International Service-Learning
Academic and Volunteer OpportunitiesMany folks, once bitten by the service-learning bug, look for opportunities to expand their knowledge and understanding while serving others overseas.
This page is designed to be a resource, linking visitors to information about programs that organize volunteer, study, or work programs with an international service component.
By clicking the links below you will find a diverse array of service opportunities both domestically and abroad.
For more information on these and other service-learning opportunities, contact the Office of Service-Learning at 570-577-3973. Academic Service Abroad
The International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership (IPSL) Offering programs in 14 countries, IPSL unites academic study for credit and volunteer service, giving students a fully integrated study abroad experience. Amizade Since it's founding in 1994 Amizade has helped over 2000 volunteers contribute countless hours of service and offers summer service-learning courses for academic credit. Foundation for International Education Founded in 1998, FIE has been setting the standard in delivering study abroad and intern abroad programs. They offer study abroad programs for individual students with service learning components in London and elsewhere. Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs Offers academically rigorous, off-campus study programs for students that address the most pressing issues in our neighborhoods, nations and the world. It gives students the oopportunity to bridge their academic learning with direct experience. Volunteer Opportunities
Amizade Offering volunteer service opportunities from Australia to Brazil, Amizade coordinates individual and group opportunities Cross Cultural Solutions Looking for a volunteer or intern experience overseas? Then Cross Cultural Solutions is for you. Global Volunteers Has laid the foundation for short-term service opportunities on community development programs in host sites abroad since 1984. Unite for Sight Has been coordinating eye screenings and education for the medically underserved population of New Haven, Connecticut and abroad. British University's North America Club (BUNAC) Offers work-abroad programs to people aged 18-35, as a unique opportunity to work or volunteer abroad. STA Travel offers service projects and volunteer opportunities in 25 countries around the world. Teach, Conserve, Care, Build Create...with STA Travel. World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to utilize Christian values in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation and seek justice throughout the Sudan. Global Works is an international and domestic service-learning, adventure travel agency whose mission it is to provide the impetus for cultural exchange and social change.
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