Going Virtual for COVID-19

The Study Abroad Office is available during the summer by appointment. Please reach out to the appropriate advisor below. 

We will host virtual drop-in hours on Wednesday from 2:00pm - 3:00pm from July 12 - August 2. Click this link to register and join. 

Study Abroad 101: Any student interested in studying abroad should attend this session FIRST! Here you will learn all about the various program offerings that exist, how finances work and information about academics abroad.  

Country/Program Specific: These sessions will highlight specific countries/regions/programs and provide specifics about applying.  

Scholarships: Are you wondering how to financially support an experience abroad? This session will provide information about applying for internal and external scholarship opportunities to help offset the cost.  

Summer Programs: Are you concerned about a whole semester abroad? Consider a summer program which can be just as impactful! 

During this time, the Study Abroad Office will only accept digital transcripts. Students who need to submit their official transcript to their study abroad application should plan to order via CaneLink and have it submitted to studyabroad@miami.edu.  

All other documents should be sent to us by email at studyabroad@miami.edu. For limited situations in which a digital version or signature is not acceptable, please contact studyabroad@miami.edu or 305.284.3434 to request a date and time to drop off documentation. Please provide your full name, study abroad program, C number, and a description of your request.  

Any student who requires a signature on a document would be asked to scan and submit the request to studyabroad@miami.edu. Please include your full name, study abroad program, and your C number.  

In the event that a digital version is not acceptable, please allow an extra 5 business days to process. Students will need to email studyabroad@miami.edu to coordinate drop off/pick-up of document.  

For processing times, please review our website.  

Students interested in a semester program abroad that is not listed on the UM Study Abroad website can petition the Study Abroad office for permission to participate in a program offered through another university or third-party provider. Students are encouraged to review Non-UM Study Abroad Program Policies before submitting a petition. 

In their petition, students must provide a valid academic reason for pursuing a non-UM semester program. Students must demonstrate that the non-UM program meets an academic need that a UM program does not, drawing specific examples of the academic merit and rigor of the non-UM program.   

The written explanation must be submitted via email to studyabroad@miami.edu with the subject line “Petition to Study Abroad on Non-UM Program”  along with the completed Studying through a Non-UM Program form. (Course equivalencies do not need to have signatures at this stage, but the courses the student plans to take and seek equivalencies for do need to be listed.) 

Content coming soon.

In order to uphold physical distancing protocols, all meetings will need to take place via phone or Zoom/Microsoft Teams. Please feel free to contact the specific team member or our central inbox at studyabroad@miami.edu. 

Should you wish to conduct a site visit with the Study Abroad Office or any Academic Departments, please contact us directly at studyabroad@miami.edu and we will coordinate setting this up for you.