For more resource ideas, visit our website for the U-M International Career Pathways Series and International Opportunities Fair.

Be sure to check out the definitive
Directory of Work Abroad Web Sites!

Whether you're looking for an internship or volunteer abroad experience, a short-term job, or planning an international career, the U-M International Center's Overseas Opportunities Office can help you clarify your search and find the information you need. Working abroad has been shown by participant's reports and research to provide benefits ranging from cross-cultural and language learning, to self-confidence and career preparation for life in a global society. We offer a one-stop resource for finding work abroad opportunities, both curricular and co-curricular, through U-M units and selected external organizations.

Advice on Finding Work Abroad
Drawn from the experience of hundreds of U-M students who work abroad each year, these pages summarize the best ways to find overseas jobs, volunteer opportunities, and to explore international careers.

General Advice on Finding Work

• Work Abroad Overview & Calendar Start Here!!
• International Internships
  • Tips for a successful internship abroad
  • Tips for finding a graduate internship abroad
• Short-Term Paid Work Abroad
  • Student Report: Working Class Woman
  • Student Report: A Veteran's Tale of the BUNAC Work in Britain Program
• Volunteering Abroad
  • Student Report: Volunteer Workcamps
    
• Teaching Abroad for Qualified Teachers
• Teaching Abroad Without Certification
  • Student Report: The Benefits of Teaching Abroad
  • Student Report: Tips for Applying to the JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching) Program
  • Student Report: France Assistantship
• Funding
  • Funding Undergraduate and Graduate International Internships, Volunteering and Research

Overseas Opportunities for Work and Study in Specific Fields

• Overseas Opportunites for Information Professionals
• Overseas Opportunities in U.S. Government Foreign Affairs
  • Student Report: US State Department Internship Report
• Overseas Opportunities with International Organizations
  • Student Report: Living in Geneva as an Intern
• Overseas Opportunities in Engineering & Science
• Overseas Opportunities for Law Students
• Overseas Opportunities in Social Work

Finding Work in Specific Areas of the World

• Work in German-Speaking Countries
• Work in Francophone Countries
  • Student Report: France Assistantship
• Work in Spanish Speaking Countries
• Work in Latin America

Come see or e-mail our Overseas Opportunities Peer Advisors.

Follow the Pre-Departure Checklist before you go abroad!

Find out how many U-M students Study and Work Abroad each year.

Visit our Library (books available in our office) and Online Bookstore for further exploration of options for working abroad, and guides to planning international careers.

U-M Students ONLY: Please register your work abroad plans on the U-M International Travel Registration Website.

Diversity Abroad

• Americans of Color Abroad
• Women Abroad
• External site: Lesbigay Special Interest Group of NAFSA: The Association of International Educators. A comprehensive site to support gay, lesbian, or bisexual students studying, working, or traveling abroad.

Come see our Overseas Opportunities Peer Advisors!
Each one of our Peer Advisors has studied or worked abroad and has extensive overseas travel experience. The Peer Advisors are trained to help you both become aware of the range of opportunities available and think through which ones might be best for you. Our Peer Advisors maintain weekly office hours in the International Center for advising. Please see the list of Overseas Opportunities Peer Advisors with their countries, type of experience, and office hours.