Macalester Center for Study Away

09/09/2026

Check out Anya Caverly-Light’s blog post on study abroad preparation for some advice! She’s currently a Mac student studying away on an IES program in Nantes, France.

Here’s the article link: https://www.iesabroad.org/blogs/fall2026/anja-caverley-light/preparing-study-abroad-about-more-packing-suitcase

02/05/2026

Lesley Hernandez is a Macalester student attending IES’s program in Madrid! She was selected from a competitive pool of more than 250 applicants around the country to be one of the IES Abroad Correspondents for Spring 2026. Check out her blog here: https://www.iesabroad.org/correspondents/lesly-hernandez

01/30/2026

Are you a Pell Grant-eligible student approved to study away in fall 2026-spring 2027? Apply for the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship! Join the Center Study Away on Thursday, February 19 from 11:45am - 12:45pm in the Lower Level of Markim Hall, where staff and students will present insider tips and tricks for drafting your essays. You are encouraged to bring writing/typing aids, but no prep work is required. Pizza will be provided!

Please email study away advisor Ali Swenson ([email protected]) if you are unable to make the session and would like a copy of the presentation.

11/13/2025

Interested in studying religion, ecology, or politics from a new perspective? Check out IFSA Sri Lanka’s study abroad webinar to learn more.

10/21/2025

Now ongoing! Check out the International Roundtable happening this week in the IGC :)

03/29/2023

On Thursday, April 6, from 12 - 1 pm in Olin-Rice 301 Study Away will be hosting an informational session for students who are interested in or planning to conduct research or an Independent Study Project (ISP) during your Fall 2023 study away program. If you would like to use your research for a capstone, senior research paper, or another project on campus when you return from study away, you need to make sure you get the proper research approvals before you start your project. This session will talk about those steps, as well as tips for making it a safe, ethical, and effective project.

Lunch will be provided.

If you are not able to make it during that time but would like a recorded version of the Info Session, please request that from Shanti Freitas ([email protected]).

12/01/2021

Research Info Session for Spring 2022 Study Away Students:

Study Away is hosting a Zoom informational session for students who are interested in or planning on conducting research during your Spring 2022 study away experience. In collaboration with Macalester faculty, we will be presenting on things to consider for your study away research, and tips for making it a safe, ethical, and effective project. The session is scheduled for Thursday, December 9 from 12-1pm. To receive the Zoom link to participate, please email Shanti Freitas ([email protected]). If you are not able to make it during that time but would like a recorded version of the Info Session, please request that from Shanti Freitas ([email protected]).

10/27/2021

We are #5 among small institutions - Top Producers for the Gilman Scholarship Program! 108 students! away!

Macalester College is proud to announce that over the past 20 years we have been a Top Producer for the Gilman Program. We believe that accessibility is a vital aspect to the world of study abroad and are honored to have been working towards that over the past two decades. Did you study abroad? Tell us all about it! 🎓 🧡 💙 ✈️ 🗺️

10/27/2021

Have you attended a First Steps to Study Away info session and want to take the next step towards studying away? Schedule an advising appointment today! Reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions, and remember, the study away application deadline is Monday, December 6th, so don't be late!

10/13/2021

If you were not able to attend a First Steps to Study Away info session while it was offered live at the beginning of Fall 2021, please watch this recording instead and follow the instructions throughout.

The study away application deadline for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 is December 6, 2021.

If you have questions, please contact [email protected]

If you were not able to attend a First Steps info session while it was offered live at the beginning of Fall 2021, please watch this recording instead and fo...