Study Abroad Favorite Remains Europe

Federal Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship hopes to increase study abroad traffic from 191,000 to over 1 million by 2017 with a focus on nontraditional destinations, according to the Winston-Salem Journal, which recently tracked local student travel activity. No surprise here: over 61% of students nationally (and 79% in Winston-Salem) headed for Europe in 2003-2004 (46% to Western Europe, according to Open Doors 2005). Want to get far from the familiar faces? Study abroad in more exotic locales, like China (study abroad particpants' China travel increased 90% last year) -- talk to your advisor about possibilities. With luck, federal money may be heading your university's way to encourage more varied study abroad destinations.

Read up on currently available federal study abroad grants at the Institute of International Education's website.