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Go Abroad Week

Go Abroad Week will be held from 21 – 25 January 2019 to promote funding opportunities for students looking to spend summer abroad.

The Careers Service and Edinburgh Global will be hosting a range of events to support students who want to find out more about opportunities to spend summer abroad and what funding is available to them.

Events held will include:

23 January 2019 Finding Opportunities Abroad talk This session will help students identify their perfect summer experience abroad and successfully apply for funding.
24 January 2019 How do I #GoAbroad? Student Q&A paneI Lightning talks from students about their experiences across a range of work based opportunities, from volunteering to internships and more.

Go Abroad funding

Funds are available via the Go Abroad Fund and Erasmus+ Traineeship scheme for students who are looking to take part in work experience, go on a research trip, participate in an academic collaboration or attend a student conference abroad.

To find out more, sign up for updates or apply for funding, visit the webpage below.

Related links

Summer Abroad programme

Go Abroad Week events