ISA Service Learning in Cartago, Costa Rica

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Location(s): Cartago, Costa Rica
Program Type(s): Internship

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Discover the unique opportunity to make an impact through international community service. ISA Service-Learning offers a diverse range of programs that are designed to empower you to serve a community abroad and develop key skills that you'll use for the rest of your life. Placements include:
Community Agriculture
Community Health Education and Support
Disabilities and Special Needs
Education and Literacy
Environment and Conservation
Therapy and Rehabilitation
Youth Development

You may be able to combine any of these service-learning experiences with an ISA academic program.

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International Studies Abroad / ISA Scholarships

The Michaela Farnum Memorial Scholarship

ISA offers USD 8,000 worth of scholarships annually dedicated to the memory of Michaela Farnum. Michaela was a junior studying International Business and Spanish at Seattle University and was a participant in the ISA program in Chile. Her experience was tragically cut short when she lost her life in a hiking accident in the mountains of La Campana National Park in Chile. ISA hopes that this scholarship will help aspiring study abroad students and will do so in memory of Michaela who only began to realize her dream of study abroad. The scholarship is both merit and financial need-based scholarships for the study abroad expenses for the summer term of the student awardees

8 x $1,000 for Summer Programs

Summer: February 28th

• Be accepted to an ISA Summer study abroad program or an applicable ISA Internship or Service-Learning program. • Have at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA. • Have completed at least one year of college level foreign language or the equivalent. Courses must appear on official transcript. • Be enrolled in second or third year of undergraduate education at a U.S. university/college at time of ISA program participation. • Be on financial aid. FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR) and home university Award Letter/form required. **Please refer to the ISA scholarship page for more information on guidelines/requirements.

Diversity Scholarship

The ISA Diversity Scholarships aim to encourage students of a broader cultural make-up to participate in ISA programs by offering funds to assist with the expenses of studying abroad. The scholarship amounts to USD 14,000 in awards and is to be used towards ISA programs.

2 x $1,000 for Summer Programs; 3 x $2,000 for Fall Programs; 3 x $2,000 for Winter/Spring Programs

Summer: February 28th Fall: April 30th Winter/Spring: October 30th

• Be accepted to an ISA study abroad program or an applicable ISA Internship or Service-Learning program. • Have at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA. • Be enrolled in second or third year of undergraduate education at a U.S. university/college at time of ISA program participation. **Please refer to the ISA scholarship page for more information on guidelines/requirements.