Study Abroad and Global Education

Go abroad for a year, a semester, or a summer!

Study in a different culture, a new (to you) land, and in a foreign language; it is among the most exciting and intellectually rewarding educational opportunities you will find.

Today's students are more global-minded and internationally engaged than those of any previous generation. And the best time to seize on those traits is now, while you are in school.

Study Abroad programs remain the gold standard for pursuing academic studies in other countries. Today's programs are multifaceted and varied, including the traditional year or semester abroad, summer programs, but also short, intensive experiences of one to three weeks during traditional periods of breaks between semesters.

While abroad you will take classes and you can also expand your enrichment by touring various well-known and rarely visited historical and cultural sites, participating in an internship, teaching in a school, working in a clinic, observing wildlife in the field, or savoring local cuisine, all while earning Rutgers credits. Many programs have English-based instruction, language lessons as an added part of the program, or challenge you completely through in-language classes and home-stays.

The benefits of world travel are universal. There will be inspiration anywhere, whether it’s in a cathedral, the wilderness, the mountain ranges, or the local communities.  Honors students have special international travel opportunities tied to Honors Interdisciplinary Seminars led by faculty.

Study Abroad Opportunities

EF Study Abroad

EF Study Abroad invites highly motivated students with an interest in leadership and social change to participate in a curated semester honors program examining and addressing some of the most pressing problems facing our planet.

About the Program

EF Global Challenge Honors Program is a curated program for high-performing students, in collaboration with The Nobel Prize Museum, the University of Granada (Spain), and Hult International Business School.

The Courses

EF’s signature course, Lessons from Nobel: Design Thinking and Leadership for Social Impact
Three courses chosen from a curated list at the University of Granada’s Center for Modern Languages
An intensive Spanish course delivered at EF’s International Language Center in Malaga

The Rutgers Honors College: will pay the Program Fee for up to two students starting with the Fall 2026 semester. Learn more by also visiting the Rutgers Global - Study Abroad site on the Honors Global Challenge program to Spain and Sweden.

Summer Global Study Abroad

The Honors College, through its distinguished LGBTQ+ Learning Collaborative will partner with the USAC Program (one of the world's leading providers of study abroad) in Montevideo, Uruguay at the Universidad ORT, the nation's oldest, private university.

The Rutgers Honors College: Three Honors College students will be awarded $3,500 to support their participation in the summer sequence on LGBTQ+ issues across Latin America via the USAC Montevideo program. Visit the program’s website (or the HC LGBTQ+ website) for more information and the application process, with a March 15 annual deadline.

Study Abroad Exchange

University of Cape Town, South Africa

In 2027 the Honors College will begin a semester exchange program with the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa.
Up to six students from Rutgers Honors College and six students from University of Cape Town will be eligible to “swap places” for the Fall or Spring semester.
UCT is Africa’s leading university and ranked in the top 3% globally. Climbing to its highest position in 10 years in the recently released Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, UCT is now in 150th place worldwide. You will be able to study in one of the world’s most beautiful settings and a nation that is both advanced and a major economic power.
This is a full-semester program.

The Rutgers Honors College: will facilitate the exchange and hopes to provide a $6,500 scholarship for up to six students starting with the Fall 2027 semester.

Additional programs coming soon; watch for details in Spring 2026 for programs in South Korea and Scotland.

Rutgers Global | Study Abroad Programs

2025-2026

COIL: Protest Music in South Africa and the United States

2024-2025

No Honors College-specific programs offered.

2023-2024

Fall 2023: Japan
Fall 2023: South Africa

2022-2023

Previous Programs

QUESTIONS?

For questions regarding study abroad or Honors Interdisciplinary Seminars, please email us at honorscollege@rutgers.edu.