TO APPLY: Spots in the program fill quickly! Before beginning the application, please email/text Professor Diana Reed (reedd@crc.losrios.edu/916-600-8581) to see if there is still space available in the program. The deadline for application and deposit to the program is March 3, 2023. All program costs are due March 31, 2023.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS include:

• welcome and farewell dinners

• guided tours of the Uffizi Gallery, the Bargello National Museum, Brunelleschi's Dome, and the Academia Gallery

• a 3-day/2-night excursion to Rome including round-trip transportation, accommodation in hotel rooms with daily breakfast, guided tours of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Vatican Museum

• guided full-day excursions from Florence to the Chianti wine region and medieval towns of Siena and San Gimignano

• a full-day guided excursion to Chianti, visits to two vineyards for wine an olive oil tasting, and a Tuscan lunch

• a survival Italian language class

• a 4-unit Cosumnes River College transferable Italian Culture and History class (HIST 399)

• lodging in a centrally-located apartment with other Los Rios students

COSTS: The AIFS program fee is $4345, which includes housing and fees associated with all group activities. Airfare is extra but a group flight from SFO to Florence will be offered.

SCHOLARSHIPS available through the Gilman International Scholarship Program and the Los Rios Foundation. The Gilman program application closes in March with awards announced in April/May. The Los Rios scholarship opens mid-January and closes late February with awards announced in March. Another scholarship opportunity through the Fund for Education Abroad.

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