Study Abroad for CU Boulder Students
Imagine Where Your Studies Will Take You!
Study abroad is an integral part of the CU academic experience. It’s an incredible opportunity to travel, explore, and broaden your experience and perspectives while staying on track to meet your degree requirements.
To ensure students get the highest quality academics and most culturally immersive experience possible, CU has partnered with CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange, the nonprofit world leader in international education.
CIEE offers one-of-a-kind programs across academic areas in fascinating cities around the world! Whether you want to study abroad spring, summer, fall, or J-term, CIEE has flexible and affordable options for you.
Explore programs. Connect with Campus Ambassadors. Apply for scholarships. Submit your CIEE application. All in one place: The CIEE mobile app.
Explore CU Boulder-approved CIEE study abroad programs!
113 Programs Found
- Shanghai, China
- Study Program
There’s no better place to study global business than the financial and cultural hub of Shanghai.
- Big City
- Life by the Sea
- Volunteering
- Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Study Program
- Part-Time Internship
...for 1, 2, or 3 term blocks!
Our Open Campus Block program allows you to start studying in Monteverde, then study in two other countries in one term.
- Mountains to Hike
- Small City
- Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Study Program
Dig into today’s pressing environmental issues while living on the edge of the world-famous Monteverde Cloud Forest.
- Mountains to Hike
- Small City
- Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Study Program
Your classroom? Cloud forest treetops, sandy beaches, lush rain forests
- Mountains to Hike
- Small City
- Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Study Program
- Part-Time Internship
Monteverde the place to get up close and personal with some of the world’s most astonishing biodiversity.
- Mountains to Hike
- Small City
- Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Study Program
Wake up to the sound of howler monkeys at a unique biological station, on the doorstep of the 57,000-acre Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.
- Mountains to Hike
- Small City
Don’t see what you’re looking for?
If you find a program that is not currently approved by CU Boulder, you can petition to have it approved prior to the applications deadline. Find out more in Studying Abroad on a Non-Approved Program and view all CIEE programs.
Deadlines for CU Boulder Students
To get the most of your experience, it is best to start planning as early as possible. We recommend that you contact the CU Boulder Education Abroad Office to get your questions answered.
The Education Abroad Office outlines some helpful first steps to guide you through the study abroad application process, including attending an Abroad 101 session and/or connecting with a Global Advisor for a drop-in appointment.
The Education Abroad Office recommends giving yourself at least 2 weeks to complete your application and notes that, for most programs, applications are reviewed on a rolling admissions basis.
Scholarships and Grants
Wondering How to Afford Study Abroad?
CIEE is committed to helping every student – regardless of socioeconomic background or academic major – access a transformative study abroad experience.
As a result, CIEE offers more scholarships, grants, and other funding opportunities than any other provider to help make your study abroad experience a reality. Simply fill out the CIEE Scholarships and Grants application along with your program application. You will be considered for every scholarship and grant you are eligible to receive.
There are scholarships for studying abroad applicable to CU Boulder programs. Contact the Education Abroad Office for further information.
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