Adding study abroad to the college experience prepares undergraduate students to thrive in increasingly global workplaces—and your department can lead the way with a $3,000 grant. The University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) offers up to 10 grants to UC academic departments ready to break down barriers to international education. 

Goal

The grant’s goal is to fund efforts to better integrate study abroad into UC curricula and remove academic barriers to international education for UC undergraduate students. Preference is given to proposals based on the projected impact on UC undergraduates. 

Important: Applications proposing the creation of new study abroad programs will not be considered. 

Grant Deliverables

The required deliverables for each awarded grant project are: 

  1. Development or update of study abroad information on your academic department or unit website.
  2. Creation of two- and four-year degree plans incorporating study abroad.
  3. Pre-approval of courses to fulfill major, breadth, or other degree requirements.
  4. Assess and publish department policies for applying study abroad coursework to each major.
  5. Collaboration of one staff member and one faculty member within the academic department to serve as co-principal Investigators.
  6. Provision of a brief midterm report and a final summary report. 
Submit a Proposal

Grant Proposal Submission Requirements

A grant proposal submission must include the following before it will be considered: 

  1. A completed proposal
  2. Statement of support from your departmental faculty chair
  3. Statement of support from your campus study abroad office

It's recommended that you review the policy relative to your position prior to applying:

Grant Timeline

Proposals are due: May 29, 2026.

  • Winning proposals will be awarded in June 2026.
  • Projects will begin in July 2026.
  • Midterm progress reports are due in January 2027.
  • Projects will end in June 2027.
Submit a Proposal
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The UCEAP Academic Integration Grant has enabled UCSB Economics, one of the campus’s largest departments, to streamline study abroad processes. With this support, we have maintained an extensive pre-approved course database, hired a dedicated EAP peer advisor, and hosted quarterly information sessions for Economics and Economics & Accounting students. The peer advisor has been instrumental in managing advising appointments, maintaining the database, and supporting outreach, significantly reducing advising workload. In collaboration with a faculty co-lead, we have also improved the efficiency of syllabus review, resulting in faster determinations of course applicability toward the major.

Lauren Mart

UC Santa Barbara | Economics

 

Previous Grant Projects

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In addition to the required deliverables, past grant projects have:

  • Hosted information sessions about studying abroad in the major.
  • Published print materials and/or posted videos on the value of study abroad relative to the major.
  • Hired study abroad peer advisors to counsel students.
List of Previously Funded Projects
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Our project focused on reducing bureaucratic barriers and expanding access to study abroad opportunities in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. We revised study abroad policies and major requirements to increase flexibility in fulfilling elective requirements abroad. Grant support also enabled comprehensive review of courses for major, minor, and lower-division language credit. Most importantly, our updated website has become an invaluable planning and advising resource, with student testimonials proving especially engaging.

Maxwell Maloney

UC Berkeley | Spanish and Portuguese

 

Questions?

Have questions? Contact Katie Van Meeuwen, Academic Integration Analyst, at AIntegration@uceap.universityofcalifornia.edu.