Education Abroad

Submission deadlines for faculty-directed program proposals are determined by the term during which the program is planned to run. In order to allow sufficient time for all processes and properly manage various types of risk--including financial, the priority deadline will fall 11-12 months before departure and the late deadline will fall 8-9 months prior. These deadlines also provide students the opportunity to apply for scholarships, such as the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. 

Priority Deadlines

Late Deadlines

Submission at the late deadline does not extend successive deadlines. As a result, less time for recruiting will be available.

Additionally, ISPAC will only review proposals at the meetings identified. The Council does not meet at all July through September.

Submission after the late deadline will not be accepted.

ISPAC Schedule

Fall Quarter 2025

 Winter Quarter 2026

 Spring Quarter 2026

• Timeline  |  PDF
• Program Proposal  |  Word
• Budget Template  |  Excel
• Health and Safety Plan  |  Word
• Cross-Cultural Activities Outline  |  Word
• Handbook: Handbook for Education Abroad Program Development 

• CWU Travel Procedures and Policies
• Travel 101 PDF

For more information or guidance, contact the Travel Office at TravelDesk@cwu.edu

• Foreign Per Diem Rates
• U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories
• Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Country Security Reports

Most women travel safely each year without incident. However, when it comes to health and security, in some places women travelers may face additional risk.

• Women Travelers 

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) travelers can face unique challenges when traveling abroad. Laws and attitudes in some countries may affect safety and ease of travel. Legal protections vary from country to country. Many countries do not legally recognize same-sex marriage. Approximately seventy countries consider consensual same-sex sexual relations a crime, sometimes carrying severe punishment. 

• LGBTQI+ Travelers 

Most U.S. citizens who travel each year do so safely and without incident.  However, travelers may face additional risk in some countries based on their ethnicity, national origin, or race including racial or ethnic profiling, detentions, increased questioning, and requests for identification.

• Race and Ethnicity 

Each country has its own laws regarding accessibility for, or discrimination against, persons with physical, sensory, intellectual, or mental disabilities. Before you travel, visit travel.state.gov/destination and enter the name of a country or area to find information for travelers with disabilities in the Local Laws & Special Circumstances section. Unlike the United States, enforcement of accessibility and other laws relating to persons with disabilities is inconsistent.

• Travelers with Disabilities

If you are planning to visit or travel through European countries, you should be familiar with the requirements of the Schengen Agreement. The Schengen Agreement is a treaty creating Europe's Schengen Area, which encompasses 27 European countries, where internal border checks have largely been abolished for short-term tourism, business trips, or transit to non-Schengen destinations. Because many Schengen countries assume that all entering travelers will stay for the full three months allowed for visa-free visitors.

• U.S. Travelers in Europe

Traveling to high-risk areas may put you at increased risk for kidnapping, hostage-taking, theft, and serious injury. 

• High-Risk Area Travelers 

Dual nationality means that a person is a national of two countries, having legal rights and obligations in connection with both countries. While there may be advantages to holding dual nationality, such as ease of foreign residency and access to government programs, dual nationals should understand the legal considerations that can make life and international travel more complicated.

• Travelers with Dual Nationality