Education Abroad
In our program, you can study abroad in Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, or Scotland and still graduate in four years.
Our Partner Institutions
If you're interested in studying abroad, it is critical that you work directly with our undergraduate academic and career advisor, Priscilla Baker, to receive course guidance and sort out departmental administrative paperwork. You will also need to register with the Virginia Tech Global Education Office to apply to any of the programs below.
- Interested applicants would apply through Arcadia University - third party vendor approved by VT
- Optimal time to study abroad: Fall semester of Junior or 3rd year
- Application deadline: April 15th
- Interested applicants would apply through Arcadia University
- Optimal time to study abroad: Fall or Spring semester of Sophomore/ 2nd year
- Application deadlines: November 15 (spring admissions); March 15 (fall admissions)
- Interested applicants would apply through Arcadia University
- Optimal time to study abroad: Fall or Spring Sophmore/ 2nd year or Junior or 3rd year
- Application deadline: November 15th (spring admissions); March 15 (fall admissions)
- Interested applicants would either apply through Aracadia University or direct admit their application to University College Dublin with assistance from Virginia Tech’s Global Education office (email Joanne Reilly, UCD Study Abroad Director: joanne.reilly@ucd.ie)
- Optimal time to study abroad: Fall or Spring semester of Junior or 3rd year
- Application deadline: October 25th through UCD Direct
- October 15th (spring admissions) and April 15th (fall admissons) if applying through Arcadia
- Apply through Arcadia University
- Optimal time to study abroad: Fall or Spring of Sophmore/ 2nd year or Fall of Junior/3rd year
- Application Deadline: November 15th (spring admissions) and March 15th (fall admissions)
Travel Experiences
Gain insight into the various travel experiences of BSE students by clicking on the geolocation or the legend.
Our Travel Scholarships
Please refer to VT Global Education Office (VT-GEO) Programs for information on study abroad programs. Additionally, more information on the Virginia Tech Global Travel Policy (Policy 1070), including COVID-19 travel information, can be found at VT-GEO’s Global Safety page.
Our departments offers two scholarships to fund for international experiences for both undergraduate and graduate students. Please carefully review the applications below.
Julia K. Pryde Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Julia Kathleen Pryde Memorial Scholarship Fund was established through the generosity of her family, friends and our alumni in 2007 in memory of Julia Pryde (BS ’06, MS ’07) who passed away tragically on April 16, 2007. The fund supports undergraduate and graduate BSE students who are interested in international activities, particularly in sustainability of the environment, as Julia was. Scholarships are accepted any time, preferably at least two months before the proposed activity.
Pratt Scholarship
The Pratt Scholarship is intended to support international travel and programs that broaden our student’s educational, professional and personal background. In BSE, the fund can be used by students for international exchanges, internships, volunteer work, and for travel to international conferences at which the student is presenting their work.
