International/Intercultural Education

The world is what we share...make it your classroom! Gain an international dimension and a global perspective in your major or program.

Benefits of Studying Abroad

• Increase your understanding of other cultures and diversity in the world.
• Develop a global resume.
• Experience the increasing interdependence of the U.S. and other countries.
• Sharpen interpersonal and communication skills through interacting with people from different backgrounds.
• Improve your ability to use a foreign language.
• Enhance your sense of independence and self confidence.
• Expand your career choices.

Many Different Options

• Travel for a semester, summer, year or just a few weeks.
• Go to a college or do some humanitarian work.
• Travel abroad or, maybe, somewhere else in the USA.
• Utilize one of Delta College's partners in the College Consortium for International Studies (www.ccisabroad.org), work with a different US group or university, or apply directly to the university abroad at which you'd like to study.
• And...many more possibilities.

Scholarship Opportunities

The S. Preston and Dr. Betty B. Jones International Scholarship Endowment or the Lola Bishop Whitney Scholarship for Foreign Language Study/International Travel can help you make studying abroad a reality. The scholarships are offered through the Delta College Foundation, and funded through the generosity of community supporters. They are intended for a broad range of activities leading to better knowledge of foreign languages and of their people, their countries, and their cultures.

Scholarship Application(s) for travel in 2014:

S. Preston and Dr. Betty B. Jones International Scholarship Endowment

Lola Bishop Whitney Scholarship for Foreign Language Study / International Travel

For more information contact
The International / Intercultural Education Office
A008
Phone: 989-686-9474
Email: culture@delta.edu