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Why Study Abroad?

Studying internationally offers more than just a chance to explore other cultures and people.

  • Get hands-on experience in your field
  • Gain a competitive edge on your resume
  • Expand your personal growth and self-confidence
  • Improve your language skills

By participating in the FVTC Study Abroad program, the benefits you'll enjoy include:

  • Robust preparation prior-to-departure cultural education
  • Logistical assistance for travel
  • FVTC academic support
  • Funding/financing advice

The steps for participating in an FVTC Study Abroad Program include:

  • Apply online
  • Email a copy of your passport to Samantha Rosario or complete an application
  • Pay your deposit to secure your spot
  • You will receive a Welcome Letter from the program leads (For January Programs you will receive it in September, For May Programs you will receive it in February)
  • Attend all Pre-Departure Meetings listed in the Welcome Letter
  • Travel abroad with group and program leads! 

UPCOMING STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES

Apply early. Limited seats are available. Contact World Languages & Cultures with questions: 920-735-4844


Triumphal Arch in Lisbon

Portugal: May 2025

Porto, Lisbon and Coimbra, Portugal - May 2025
Focus: Communications
Faculty Leads: Sarah Rivet and Jenny Heinritz

Itinerary Includes:

  • Visit Castelo de São Jorge
  • Eco-Farm Tour
  • Museum of Communications
  • 6 Bridges Cruise
  • Mercado de Ribeira

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by January 31, 2025

Pena National Palace in Portugal

Portugal: May 2025

Porto, Lisbon and Coimbra, Portugal - May 2025
Focus: Culinary Arts
Faculty Leads: Mike Balistrieri and Jen McClure

Itinerary Includes:

  • Visit Castelo de São Jorge
  • Farm to Table 4 Course Meal
  • Bakery Visits
  • Food Tour
  • 2 Hour Hands-on Pastel de Nata Pastry-Making
  • Mercado de Ribeira

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by January 31, 2025

Parthenon temple on a bright day. Acropolis in Athens, Greece, on a bright day

Greece: May 2025

Business to Athens, Greece - May 2025
Focus: Business
Faculty Leads: Mitch Lautenslager & Mary Schils

Itinerary Includes:

  • Athens City Tour including: Temple of Zeus, Ancient Agora, Panathenaic Stadium, etc. 
  • University Visit
  • Business Seminars: Work/Life Balance, Business Etiquette, etc. 
  • Mediterranean Food Tour & Cooking Class

Learn More     Apply Now

Apply by January 31, 2025

Malahide Castle, Dublin, Ireland on a sunny day

Ireland: May 2025

Dublin, Donegal, Killeybegs, and Derry City, Ireland - May 2025
Focus: Criminal Justice & Forensic Science
Faculty Leads: Faculty Leads: Ray Lee & Aaron Zemlock

Itinerary Includes:

  • Dublin Criminal Court Visits
  • Castle Visits
  • Social Justice & Conflict Resolution Seminar 
  • Surfing

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by January 31, 2025

Black star monument in independence square in Accra, Ghana

Ghana: May 2025

Ghana: May 2025
Focus: Healthcare and Nursing
Faculty Leads: Peggy Taylor and Holly Pingel

Itinerary Includes:

  • Community Health Clinic Hands-on Experiences
  • Rural Home Visits
  • Childcare Sessions
  • Visit Accra, Bator, Ho, Liate Wote, and Mampomg 
  • Visit Monkey Sanctuary
  • Herbal Medical Center
  • Teaching Hospitals

Learn More (PDF)  Apply Now

Apply by January 31, 2025

Clock tower in Edinburgh Scotland

Scotland/England: August 2025

Scotland/England: August 2025
Focus: Healthcare and Education
Faculty Leads: Shelly Dempewolf and Wendy Suess

Itinerary Includes:

  • Chelsea Physic Garden Visit
  • Public Health History Walking Tour of London
  • Florence Nightingale Guided Tour
  • Blood and Guts Walking Tour in Edinburgh

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by April 1, 2025

Guatemala: October 2025

Gualan & Antigua, Guatemala: October 2025
Focus: Occupational Therapy Assistant
Faculty Leads: Shelly Muche Teresa Van Lanen

Itinerary Includes:

  • Provide therapy services to patients
  • Work with Guatemalan Therapists & Students
  • Trip to Antigua

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by May 1, 2025

New Zealand: December 2025-January 2026

Auckland, Paihia, Rotorau, Napier, Wellington, New Zealand: December 2025-January 2026
Focus: Heathcare
Faculty Leads: Shelly Dempewolf and Wendy Suess

Itinerary Includes:

  • Auckland waterfront
  • Maori Meeting House
  • Bay of Islands Cruise
  • Waipoua Kauri Forest
  • Maori Medicinal learning 
  • Visit and Learn about Local Healthcare Facilities 
  • Hobbiton Movie Set Tour
  • Hospital visit in Rotorua 

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by September 1, 2025

Costa Rica: January 2026

San Jose, Sarapiqui, La Fortuna, Costa Rica: January 2026 (During Winterim)
Focus: Healthcare
Faculty Leads: Kari Austin and Amy Barth

Itinerary Includes:

  • Sloth Trail
  • Meeting with Hospital Administrator
  • Hanging Bridges 
  • Maleku Indigenous Cultural Tour
  • Hot Springs
  • Volunteering at Nursing Home
  • Volcano Hike 
  • Primary Community Healthcare Tour

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by September 1, 2025

Dominican Republic: March 2026

Dominican Republic: March 2026
Focus: Healthcare
Faculty Leads: Tammie Karl and Peggy Taylor

Itinerary Includes:

  • Explore the Historic Colonial Zone
  • Visit private and public healthcare facilities
  • Get hands on experience in a rural clinic
  • Adventure into the gorgeous mountains in Bonao
  • Finish up the journey by relaxing on the beach

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by January 1, 2026

Dominican Republic: May 2026

Dominican Republic: May 2026
Focus: Criminal Justice & Forensic Science
Faculty Leads: Carrie Koepp & Ray Lee

Itinerary Includes:

  • Colonial Zone Tour
  • Meeting with Attorney General
  • Girl’s Detention Center Visit
  • Session on Corruption & Prosecution
  • Reintegration for Youth Offenders Session
  • Boca Chica Beach Weekend

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by February 10, 2026

Ireland: May 2026

Dublin and Galway, Ireland - May 2026
Focus: Healthcare
Faculty Leads: Holly Pingel and Amy Barth

Itinerary Includes:

  • Cliffs of Moher
  • Public and Private Healthcare facility visits
  • Book of Kells
  • Visit to Nursing School
  • Travel to Galway

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by January 1, 2026

View of Zurich, Switzerland buildings and river from above

Austria & Switzerland: May 2026

Vienna, Salzburg, Hallstatt, Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria and Zurich, Switzerland: May 2026
Focus: Neurodiagnostics Technology
Faculty Leads: Heidi Hartle and Tabitha Althoff

Itinerary Includes:

  • Shadow at Children's Hospital in Zurich
  • Josephinum Medical Museum
  • Picturesque Train rides
  • Salt Mines
  • Alpine Village
  • Dachstein Glacier
  • Apple Strudel Pastry Making

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by January 1, 2026

The arch of Triumph in Spain on a sunny day

Spain: May 2026

Madrid and Barcelona, Spain: May 2026
Focus: IT
Faculty Leads: Steven Ebben and Joe Wetzel

Itinerary Includes:

  • IT Business Visits
  • Gothic Quarter Exploration 
  • Real Madrid Stadium Tour
  • Market Tastings

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by January 1, 2026

Image of a calm channel of water running between colorful buildings in Amsterdam

Europe: June 2026

Europe: June 2026
Focus: Intercultural Communications
Faculty Leads: Sarah Rivet and Kelly Wilhelm

Itinerary Includes:

  • Visit Amsterdam
  • Market Tour
  • Dutch Culture Exploration 
  • Eiffel Tower
  • Castle Visit 

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by January 31, 2026

Toji Pagoda in Kyoto, Japan during the fall season.

Japan: May 2026

Kyoto, Nara, Kamakura, & Tokyo Japan: May 2026
Focus: Culture
Faculty Leads: Leah Caceres-Lutzow and Brenda Raad

Itinerary Includes:

  • Kyoto City Tour
  • Taiko Drum Experience
  • Nara Excursion 
  • Tea Ceremony
  • Sensoji Temple
  • Sumo Wrestling Experience

Learn More (PDF)     Apply Now

Apply by January 1, 2026

 

 

A New Perspective

Summer, Semester and Academic Year Study Abroad Options

Fox Valley Tech also provides additional study abroad options through partnering organizations, offering an even wider range of opportunities to select from.

 

Apply for Study Abroad Program


Apply Online

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Please reach out to see how the program you are interested in participating through counts towards your academic program and its eligibility for financial aid. 

If you need help with budgeting and financing tools or internship opportunities, our Study Abroad Manager can provide assistance. Contact Samantha Rosario with our Study Abroad program.

Students requesting disability-related accommodations during their FVTC Study Abroad course are encouraged to contact Disability Services at (920)-735-2569 or email disabilityservices@fvtc.edu. 

Disability Services offices are located on the Appleton Campus in room E122, and the Oshkosh Riverside Campus Room 101. 

Study Abroad Funding

Financial Aid

Study Abroad is financial aid eligible if you are earning academic credit that is fulfilling a requirement of your degree program (including elective credits). This includes Federal Financial Aid and any FVTC scholarships. Title IV of the Higher Education Act guarantees that students can use federal aid for any approved Study Abroad programs.

Go through the additional loan request process. All regular eligibility rules still apply. The Financial Aid Office does not work with grant funding specifically related to study abroad; however, if you have not already reached your allotted budget for the year, you may be eligible for additional loan funding. Please be aware that if you are a DEPENDENT student, additional loans may need to be requested through the Parent PLUS Loan.

Note: If a study abroad class is added after the 10th business day of the semester, your Federal PELL award will not be adjusted to reflect the change in credit status.

Scholarship

World Languages & Cultures Office offers a competitive scholarship to students who apply for and participate on a study abroad program. You will find additional information on the process of applying for this scholarship within the Study Abroad Application.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, thereby gaining skills critical to our national security and economic competitiveness.

Critical Language Scholarship
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and building relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.

Fund for Education Abroad
Scholarships and ongoing support to students with financial need who are underrepresented among the U.S. study-abroad population.

Payment Plan

Log onto your MyFVTC account to set up a payment plan. This option will allow you to pay your tuition costs over the course of three months rather than in one lump sum.


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Contact Us

Languages, Business Training, or
Translation / Interpretation Services
Email: Leah Caceres
Phone: 920-993-5159
Study Abroad
Email: Samantha Rosario
Phone: 920-735-4844
Text: 920-585-0950