SF State Abroad

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Watch the Info Meeting
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Getting Started
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Make Degree Progress
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Talk to International Students
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Speak with an Advisor on Zoom
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Study Abroad Blogs
COVID-19

To limit potential COVID-19 spreading within our community, we are offering information meetings and other study abroad workshops remotely. Advising is primarily remote with limited in-person availability on Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon only.

Study abroad has been approved for most countries for fall 2021 and spring 2022. We look forward to sending even more students abroad fall 2022!
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Workshops

Information Meetings

RSVP for a live Zoom session here (June 28 @ 1 pm & July 12 @ 4 pm)

Watch a recording of the Information Meeting here.

Application Workshops 

RSVP for a live Zoom session here (June 28 @ 3 pm & June 29 @ noon)

Self-guided application workshop videos

Budget Workshops

Self-guided budget planning videos

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Application Deadlines

Spring 2023/Calendar Year 2023 

September 15th Priority Deadline*

October 1st Final Deadline for select programs only.

*Many programs (but not all) will remain open until the final deadline.

For details about program requirements and academic areas of study at them, please check the program database. 

Apply Today Here!
20 Years of Gilman Scholarships Top Producer

Top Gilman Producer for the Past 20 Years!

SF State is being recognized as a Top Producer for the number of students receiving the Gilman Scholarship for the past 20 years. 

To read further, click on SF State Abroad in the News. 

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Study Abroad Advising

Required first step: Attend or watch the Study Abroad Information Meeting.

Watch the Information Meeting here. 

Advising hours:

  • Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon (Zoom only - sign in here) 
  • Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (cancelled for the summer)
  • Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon (cancelled for the summer) 
  • Wednesdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Zoom only - sign in here) 
  • Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon (Zoom only - sign in here) 
  • Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (cancelled for the summer) 

The SF State Abroad Office is located in Building C of the Village next to U.S. Bank across the courtyard from the Student Services Building. 

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SF State Abroad Closed - No Advisors

Advisors are responding to emails and working remotely, except on the following dates when the office is closed:

  • Fri., July 1 - SF State Abroad Closed (no advising or meetings)
  • Mon., July 4 - Campus Closed (Independence Day)
  • Tue., July 5 - SF State Abroad Closed (no advising or meetings)
  • Wed., Jul 6 - SF State Abroad Closed (no advising or meetings)
  • Thu., Aug. 4 - SF State Abroad Closed (no advising or meetings)
  • Fri., Aug 5 - SF State Abroad Closed (no advising or meetings)
  • Mon., Sept. 5 - Campus Closed (Labor Day)
  • Mon., Oct. 3 - SF State Abroad Closed (no advising or meetings)
  • Tue., Oct 4 - SF State Abroad Closed (no advising or meetings)
  • Wed., Oct. 5 - SF State Abroad Closed (no advising or meetings)
  • Thu., Oct. 6 - SF State Abroad Closed (no advising or meetings)
  • Fri., Oct. 7 - SF State Abroad Closed (no advising or meetings)
  • Fri., Nov. 11 - Campus Closed (Veterans Day)

To request disability accommodation for any study abroad meeting, workshop, event, or advising session, please contact Study Abroad at (415) 338-1293 or studyabroad@sfsu.edu at least one week prior to an event or meeting.

Last updated: June 2022