Australia Outbound Study Abroad
Short-Term Study Abroad
IFSA provides study abroad during three-week Summer programs (January Term) and four-week Winter program (June-July).
Opportunities are open to students of all year levels and all fields. No previous knowledge is required and all classes are taught in English (well, except for some language class offerings).
Summer options include:
- Ecology and Sustainable Development in Costa Rica
- Mayan Culture and Civilization in Mexico
- Italian Art, Power, and Influence in Rome
Winter options include:
- Mental Health or Human Rights in Argentina
- Programs at the University of Oxford and Queen Mary, University of London in England
- Irish studies and Ecology in Ireland
- Chinese Language in Shanghai, China
- And so many more options and locations
QUESTIONS?
Please reach out to us at australiaoutbound@ifsa-butler.org or sign up for additional information using this form.
READY TO APPLY?
Click the Apply Now button on this page, or from the page of the program for which you wish to apply. Make sure to select your home university from the drop-down list. For example, if you are from the University of Melbourne, select “University of Melbourne Outbound.” More than 40 Australian universities are available.
Summer Programs
January 2026 Term Programs
The following list of programs has been carefully curated to align with Australia summer break. When visiting the individual program pages on our website via the links below, please review the Australia Outbound term in the Dates and Fees section.
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Application Date: Oct. 15, 2025
Program Dates: Early Jan.–Mid-Jan. 2026
Class: Social Media Marketing in the Age of Self
Credits: 45 contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $6,950 AUD (estimated)
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit IFSA January in Barcelona.
Location: Heredia, Costa Rica
Application Date: Nov. 1, 2025
Program Dates: Early Jan.–Mid-Jan. 2026
Class: Ecology and Sustainable Development in Costa Rica
Credits: 45 contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $6,750 AUD (estimated)
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit IFSA January in Costa Rica.
Location: Mérida, Mexico
Application Date: Nov. 1, 2025
Program Dates: Early Jan.–Mid-Jan. 2026
Class: History of Mayan Culture and Civilization
Credits: 45 contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $6,450 AUD
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit IFSA January in Mexico.
Location: Rome, Italy
Application Date: Nov. 1, 2025
Program Dates: Early Jan.–Mid-Jan. 2026
Class: Italian Art, Power, and Influence
Credits: 45 contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $6,950 AUD
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit IFSA January in Rome.
Winter Programs
June – July 2024 Term Programs
The following list of programs has been carefully curated to align with Australia winter break.
- The programs below follow a Northern Hemisphere naming convention—for example, IFSA U.S. Summer in Barcelona.
- When visiting the individual program pages on our website via the links below, please note the unique Term for Australia Outbound in the Dates and Fees section.
IFSA U.S. Summer in Buenos Aires
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Application Date: April 1, 2025
Program Session: 2
Program Dates: June 23 – July 18, 2025
Classes: Advanced Spanish II, Intervention Strategies in Mental Health (in English), or Argentina and Human Rights (in Spanish). Essential Spanish is also available.
Credits: 45 contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $8,575 AUD
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit IFSA U.S. Summer in Buenos Aires.
Location: Shanghai, China
Application Date: March 15, 2025
Program Session: 2
Program Dates: June 30 – July 25, 2025
Classes: China: Economic Giant or Chinese language (beginning, intermediate, or advanced). Essential Chinese is also available.
Credits: 45+ contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $8,925 AUD
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit IFSA U.S. Summer in Shanghai.
Location: Mérida, Mexico
Application Date: April 1, 2025
Program Session: 2
Program Dates: June 23 – July 19, 2025
Class: Contemporary Issues in Public Health in the Yucatán (in English). Essential Spanish is also available.
Credits: 45 contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $7,350 AUD
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit IFSA U.S. Summer in Mexico.
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Application Date: April 1, 2025
Program Session: 2
Program Dates: June 23 – July 18, 2025
Class: Digital Marketing and E-Commerce. Essential Czech is also available.
Credits: 45 contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $7,675 AUD
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit IFSA U.S. Summer in Prague.
Location: Rome, Italy
Application Date: April 1, 2025
Program Session: 2
Program Dates: June 23 – July 18, 2025
Class: Sustainable Tourism. Essential Italian is also available.
Credits: 45 contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $9,225 AUD
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit IFSA U.S. Summer in Rome.
University of Galway U.S. Summer: Ecology
Location: Galway, Ireland
Application Date: April 1, 2025
Program Dates: June 14 – July 4, 2025
Class: Living Landscapes in the West of Ireland
Credits: 45 contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $10,650 AUD
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit the University of Galway U.S. Summer: Ecology program.
University of Galway U.S. Summer: Irish Studies
Location: Galway, Ireland
Application Date: April 1, 2025
Program Dates: June 14 – July 12, 2025
Class: Select two classes from multiple class options including creative writing, Irish history, Irish language, Irish literature and film, and Irish art.
Credits: 45 contact hours per class; the equivalent of two subjects
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $10,650 AUD
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit the University of Galway U.S. Summer: Irish Studies program.
Queen Mary, University of London U.S. Summer
Location: London, England
Application Date: May 1, 2025 (Extended)
Program Session: 1
Program Dates: June 29 – July 20, 2025
Credits: 45+ contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $10,425 AUD
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit Queen Mary, University of London U.S. Summer.
University of Oxford, Lady Margaret Hall U.S. Summer Partnership
Location: London, England
Application Date: March 1, 2025
Program Session: 1
Program Dates: June 29 – July 19, 2025
Credits: 45+ contact hours; the equivalent of one subject
Program Fee (Education Fee, Housing): $10,725 AUD
For complete information on academics, housing, activities, excursions, dates and fees, please visit University of Oxford, Lady Margaret Hall U.S. Summer.
Scholarships
IFSA is deeply committed to making study abroad accessible to as many students as possible. We believe that cost should never be a barrier: that’s why we offer financial support to a larger proportion of IFSA students than any other organization.
IFSA First-in-Family University Student Scholarship
This scholarship provides first-in-family university students a chance to benefit from the life-changing experience of studying abroad. First-in-family university students are those for whom neither parent or custodial guardian have a three- or four-year undergraduate degree. This achievement-based scholarship program offers first-in-family university students significant financial, academic, and preprofessional support for study abroad on a January Term or Winter Term IFSA program.
Awards: Up to $1,333 AUD ($1,000 U.S.) for January Term and Winter Term programs.
Deadlines: January Term: October 1, 2024 | Winter Term: March 1, 2025
IFSA General Scholarship
This need-based scholarship program offers students financial support for study abroad on a January Term or Winter Term IFSA program. Access the IFSA Scholarship Instructions and Application in the IFSA Student Portal once you have started an application to study abroad with IFSA.
Awards: $740 AUD ($500 U.S.) for January Term and Winter Term programs.
Deadlines: January Term: October 1, 2024 | Winter Term: March 1, 2025
Christi Hoover
Australia Outbound Coordinator
