Announcements : Summer 2021 Update
Announcement: Summer 2021 Update
Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, and continued elevation of the U.S. Department of State’s Travel Advisories, Mason and the Global Education Office (GEO) have cancelled most summer study abroad programs. Some travel and virtual options are still available.
Summer 2021 Update
Last Update: March 31, 2021Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, and continued elevation of the U.S. Department of State’s Travel Advisories, Mason and the Global Education Office (GEO) have cancelled most summer study abroad programs. Some travel and virtual options are still available.
Mason-led Programs - Travel
- Puerto Rico – the 51st State?
- Credits in INTS, GOVT, HIST, GLOA
- Travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico in June 2021
- South Korea – Korean Language and Culture
- KORE credits
- Travel to Songdo, South Korea in June/July 2021
- Mason Korea Summer Semester
Mason-led Programs - Virtual
- Virtual - Italian Media
- Virtual - Historical Narratives and Policies Toward Protracted Displacement
- Virtual - International Security Studies in Switzerland
- Virtual - Marine Mammal International Science and Policy
- Virtual - War Crimes Trials: From Nuremberg to The Hague
- Virtual - Post Conflict Policy Development: Peace & Security, Health, Agriculture & Nutrition Security, and Preservation (Eritrea as a case study)
- Virtual - Geology Field Camp: Apennine Mountains, Vesuvius, and Rome
- Virtual – Geology Field Camp in the Dolomites
- Virtual – Climate Policy: Exploring a Global, Transdisciplinary Approach for the Future (Schar)
- Virtual – Arabic Language
- Virtual - The Balkans Case: Reconciliation and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the Aftermath of Mass Violence
Global Internships - Travel and Virtual
- Virtual Global Internships
- Students are placed in a remote internship with companies/organizations in one of 20+ international locations.
- While the deadline passed, email gointern@gmu.edu for options.
- Build Your Own Internships
- Travel or virtual options where students secure their own internship.
- GEO is keeping this option open for students in need of credits and already abroad or visiting family/in extenuating circumstances.
What to Do Next
- GEO will begin releasing funds paid to the program to your Student Account. Those funds will be applied to an outstanding Mason balance and anything leftover can be requested via the refund request form in Student Accounts. This will take some time given the volume of applicants.
- Please check your student account after April 1, 2021, to see that the deposit has been applied to your account.
- Do NOT withdraw you application! This is a new process. All deposits made through Study Abroad will be posted/applied to your student account.
Are you interested in moving your application to one of the above summer programs?
Please email masonled@gmu.edu with your request.
Questions or concerns?
See how to contact GEO below.
- Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
- Phone: +1 (703) 993 – 2154
- Location: Johnson Center 235
- Email: masonled@gmu.edu