Returning to Fordham

Sharing Your Study Abroad Experience
+ Contact ISAP to inquire into becoming a study abroad mentor. Participating in Study Abroad Information sessions, Study Abroad Fairs, or speaking with students one-on-one is a great way to keep your study abroad experience alive!  Watch your email inbox for your invitation to the Study Abroad Reception and other events during the semester in which you return to Fordham.
+ Email us your study abroad pictures for our website.  Please send them to ISAP@fordham.edu.

Language Practice
Language Exchange Program
Institute of American Language and Culture (IALC)
The purpose of this program is to give students an opportunity to practice a foreign language with a native speaker (ESL students, who speak English at various levels).  The program not only helps to keep your foreign language skills sharp, but it brings you in contact with a different aspect of the region where you have studied abroad.  It is also a great way to share knowledge and your experience with your conversation partner’s native language and culture. 

International Students’ Association
Office for International Services (OIS)
Take advantage of international students studying at Fordham – just like ESL students, they can be an eager audience and a great help in keeping your study abroad experience alive.

Job Search / Resume Building
Career Planning
Career Services Office
Studying abroad allows you to develop cross-cultural communication skills, the ability to analyze and adjust to local customs and cultural contexts, flexibility, maturity, independence, and adaptability.  In addition to the ability to learn another language, studying abroad forces you to deal constructively with cultural differences and situations you would have never faced otherwise. All of these skills are extremely valuable, as companies are increasingly searching for employees who can interact on a global scale.

Continue Your Studies Abroad
Fellowships Abroad
Campion Institute / Office of Prestigious Fellowships
If you have a robust GPA (ballpark 3.5 or above) and are eager to go back overseas after graduation, you may be eligible to apply for a Fulbright Fellowship.  The fellowship would enable you to spend the next academic year overseas studying, conducting research, or teaching English.   Please consider attending on-campus Fulbright Information Sessions in the spring and submit the university Fulbright application in the beginning of the fall semester.  You may also consider the following:

1. Stop by the office and introduce yourself before you leave the country; leave your contact info, get your file started, and have basic questions answered.
2. Contact your professors whom you are planning to ask for letters of reference just to give them a heads-up; it would be bad form to wait until September to speak to them.
3. Stay in touch with the office during the semester you are away.
4. Contact the office when you get back - office staff can work with you over the summer (by email and phone if necessary) on your application and your essays.