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Welcome to the
Smith Guide for Education Abroad!
Smith College first sent students abroad with the "Junior Year Abroad" program to Paris in 1925. We continue to be a leading liberal arts college in the support of education abroad.
Nearly 40% of Smith students study abroad for a semester or a year, in a variety of programs in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and English-speaking countries around the world. Education abroad provides a new perspective on your own country; it also provides you with a new view of yourself - of your capacity to adapt, to grow, to be open to new experiences - and perhaps also of your own limitations, which you may want to learn to transcend. Inevitably, it changes your life.
Explore the Approved Program List, learn about the application process, and check the eligibility requirements. Discover how to select a program appropriate for your academic and personal interests and how to pay for your education abroad program.
Students who may not be able to travel internationally are encouraged to explore our newly added options such as the Williams-Mystic Ocean Studies program and the Integrated Studies Program in Puerto Rico. There are also domestic study-away programs at destinations throughout the United States offered through other departments.
Important Dates
Gathering Information
September-November of the Academic Year Before Going Abroad
Education Abroad Fair
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 from 11:30-2:00 pm in the Davis Ballroom
Speak with representatives from different program providers about their programs located around the world.
Drop-In Advising Hours
Stop by the Lewis Global Studies Center from 2:30 - 4:00 PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to ask your questions about studying abroad. No appointment needed!
Education Abroad 101 Information Sessions
Lewis Global Studies Center Lounge, Wright Hall 125
Information sessions are held weekly during the fall semester, and occasionally in the spring. See https://www.smith.edu/academics/study-abroad/news-events for upcoming dates and times.
By appointment
Education Abroad Advising Sessions
Book an appointment with a peer adviser, Catesby Wolski (Approved Programs and Petitions), or Angelo Pisano (Smith Programs Abroad, Exchanges with NUS College and HKUST, Global FLEX)
Application Deadlines
October 5, 2026 - Select Spring 2027 Programs only
Associated Kyoto Program and Smith in Hamburg
December 7, 2026 - Non-Approved Program Petitions, Killam Fellowship, and the Joint BA+MA Program in Geneva
applications for AY 2027-2028, Fall 2027, and Spring 2028
February 1, 2027 - Smith Programs Abroad in Academic Year 2027-2028
Applications for all Smith Programs Abroad in Academic Year 2027-2028
Smith in Florence, Geneva, Hamburg & Paris
applications for AY 2027-2028, Fall 2027, and Spring 2028
February 16, 2026 - Approved Programs in Academic Year 2027-2028
Applications for all Smith-Approved Programs in Academic Year 2027-2028
applications for AY 2027-2028, Fall 2027, and Spring 2028
Our Goals
Promote education abroad opportunities that are in keeping with the educational aims of the college
Provide program options that offer outstanding academic content, instruction, language learning, and cultural immersion opportunities in the host countries
Ensure other first-rate education abroad opportunities that accommodate a range of disciplines and include diverse regions of the world
Integrate education abroad into the student's four-year study to the fullest extent possible
Committee on Study Abroad
Education Abroad programming is overseen by faculty on the Committee on Study Abroad, which is a sub-committee of the Committee on Academic Priorities as part of faculty governance for the Smith curriculum. The Committee on Study Abroad is responsible for the selection, review and approval of programs on the Education Abroad Approved Program List. The Lewis Global Studies Center is charged with the support and oversight of student participation on these programs.
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