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Our mission is to offer a variety of experiences for students to engage critically with global cultures while developing transferable professional and personal skills. We advise and assist students in preparing, transitioning, and returning from study away programs.


IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 
  • MayX Study Away Programs accepting new applications
  • Study Away Advising Sessions: 
    Schedule a one-on-one appointment at https://paigeblankenship.youcanbook.me 
  • Fall 2025/Spring 2026 Semester Application Deadline - Thursday, January 30, 2025 Now accepting applications
  • Beginning 1/08/25, U.S. citizens will be required to apply for Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), a new digital entry requirement for non-visa nationals traveling to and/or through the United Kingdom. Click here for more information. 
Student resources

student resources photoStudents can participate in MayX (short-term) programs, faculty-led semester programs, or affiliate and exchange programs.

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The study away office provides need-based scholarships for students. Scholarships cover a portion of the study away program fees.

Apply for a scholarship



Faculty & Staff Resources

 

Faculty resoures photoLooking to propose a semester or MayX program? Click on the link below for information about proposals, budgets, student recruitment, and health and safety.


Propose a program
 

Faculty interested in proposing a new study away program should contact Paige Blankenship approximately two years in advance.

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All faculty-led study away proposals and initial budgets are due on the first day of classes each August for programs to be offered the following May and fall and spring of the next academic year.


Contact Information
General Email: study.away@furman.edu
Nancy Georgiev, Director: nancy.georgiev@furman.edu
Paige Blankenship, Assistant Director: paige.blankenship@furman.edu
Center for Engaged Learning: Study Away, Internships and Research, 864-294-3691