University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies
Spring 2025: Salzburg, Austria

Program Dates March 01, 2025 - June 30, 2025 (dates are tentative)
This program has been cancelled.

Program Overview Please review the CGPS COVID-19 Updates page before applying to a study abroad program.

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 8-11 weeks (2-3 months) to process a passport.

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.

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.

All applicants must have a valid passport by program's deadline.

Students will simultaneously apply to the program through this application for UD and the BGSU application. Steps for applying to BGSU's program can be found at the bottom of this page in a pdf titled 'BGSU Salzburg application instructions'. Built into the BGSU study abroad application is the home university approval form. It is your responsibility to submit this form to Prof. Richardson.

Accepted students are required to attend mandatory Pre-Departure Orientations led by BGSU. Students will also receive onboarding instructions from Dr. Guntersdorfer.

Study in Salzburg, home to Mozart and also called the “German Rome” due to its many baroque churches. With about 140,000 inhabitants, Salzburg is large enough to have an urban feeling, but small enough to be manageable. The old part of the city, nestled on the Salzach River amid rocky hills, coexists with a modern world of shopping centers and apartment buildings. Hohensalzburg Fortress, built in 1077, looms above the narrow, cobblestone streets from its mountain perch, overlooking centuries of architecture and history.

The well-established Salzburg semester program is administered by Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Ohio, in partnership with the University of Delaware. An Austrian resident director employed by BGSU will serve as the local program administrator and attend to any difficulties that may arise. The program is headquartered at the University of Salzburg, where courses are taught in German by local instructors who are sensitive to the challenges students face when learning a variety of subjects in German for the first time. Graduate assistants who are studying for a master’s degree at BGSU provide additional help in small-group tutorials. Most courses are offered specifically for students on the program, although German language courses may be part of the University of Salzburg’s Deutsch als Fremdsprache (German as a Foreign Language) program, where students will learn German with other international students. With the approval of the director, advanced students may be permitted to enroll in one regular University of Salzburg course in lieu of one of the program courses.

Students will be housed in one of the Austrian student residence halls, which remain open during the holiday periods and the semester break. The Austrian residence halls are not run by the university, but rather by various social organizations, and are located throughout the city. Although there are no guarantees, every attempt will be made to pair students with a German-speaking roommate if this is their request. As internet bandwidth in the residence halls may be limited, students may want to consider purchasing their own wireless router.

Experiential Learning
Semester-long study abroad programs may offer opportunities for more immersive experiences such as internships or community service engagement. This program offers a 3-credit graded practicum with a local business or organization (listed as GRMN 355/455 below) under the supervision of the BGSU faculty director. Possible placements may include a farm, bakery, kindergarten, school, university international programs office, church youth organization, refugee shelter, and others. Placements are dependent on students' German language skills and are not guaranteed.

The Program Fee covers housing, international health insurance, and all program-related events and excursions (typically a weekend in Vienna). All students are required to stay in program sponsored housing, independent housing arrangements are not allowed by UD or the program partners.

The Program Fee does NOT include airfare or ground transportation to meet the group in Salzburg, nor does it cover the required student visa (approximate cost $200 USD) or any meals. The program officially begins when students arrive in Salzburg. See the Cost section below for estimated airfare. After acceptance students will be provided instructions on when to arrive in Salzburg on the program's start-date and how to reach their accommodations.

The Institute for Global Studies cooperates with the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures on the administration of this program.

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. Honors credit may be available. Check with the faculty director and the Honors program for approval (check before departure). All students must enroll in at least 12 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course. Note: Courses listed below are currently under review. All students will work with the UD faculty director to finalize their UD approved schedule.


All students will be enrolled in GERM 3200 Study Abroad Orientation. Per the provider: This course is just an orientation session. Students are required to come to the weekly meeting about the trips and organizational issues.

Program Costs:

How much does it cost?.

	Delaware Resident	Non-Delaware Resident
Estimated Tuition based on current year	$7,020.00	$18,840.00
Estimated Program Fee	$2,500.00	$2,500.00
UD Registration & Activities Fee	$0.00	$0.00
Total to be charged to UD account (estimated)	$9,520.00	$21,340.00
Plus Airfare Estimate (purchased separately)	$1,200.00	$1,200.00

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



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