Giving to IAS

INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES (IAS) brings together more than 50 educational, research, and outreach programs devoted to enhancing understanding of the world beyond the United States. IAS serves thousands of students, scholars, visiting dignitaries, and community members annually. Gifts to IAS may be designated for any of our constituent units, special campaigns, or Dean's initiatives. Your gift will:

give an undergraduate the life-changing opportunity to study abroad support undergraduate and graduate students through fellowships and travel grants enhance faculty research on pressing international issues bring visiting scholars and government officials from around the world to discuss solutions to current problems provide programs to help K-12 students understand the customs and cultures of distant lands make the rich array of resources at UC Berkeley available to the broader community through public events

For ways to give to IAS, please visit http://ias.berkeley.edu/Development/giving.html

To make an online gift, please visit https://egiving.berkeley.edu/urelgift/international_area_studies.html

Support Study Abroad

Jan Kieling, the Administrative Director of Berkeley Programs for Study Abroad, studied in Padua, Italy, on EAP in 1971-72 as a junior at Cal. She has been with EAP since 1974.

Berkeley Programs for Study Abroad (BPSA) offers every Berkeley undergraduate the opportunity to study abroad through the UC sponsored Education Abroad Program (EAP). EAP offers full-year and short-term stays in over 30 countries for students at the sophomore through graduate levels.

After 45 years of commitment to excellence, Berkeley continues to send the largest number of students to EAP of any of the University of California campuses. Over 800 students from a wide variety of academic disciplines are participating in the program during the current academic year.

Student interest in EAP has increased in recent years with the expansion of participating institutions and program options. Growth has been particularly noteworthy in Asia. EAP now has 16 programs in Greater China, and 33 program choices in Japan. The three most popular destinations for Berkeley EAP students are China, the United Kingdom/Ireland, and Italy, followed by destinations elsewhere in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. New UC Centers in three European capitals (London, Paris, and Rome) have also helped to increase enrollment. And a series of newly established joint study programs allows UC Berkeley students to study questions related to the processes and consequences of globalization side-by-side with their counterparts at host institutions throughout the world. Future plans may include the establishment of international service learning opportunities.

Along with the growth of opportunities to study abroad comes an increased need for financial support. The single greatest obstacle for students interested in EAP is a lack of financial resources. Over 70% of the UC Berkeley students who currently participate in EAP are receiving some financial assistance. This level of support is not enough to cover the needs of students participating in the program. And many more students would participate in EAP if additional resources were available to help fund their stay abroad. Thus we are working to increase our current modest pool of scholarship funds.

By making a contribution to the EAP scholarship fund, you can insure that this valuable educational opportunity is available to all Berkeley students.

To make an online gift, please visit https://egiving.berkeley.edu/urelgift/ias_bpsa.html