PROGRAMSTotal Cost of Attendance at Illinois—Semester

Includes tuition and fees (Base Rate for Spring 2012 enrollment), room and board, books, and other expenses

Illinois Resident/Non-Illinois Resident $13,743/$21,173

Total Cost of Attendance Abroad—SemesterIncludes airfare, all tuition, room and board, books, insurance, and

personal expenses for Spring 2012 programsNational University of Singapore $9,457Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador $10,899Instituto San Joaquin de Flores $12,710KULeuven-Illinois Experience $14,250Spanish Studies in Granada, Spain $14,462British Exchange Program in Nottingham, United Kingdom $14,785Verona Studies Program, Italy $15,298

• Begin your search early! Many scholarship deadlines are before the program deadlines• Scholarship deadlines do not impact your

nomination/acceptance to your study abroad program• Utilize the university’s additional

resources and conduct your own search for more• I4I Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIPS!

GAIN EXPERIENCE IN THE REGION• Employers want to see that you’ve lived in and

understand the culture you may be working in.

• Remember: what depicts success in one country or region of the world, doesn’t necessarily depict success in another. Address this in the cover letter

• Gain as much experience on site as possible; create and maintain local contacts• Host families• Volunteer experience• Improve language skills• Internships

• Know what employers value…

RESEARCH STUDIES

A 2008 study conducted by Stevan Trooboff, Michael Vande Berg, and Jack Rayman entitled “Employer Attitudes toward Study Abroad” showed evidence that

“First, employers believe that the longer the program, the more value it has; and second, they place relatively high value on

experiential learning.”

Specifically…

The most valued type of education abroad experience for both senior managers and the HR professionals and others responsible for hiring was a semester internship.

WHAT’S NEXT?• Check out these Resources!• Visit our website: studyabroad.illinois.edu and watch our First

Steps Videos!- Like us on Facebook: ‘Illinois Study Abroad’• Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ILStudyAbroad

• Visit the Study Abroad Resource Room to talk to a Peer Advisor!• 112 International Studies Building

• Attend a First Steps Info Session• Mon-Thurs, Lincoln Hall 1027, 4pm-5pm

Really, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???