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It’s time to gear up for another year of excitement and exploration around the globe. Syracuse Abroad welcomes all Syracuse University students to explore study abroad options for spring 2024 and beyond during this year’s Syracuse Abroad Week.

Syracuse Abroad Week, Sept. 11-15: Students, partners, faculty and families are invited to join a variety of virtual events to learn more about study abroad programs. Throughout the week, Syracuse Abroad staff will host information sessions on Zoom discussing program options, financing study abroad, internship opportunities and more. To view and register for information sessions, visit the schedule of Syracuse Abroad Week events.

Syracuse Abroad on the Quad, Sept. 13: Students, campus partners and faculty are invited to visit the Syracuse Abroad tent on Shaw Quad on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to learn about options for international study and explore more than 100 programs in 60 different countries. The first 44 guests to arrive will receive an exclusive Syracuse Abroad tote bag.

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Sophie Clinton ’24 spent a semester in South America studying issues related to human rights and policy, perfecting her Spanish language skills and exploring the Southern Cone.

Read more about her time in Chile: How Studying Abroad Changes What’s Possible

Of all the exceptional Syracuse Abroad courses, there is one that towers above the others–about 18,000 feet above.

Mount Everest Base Camp Trek: The Human Response to High Altitude is a three-week, three-credit course and international research expedition in Nepal led by exercise science professor Tom Brutsaert, chair and graduate director of Falk College’s Department of Exercise Science. To teach students how the human body adapts to extreme high-altitude environments, the course interlaces full immersion classroom instruction with cutting-edge research led by faculty and advanced graduate student experts in physiology.

Read more about this hike to new heights!

Leondra Tyler ’23, a student of the University’s part-time Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), is the first part-time HEOP student to receive the Our Time Has Come (OTHC) scholarship. During the spring 2023 semester, she studied abroad in South Korea at Yonsei University.

Back home, Tyler is a part-time neuroscience and psychology student in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. Scholarships like the OTHC scholarship have allowed Tyler to push the limits of post-traditional learning and take part in studying abroad.

“What drew me into the OTHC scholarship program was that I really wanted an academically focused program for Black and brown students. This has given me a great opportunity to connect with Black and brown alumni and hear about their experiences and their post-academic lives,” Tyler says. “Although I just got the scholarship this semester, it’s been really nice knowing that I have a support system, not only at Syracuse but also here at Yonsei.”

Read more: New Perspectives in South Korea

Syracuse Abroad strives to create spaces abroad that encourage all students to feel welcomed, supported, empowered and valued. Study abroad students embody a range of backgrounds and identities, and Syracuse Abroad programs and partners aim to prepare all students to adapt and thrive in these new environments.

Resources, courses and program features are available to help students understand and reflect on the diversities they may encounter abroad and within one’s own self, this Pride Month and every day.

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Set your sights on new adventures in spring 2024!

Apply now for spring 2024 programs for a semester you’ll never forget! The application deadline is October 1 and all applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications should be completed as soon as possible, as some programs have limited space.

Florence, Italy

• Florence Center
• Florence Center: Architecture
• Florence Center: Design
• Florence Center: Engineering
• Florence Center: Studio Arts
• Florence Center & Intensive Language Program at the University of Florence
• Florence Center & Direct Enrollment at the University of Florence (Courses Taught in Italian)

London, England

• London Center
• London Center: Architecture
• London Center: Design
• London Center: Whitman Core

Madrid, Spain

• Madrid Center
• Madrid Center & Liberal Arts in Spanish at UAM

Santiago, Chile – automatically receive a $2,000 location grant!

• Santiago Center (courses in English)

Strasbourg, France– automatically receive a $2,000 location grant!

• Strasbourg Center
• Strasbourg Center & Sciences Po – Strasbourg
• Strasbourg Center & U. Strasbourg
• Strasbourg Center & French Language Institute

World Partner programs

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe and Russia
• Latin America & the Caribbean
• Middle East & North Africa
• North America
• Sea Education Association

Learn more about grants and aid available for spring 2024, and check out our video series: Financing Study Abroad!

Questions? Schedule an appointment with an International Program Advisor or a general advising session to learn more.

Syracuse Abroad congratulates the 12 students who have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for upcoming study abroad programs in summer and fall 2023, as well as spring 2024. The total amount received by the students is $46,500, with the average award size being $3.875.

The recipients, along with the country where they will be studying, are the following:

• CloudySky Khazraishokatkhou, Spain
• Alexandria Fabrizi, Australia
• Elena Cooper, United Kingdom
• Bakary Darboe, South Africa
• 8 other students have been awarded scholarships and plan to study in Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy and Belgium

Syracuse Abroad partners with the Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA) to advise students during the application process. Throughout the recent cycles, CFSA and Syracuse Abroad held information sessions and writing workshops to help students prepare their applications and essay submissions.

Gilman Scholarships are open to undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study or internship programs abroad.

All who meet the qualifications with plans to study abroad are encouraged to apply. Gilman encourages applications from students from diverse ethnic backgrounds; students planning to study in non-traditional destinations; students in fields underrepresented in study abroad; and students with high financial need. Students studying a critical need language (such as Arabic, Korean, Japanese or Portuguese) can apply for an additional $3,000 supplement for a total possible award of $8,000.

The application deadline is the first Tuesday of March for summer/fall/full-year programs; the first Tuesday of October for spring semester and summer (early application). Funding for fall, spring and summer study abroad opportunities is available.

For more information on Syracuse Abroad programs, students can make an appointment to meet with an advisor for more information.

Learn more about Gilman and other Outside Scholarships

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars, 18 of which are Syracuse Abroad program alumni.

The scholarships, now in their 34th year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the students studying at Syracuse London and Syracuse Florence who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Those students were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing. In the years since the event, Syracuse University and Lockerbie have developed a relationship based on community healing and cultural exchange. To this day, Syracuse London continues to maintain strong connections with local family, friends and first responders.

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a competitive selection process. Applicants submitted an essay and a reflective response in multimedia, artistic, musical or written format as part of a comprehensive application. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholarship, leadership and service to the community.

Additionally, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse each year for one year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, also in their 34th year. The scholarships are jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust. Joshua Halliday and Tristan Woolley were recently selected as the 2023-24 Lockerbie Scholars. During their time at Syracuse University, the two Lockerbie Scholars work at the Syracuse Abroad office on campus. There, they connect with staff, answer questions and work with students who plan to study abroad.

Of the 35 students named as 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars, 18 are Syracuse Abroad program alumni and have participated in a study abroad experience while at Syracuse University. Their hometowns, majors, schools and colleges, and study abroad programs are the following:

• Christian Bevilacqua of Norwich, Connecticut, a social studies education major in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and School of Education, a geography major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program. AMIDEAST Area & Arabic Language Studies (Jordan), Spring 2023
• Nina Chen of Palo Alto, California, a fashion design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). London College of Fashion, Spring 2023
• Dominic Chiappone of Miami, Florida, a history major in the Maxwell School and A&S and broadcast journalism major in the Newhouse School. Dominic is also a Syracuse Abroad Global Ambassador. Madrid Summer Session, Summer 2022
• Sophie Creager-Roberts of Charlottesville, Virginia, an environmental, sustainability and policy major and history major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program. Sophie is also a Syracuse Abroad Global Ambassador and participated in an ‘Abroad@Home’ online course taught at Syracuse London. Featured Program: Exploring Central Europe, Fall 2021
• Daniela Dorado of Bogotá, Colombia, an advertising major in the Newhouse School and creative writing major in A&S. Florence and London Summer Session, Summer 2023
• Guerdyna Gelin of Westchester, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program. Mediterranean Food and Culture (Italy), Spring 2023
• Miguel Guzman of Lima, Peru, a biotechnology major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program. Florence and London Summer Session, Madrid Summer Session, Summers 2021 & 2022
• Kyle Joseph Kalmar of Fort Collins, Colorado, a student in the School of Architecture. Florence Center: Architecture, Fall 2022
• Lucio Maffei of West Orange, New Jersey, a political philosophy and ethics major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program. Middle East Policy and Security Studies (Israel), Summer 2022
• Grant Maxheimer of Linden, Michigan, an international relations major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Crown Honors Program. Madrid Center, Spring 2023
• Mitchell Mazza of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a neuroscience and psychology major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program. Madrid Summer Session, Summer 2021
• Aiden McGorry of New York, New York, a student in the School of Architecture. While in London, Aiden participated in the ‘Sustainability on Trial: Environmental Justice in Northern Europe’ Signature Seminar and London’s annual trip to Lockerbie, Scotland. Florence Center: Architecture, London Center: Architecture, Spring & Fall 2022
• Jovanni Mosca of Corinth, New York, a computer science major in ECS and a member of the Crown Honors Program. While in London, Jovanni participated in the ‘Sustainability on Trial: Environmental Justice in Northern Europe’ Signature Seminar and London’s annual trip to Lockerbie, Scotland. London Center: Computer Science, Fall 2022
• Emily Saad of Allentown, Pennsylvania, a finance major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, a creative advertising major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Crown Honors Program. Madrid Center, Spring 2023
• Katarina Sako of Buffalo, New York, a neuroscience and biology major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program. Madrid Summer Session, Summer 2022
• Emily Jo Shuman of Durham, New Hampshire, a human development and family science major in the Falk College. Mount Everest Base Camp Trek (Nepal), Summer 2023
• Hannah Starorypinski of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, a political science major in Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program. While in London, Hannah participated in London’s annual trip to Lockerbie, Scotland. London Center, Fall 2022
• Madison Wallace of Bedford, New Hampshire, a biochemistry and neuroscience major in A&S and a member of the Crown Honors Program. Florence Summer Session, Summer 2021

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Ten Syracuse University students/alumni have been named as 2023 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, six of which are Syracuse Abroad program alumni.

The program funds a range of awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and study/research grants in over 140 countries. All of this year’s Syracuse recipients received teaching assistantships.

• Laura Bueno ’22, a modern foreign languages alumna in the College of Arts and Sciences, Germany. Bueno studied abroad in Spain in fall 2018.
• Nish Chowdhury, a senior international relations and anthropology major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences, Spain. Chowdhury studied abroad in Spain in spring 2022.
• Sarah Dolbier ’22, a citizenship and civic engagement alumna in the Maxwell School, a sociology alumna in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and German language, literatures and cultures alumna in the College of Arts and Sciences and a former member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, Germany. Dolbier studied abroad in Germany in spring 2020.
• Kiana Khoshnoud, a senior public relations major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Tajikistan. Khoshnoud studied abroad in Spain in fall 2019.
• Alyeska Reimer, a senior theater management major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and Spanish language, literature and cultures major in the College of Arts and Sciences, Mexico. Reimer studied abroad in Spain in spring 2022.
• Camran Shealy, a senior political science major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and public relations major in the Newhouse School, Spain. Shealy studied abroad in Spain in fall 2019.

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Earlier this month, the mayor of Florence, Italy, presented his new book to students participating in the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University Program in Florence. Dario Nardella, mayor since 2015, took time to visit the students of Syracuse Florence to share his insights on his new book.

Titled “La città universale. Dai sindaci un futuro per l’Italia e l’Europa,” the book explores his ventures not only as mayor, but as a citizen of Florence. Translated to “The Universal City: A Future for Italy and Europe from the Mayors,” Mayor Nardella shares his hopes for the future of his city.

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