UCEAP Study Abroad

Our students are making worldwide impacts! 🌍 Congrats to the recipients of the UCEAP Internship Award for summer/fall 2026. Learn more about these inspiring world citizens at the link in our bio.

🎥 Capture your long weekend - Elizabeth Jones, UC Berkeley Concerts in Korea hit different 🇰🇷✨ If you’re in Korea, you have to experience a concert at least once 🎤🔥

For Rebecca Mendoza of UCB, learning to say yes changed everything. From learning Catalan to discovering new passions, this Barcelona story is a reminder that the best moments abroad happen when you lean into the unexpected. 🇪🇸✨ Read more at the link in our bio!⁠ ⁠ --⁠ ⁠ Video Text: ⁠ ⁠ Saying Yes to the Unexpected⁠ A Barcelona Story⁠ ⁠ When "Yes" means taking classes in Catalan⁠ When "Yes" is a night out at a solstice festival⁠ When "Yes" takes you out of your comfort zone⁠ When "Yes" opens unexpected doors at the London Gala⁠ When "Yes" leads to surprising adventures in Andorra⁠ ⁠ Read Rebecca's story on The Californian Abroad⁠ Link in bio!⁠

[Spring 2026] Have you been waiting for this? 🙂 Our Chuncheon trip video is finally here! 🦙💕 It was only April back then, but somehow it’s already May. We hope you’ve made lots of great memories since then, and we can’t wait to see you again on our next trip soon! ✨🌊

"One day" became "Day 1" ❤️⁠ ⁠ Ashley Guzman (UCB) spent last fall at University College Utrecht, and the sights she captured are ✨perfect✨⁠ ⁠ --⁠ ⁠ Video description: A series of clips showing a student's experience moving to Utrecht, Netherlands.

Mónica Berdonces, our UCEAP Madrid intern and UCEAP reciprocity alumni at UCLA, shows you around the libraries at UC3M! 📚🥸 - Biblioteca María Moliner - Biblioteca Carmen Martín Gaite - Biblioteca Rey Pastor · · · UCEAP @uceap @wer4travel #madrid #foryoupage #library #uc3m #biblioteca @usbalumni @ucsbeap @ucbstudyabroad @ucreducationabroad @uc_merced_international @ucdavis @ucirvine @ucberkeleyofficial @usantabarbara @ucriversideofficial @ucla

Here’s what a UC Santa Cruz student can tell you about Bologna and her UCSC campus☀️ Thank you for your time Sadie!! @uceap #UCEAP #UCEAPStudyAbroad #UCEAPBologna #UCEAPItaly #UCEAPExperience

UCEAP Undergraduate Research Awards recognize undergraduate students who have conducted exceptional research while studying abroad. Learn more from past recipient Olivia Xie of UCB!⁠ ⁠ Applications are open now—see the link in our bio for details.⁠ ⁠ --⁠ ⁠ Video transcript:⁠ ⁠ Olivia Xie, UCB, '25 Research Award Winner⁠ ⁠ As a research student, you get a lot more flexibility with your schedule. You're just focused on one thing, which is your project. Yeah, I think I enjoyed it a lot more than any other program. It made me think about potentially doing a masters there when I was leaving. Like everyone was like, oh, you should come back and do a masters. And I was like, yeah, it's like, not bad here.⁠ ⁠ Receive up to $1500 for research completed abroad!⁠ ⁠ Apply online: uceap.info/ugra⁠ ⁠

🌱 Applications are open for dozens of programs next spring! ➡️ Swipe to see 5 reasons that spring might just be the perfect time for you to take your study abroad journey.⁠ ⁠ Full list on The Californian Abroad — link in bio!⁠ ⁠ --⁠ ⁠ Text transcript:⁠ ⁠ 5 Reasons Why Spring Might Be the Perfect Time to Study Abroad⁠ Read on The Californian Abroad, link in bio!⁠ ⁠ Take winter break to transition⁠ “Starting your study abroad journey after winter break means you can focus entirely on preparing for your international adventure without juggling papers, projects, and finals, too. Instead of rushing through December with competing priorities, you can close out the fall term strong and then turn your full attention to your upcoming adventure.”⁠ ⁠ Celebrate with a new cultural perspective⁠ “California offers a range of springtime traditions and festivals, but studying abroad during this season opens up a world of cultural celebrations, from ancient religious observations to modern festivals. Each celebration offers a chance to observe and participate in traditions that have shaped societies for generations.”⁠ ⁠ Spring can be the perfect weather for exploring⁠ “Whether your program is in the Northern or Southern hemisphere, spring weather offers the ideal balance for studying abroad as you experience the transitional, often mild temperatures.“⁠ ⁠ Spring is a strategic time for travel⁠ “Your study abroad budget also stretches farther during the spring. Imagine walking straight into Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia without a three-hour wait, finding an affordable weekend apartment in Paris’s trendy Marais district, or sharing a train compartment with locals eager to practice English and share their culture.”⁠ ⁠ Summer is just around the corner!⁠ “Many students find that their spring semester naturally evolves into summer opportunities they never imagined possible. Whether you’re converting your language skills into a teaching position, leveraging your local connections for research opportunities, or using your established base for independent travel, you’ll have advantages that students arriving in summer won’t have.”

If you're still wondering about studying abroad next year or not, you should hear the wise words of Miranda Priestly! 👠✨ Little side note: can you tell we are excited for today's movie release? · · · UCEAP @uceap @wer4travel #madrid #foryoupage #tdwp #devilwearsprada #miranda @usbalumni @ucsbeap @ucbstudyabroad @ucreducationabroad @uc_merced_international @ucdavis @ucirvine @ucberkeleyofficial @usantabarbara @ucriversideofficial @ucla

Brandon is a UCM student who is studying abroad in Bologna with UCEAP for the whole year. We asked him a few questions about his campus and about life in Bologna! #Uceap #UceapStudyAbroad #UceapItaly #UceapBologna #UceapExperience @uceap @uceapreciprocity @ucmstudyabroad

Congrats to the winner of this year's T-shirt design contest: Isabella Chivers of @ucsantabarbara ! UCEAP students will be rocking Isabella's design all over the world in 2026-2027.