University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies
Winter 2025: India ENGL

Program Dates January 03, 2025 - January 29, 2025
This program is closed.

Program Overview This program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants. Interview appointments and acceptance decisions are at the discretion of the faculty director.

Please note that First Semester Freshmen are eligible for participation and encouraged to apply to this program.

Note: Please check program pages regularly or follow @UDGlobal on Instagram or Twitter for updated information on applying for a 25W study abroad program.

Please review the CGPS COVID-19 Updates page before applying to a study abroad program for information about COVID-19 related travel requirements and policies for UD study abroad.

All applicants must have a valid passport by the program’s application deadline. Your passport’s expiration date must be more than six months after the program ends. If you do not have a current passport, apply through the U.S. State Department. It takes an average of 10-13 weeks (3-4 months) to process a passport.


Traveling and studying abroad during a global pandemic poses new challenges and requires accepting a higher level of uncertainty than in the past. Students who choose to study abroad at this time must be prepared to adapt to the evolving situation and must take responsibility to act in accordance with the rules, regulations, and recommendations of UD, their program leadership, and legal authorities of their home and host country. Due to the rapidly changing and unpredictable global and local response to COVID-19, these rules, regulations and recommendations are subject to change at any time.

The University will continue to monitor the ongoing situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) as we approach the departure date for this program. Please reach out to your program coordinator or faculty director with questions and continue to monitor the UD coronavirus webpage for updates. If UD decides to cancel a study abroad program, we will communicate directly with affected students.

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Enter the business and literary world in a country where English is one official language among many, a country that is home to many American corporations’ business processing offices, and to the largest democracy in the world. Experience New Delhi, India’s modern capital, and Old Delhi, the Mughal capital. Delhi is a constantly evolving city with modern malls alongside 11th century forts, and with a large and diverse student population. Travel east to the mountain town of Darjeeling (famous for its tea) and do a trek in the Himalayas. Discover the culture of Assam (also famous for its tea) doing service-learning, and take a safari in a wildlife sanctuary to see elephants and rhinos, and maybe tigers. The trip will include a visit to the Taj Mahal, and to Jaipur, the city of palaces.

Interact with employees in global/multicultural companies, and with students in different universities/colleges, and see how language and communication change with culture. Immerse yourself in service learning at a tribal school in Assam and develop fun projects for the children. Read a variety of Indian women writers and observe firsthand the world depicted in their works. Academic work will include reports and responses based on readings, empirical research and observations. We will even meet with a few award-winning writers..

The Program Fee includes all meals, all excursions, site visits, accommodation and transportation in India. All lodging is in double-occupancy rooms with twin beds in hostels. The Assam stay includes a visit to a wildlife sanctuary to see the Indian rhino in its natural habitat. The program fee also includes cultural components such as yoga lessons, classical dance sessions, etc. which will be made available according to student interest. The program also includes visits to businesses in Delhi, to Assam to see the silk weaving and the tea business up close, and to observe the culture of the Mother Goddess, to the Himalayas to study women in Buddhism, and to see the Taj Mahal.

The Program Fee does NOT include airfare to/from India, nor airport transfers within the U.S. The program officially begins when students arrive in India. Students will receive detailed travel instructions after acceptance, explaining how and where to purchase their plane ticket. See the Cost section below for estimate airfare.

ACCESSIBILITY: Students with disabilities are welcomed and encouraged to study abroad, but should be aware that accessibility and accommodation in some program locations may differ from the United States. Transit systems and legacy building construction practices may not meet U.S. accessibility standards, and alternative access to public transportation, buildings, or public sites cannot be guaranteed. Review these questions with the Office of Disability Support Services to determine whether this program can meet your accommodation needs.

Courses: Students must enroll in all credit-bearing courses for a grade. Only the UNIV (zero credit) course may be taken pass/fail. Audit registration is not permitted on UD Travel Study. Please refer to the University Catalog to verify requirements and prerequisites. All students must enroll in at least 6 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course.

Program Costs:

How much does it cost?.

	Delaware Resident	Non-Delaware Resident
Final Tuition based on current year	$3,648.00	$9,798.00
Final Program Fee	$4,475.00	$4,475.00
UD Registration & Activities Fee	$30.00	$30.00
Total to be charged to UD account	$8,153.00	$14,303.00
Plus Airfare Estimate (purchased separately)	$1,500.00	$1,500.00

The rates above may not apply to you if you are a UD graduate student during the time you are studying abroad. Please refer to http://www1.udel.edu/finaid/rates.html for the appropriate rates.


When and how do I pay?
If you are offered acceptance to the program, you will have 3 days to withdraw without financial penalty. After the 3 days have passed, you will be officially accepted to the program, and IGS will post the full Program Fee and Tuition/Fees to your UD student account.

• An initial payment of $1000.00 will be due in mid-October.
• The balance of the Program Fee and Tuition/Fees will be due in early January.
• Payments are submitted through My Finances in UDSIS.
• All charges, once posted to your account, are considered non-refundable.

*All students will receive an email when they are accepted to a program and will have 10 days from that notification to make their $1,000.00 Initial Payment.


Contact Information:


Deadlines:
Submit Program Application by 5pm on September 20, 2024
Recommendation also due by 5pm on September 20, 2024
Acceptance and Scholarship Announced: October 02, 2024

Please note that this program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants. Interview appointments and acceptance decisions are at the discretion of the faculty director.



Interest Meetings:
03/05/2024, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
03/07/2024, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
03/12/2024, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
03/13/2024, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
03/14/2024, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
04/08/2024, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
04/09/2024, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
04/10/2024, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
04/11/2024, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
09/06/2024, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
09/09/2024, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
09/10/2024, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
09/11/2024, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375
09/13/2024, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/5722408375


Program information is subject to change at any time. Please check this web site periodically for updates.