Developing & Leading a Program

As a faculty or academic staff member who wishes to take a group of students abroad, either on a credit-bearing or non-credit program, you have a variety of resources available to you:

• Visit with an international coordinator in your college to learn what is required of a Program Director and what is involved in writing a program proposal. If you are not part of an academic college, please contact the Study Abroad Center. 
• Read the guidelines for preparing a proposal and meeting deadlines for submission as well as policies and other valuable information on the Education Abroad Committee’s website.
• Consider having Project Assist help with the logistics of your program, freeing you to focus your attention on academics and student preparation; contact the Study Abroad Center at studyabroad@iastate.edu for more information.
• Participate in the Program Director Training.

If your program has been approved to run, please complete the Travel Registration, which also includes Program Director Training.