Center for Global and Intercultural Study | U-M LSA Center for Global and Intercultural Study

CGIS is now accepting faculty proposals! Apply today to lead your own GCC, GIEU, and Maize Away program abroad. Click here to explore all of your options!

Updates begin Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Click here to check out updates to the website as they are made and what CGIS has coming!

The deadline is around the corner! Apply today! GCCs are designed to provide students with a unique study abroad experience that consists of two components: students take an on-campus course during the Winter Term taught by a U-M faculty and then spend 3-4 weeks abroad during the Spring/Summer Term applying what they learned in the classroom.

We can help! Whether you’re wanting to study abroad for 3 weeks or an entire academic year, the Center for Global & Intercultural Study (CGIS) is here to help you. With over 120 programs, including our custom programs like GCC, GIEU, and Maize Away, CGIS offers courses for U-M credit in over 40 countries. Generous scholarships are available for eligible LSA students.

Study abroad can fit into your schedule These programs are designed for students looking for a short-term study abroad experience during the spring or summer. Whether you’re an athlete, balancing a job/internship, or taking classes on campus, studying abroad is still possible. CGIS works closely with U-M faculty & international partners to offer a variety of academic topics and program locations each year.

LSA wins 2018 Diversity & Inclusion Award for Financial Support The award will be presented on April 10, 2018 at the 6th Annual Diversity Abroad Conference, New Realities and Untapped Potential, in Miami, FL.

Distinguish Yourself An experience abroad can help you focus your career planning and learn more about how your academic and personal interests intersect. Employers and graduate schools seek candidates with intercultural skills and experiences and who demonstrate independence and initiative. Study abroad can give you all that and more.

Can't afford to Study Abroad? CGIS works closely with the LSA Scholarship Office to offer LSA students an opportunity to study abroad! Learn more about the LSA Study Abroad Scholarship

Build Relationships Outside your comfort zone, you will likely discover new things about yourself, gain confidence, and broaden your imagination. You will learn to engage your surroundings in new ways and will develop an entirely new network of friends, peers, and mentors.

Take your studies to the next level GIEUs are project-based service-learning programs where students take a semester-long pre-departure course on intercultural learning, conduct fieldwork abroad for 3–4 weeks during the Spring/Summer Term, and complete a community engagement project on campus during the Fall Term.