Middlebury has Schools Abroad in Argentina (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Tucumán), Brazil (Belo Horizonte, Florianópolis, and Niterói), Chile (Concepción, La Serena, Santiago, Temuco, Valdivia, and Valparaíso), China (Beijing, Hangzhou, and Kunming), Egypt (Alexandria), France (Bordeaux, Paris, and Poitiers), Germany (Berlin and Mainz), Israel (Beer Sheva), Italy (Ferrara, Florence, and Rome), Japan (Tokyo), Jordan (Amman), Mexico (Guadalajara and Xalapa), Russia (Irkutsk, Moscow, and Yaroslavl), Spain (Córdoba, Getafe, Logroño, and Madrid), and Uruguay (Montevideo).  See International Programs and Off-Campus Study for information on any of the Middlebury Schools Abroad and visit our web page: www.middlebury.edu/sa.

Middlebury is a member of the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies (ICCS) program in Italy and also has an affiliation with the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Oxford.  In addition, Middlebury has exchange agreements with the University of East Anglia and with the University of Nottingham, both in England. These exchanges and affiliated programs are particularly beneficial to students with significant Middlebury financial aid. Also in England, Middlebury has an arrangement with Lincoln College at Oxford University, which provides opportunities for several highly qualified students to study for the full academic year at Oxford (this program does not qualify for Middlebury financial aid).  See International Programs and Off-Campus Study for information on these programs and visit our web page: www.middlebury.edu/international/sa.

Each year a significant number of Middlebury students study abroad on externally-sponsored (non-Middlebury) programs in countries such as Australia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ghana, Greece, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Nepal, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, and the United Kingdom, among others.  Middlebury's Programs Abroad Committee oversees study abroad on all programs other than the C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad (i.e., on externally-sponsored/non-Middlebury programs). Information on all study abroad options is available in International Programs and Off-Campus Study and on our web page (www.middlebury.edu/international/sa). The International Programs and Off-Campus Study staff can answer questions about specific programs and the study abroad process in general.

THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR STUDYING ABROAD DURING 2012-2013 (full year, fall, or spring) IS FEBRUARY 1, 2012.

Please see our web page for the online Middlebury Study Abroad Application and required forms.  

Students who apply after this deadline run the risk of not having their applications reviewed.  For Middlebury Schools Abroad, acceptance decisions will be made in accordance with criteria established by the appropriate language departments and other study abroad policies, and applications for externally-sponsored programs will be reviewed by the Programs Abroad Committee.  For externally-sponsored programs, please note that you must be approved in advance by the Programs Abroad Committee in order to receive credit for study abroad.

Middlebury requires a minimum overall GPA of B- and an average of B or better in the major and language. See our web page for language requirements for Middlebury Schools Abroad: www.middlebury.edu/sa/.  Students are also expected to study the target language through the semester prior to studying abroad.  Approval is contingent upon students maintaining the above performance in courses taken between the time of application and the date of intended departure.  For more information on requirements, see the Study Abroad Guidelines: www.middlebury.edu/international/sa/guidelines/.

Study abroad costs are generally similar to or somewhat less than U.S. college costs; see International Programs and Off-Campus Study for specifics. Students studying abroad (except those on official exchange programs) are charged an administrative fee of $1,350 per semester abroad in order to help offset the cost of the services provided by International Programs and Off-Campus Study.

Financial Aid Information:

Federal financial aid (aid other than Middlebury grants or loans) can usually be applied to study abroad expenses for any approved program. 

Middlebury grant and loan financial aid is available for:
·  Students who study at C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad
·  Students who are pre-approved International Studies majors with a focus in South Asian Studies who study abroad in the region of focus
·  Students who are pre-approved International Studies majors with a focus in African Studies (with a language focus other than French) who study abroad in the region of focus (IS/AS majors with a French language focus are normally expected to study at the Middlebury School in Cameroon)
· IP&E majors with a focus on Africa studying abroad in Africa (with a language focus other than French) who study abroad in the region of focus (IPE majors with a French language focus are normally expected to study at the Middlebury School in Cameroon)
·  Students who study at the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Oxford
·  Students on official exchange programs
·  Classics and Classical Studies majors on approved programs in Greece or Italy

Middlebury grant and loan financial aid is not available for:
·  Study in countries/programs where English is the official language or lingua franca (this includes Middlebury's affiliation with Lincoln College/Oxford University), except at the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies or as part of an official exchange program
· SIT Study Abroad programs, unless a student is studying in Africa or South Asia as a pre-approved IS or IP&E major, according to the above language policies(scholarships are available directly from SIT on a competitive basis)
·  International students who seek to study on an externally-sponsored program in their home country

For more information, please see Student Financial Services and International Programs and Off-Campus Study (www.middlebury.edu/offices/support/sfs/aid_apply/study_abroad and www.middlebury.edu/international/sa/guidelines).  Also, International Programs and Off-Campus Study will hold a meeting during the fall semester regarding financing study abroad.

Spend the first part of fall semester (starting now!) looking over program information, researching your options online, and familiarizing yourself with Middlebury's Study Abroad Guidelines.  During fall semester you should also meet with your academic adviser and an adviser in International Programs and Off-Campus Study, speak with professors in the language departments and/or professors who have spent time in the area of the world in which you are interested, and talk with returned study abroad students (International Programs and Off-Campus Study can provide you with a list).  You should also plan to attend the Study Abroad Fair on Thursday, September 22, 2011 (BiHall Great Hall, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.), as well as regional information meetings (check our Events page for dates and times.  Also during the fall semester, begin the online Middlebury study abroad application process [deadline February 1], and (if applicable) begin your application to the universities or programs to which you are applying.  You should apply for a passport if you do not already have one, and if you do have a passport, check to make sure it will be valid for at least six months after the ending month of your study abroad program.  If not, renew it now.

Spring semester can be spent finalizing your plans with your program or university and taking care of logistical details in order to study abroad.  Also during the spring semester, International Programs and Off-Campus Study will conduct pre-departure orientation meetings for students going abroad next fall or the full-year; if you go abroad in the spring semester, your orientation will be next fall.

For information on any study abroad opportunities, visit International Programs and Off-Campus Study in Sunderland 126 and see our web site (www.middlebury.edu/international/sa).  You are always welcome to make an appointment to meet with the staff in International Programs and Off-Campus Study to ask questions, learn about your options, and talk about study abroad (see contact list below). Please call x5745 or visit our web page to schedule an appointment.

Stacey Thebodo
Assistant Director (externally-sponsored/non-Middlebury programs)
Nicole Chance
(Middlebury Schools Abroad: Brazil, Japan, Russia, Spain)
Bill Mayers
(Middlebury Schools Abroad: Chile, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mexico)
Meghan Mason
(Middlebury Schools Abroad: China, Germany, Italy)
Susan Parsons
(Middlebury Schools Abroad: Argentina, France, Uruguay)