This table shows past deadlines.
| Term |
Year |
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
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| FL Proposal (SP/W) |
2026
|
04/01/2025
|
Rolling admission **
|
All Programs
|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
FL Proposal (SP/W),
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
|
| FL Proposal (New) |
2026
|
05/01/2025
|
Rolling admission **
|
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|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
FL Proposal (New),
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| GEO: Faculty-Led Proposal Portal |
05/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
|
| FL Proposal (SM/F) |
2026
|
08/01/2025
|
Rolling admission **
|
All Programs
|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
FL Proposal (SM/F),
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
|
| Cycle 1 (WT/SP/CY) |
2026
|
10/01/2025
|
11/17/2025
|
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|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
Cycle 1 (WT/SP/CY),
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| GEO and Donor Funded Study Abroad Scholarships |
10/01/2025
|
10/26/2025
|
| GEO: Passport Grant |
10/11/2025
|
11/17/2025
|
| GEO: Student Staff Scholarship |
11/07/2025
|
11/17/2025
|
|
| Winter Break |
2026
|
10/01/2025
|
Rolling admission **
|
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|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
Winter Break,
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| Belgium - Brussels: The Future of NATO and U.S.-EU Relations: Schar, Winter Break |
11/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
| Germany - Postwar Justice and Popular Culture in Germany: Faculty-Led, Winter |
10/05/2025
|
Rolling admission **
|
| Various Locations - Build Your Own Internship (Scholarship Grants Awarded) |
10/08/2025
|
Rolling admission **
|
|
| Spring (Online) |
2026
|
10/10/2025
|
Rolling admission **
|
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|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
Spring (Online),
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| Virtual - Africa Forward: African-Led Development, African Solutions to African Challenges (online with students from South Africa) - Schar, Spring |
12/05/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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| Virtual - Global Career Accelerator, Semester/Summer |
01/06/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
| Virtual - Global Internships, Semester |
10/01/2025
|
Rolling admission **
|
|
| Spring Break |
2026
|
11/10/2025
|
Rolling admission **
|
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Active Past Deadline Exceptions
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Spring Break,
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| Belgium & The Netherlands: International and European Legal Institutions: Faculty-Led, Spring Break |
11/05/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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| Costa Rica - Transnational Security -- Human Trafficking, Migration and the Illegal Wildlife and Drug Trade: Schar, Spring Break |
11/01/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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| Poland: The Holocaust, Religious Studies: Faculty-Led, Spring Break |
11/01/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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|
| GG Faculty Portal |
2026
|
12/31/2025
|
Rolling admission **
|
All Programs
|
| Spring Semester |
2026
|
03/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
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|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
Spring Semester,
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| Argentina - Internships in Buenos Aires, Semester |
10/01/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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| Hybrid Virtual + Travel Internship, Semester |
10/01/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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| Italy - Florence Semester Experience: Faculty-Led, Semester |
10/07/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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| South Korea – Mason Korea: Semester/Summer |
11/11/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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| Spain - Granada Semester Experience: Faculty-Led, Semester |
10/01/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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| U.K. - Cambridge Schools Experience: Faculty-Led, Spring |
11/01/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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| U.K. - Secondary Education in Cambridge: Faculty-Led, Spring |
11/05/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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| Various Locations - Build Your Own Internship (Scholarship Grants Awarded) |
10/08/2025
|
Rolling admission **
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|
| Spring Semester |
2027
|
03/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
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|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
Spring Semester,
2027 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| Australia - Curtin University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2027
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| Australia - Griffith University: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Brazil - Insper, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Costa Rica - Universidad Veritas: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| France - Burgundy School of Business: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| France - EM Strasbourg Business School: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| France - KEDGE Business School: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| France - Universite Grenoble Alpes: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| France - Université Paris I Dauphine: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Germany - Frankfurt School of Finance & Management: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Germany - Freie Universität of Berlin: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Germany - University of Mannheim: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Greece - Anatolia American University: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Ireland - Dublin City University: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Ireland - University of Galway: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Italy - LUISS Guido Carli University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Japan - Akita International University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Japan - Aoyama Gakuin University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Japan - Hosei University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Japan - Nagoya University of Foreign Studies: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Japan - Sophia University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Japan - Waseda University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Malta - University of Malta: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Mexico - Universidad de las Américas Puebla: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Morocco - Al Akhawayn University: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Netherlands - Erasmus School of Economics: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Netherlands - Erasmus School of History, Culture, and Communication: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Netherlands - Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Netherlands - Free University of Amsterdam: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| New Zealand - Massey University: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Norway - Oslo Metropolitan University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| South Korea - Yonsei University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Spain - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Spain - Universidad de Zaragoza: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Thailand - Mahidol University International College: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Turkey - Sabanci University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| U.K. - Abertay University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| U.K. - University of East Anglia: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| U.K. - University of Westminster: Visiting Student (Internship), Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
|
| U.K. - University of York: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Summer |
2026
|
03/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
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|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
Summer,
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| Argentina - Internships in Buenos Aires, Summer |
03/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Australia - Internships in Sydney, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
| Balkans - The Balkans Case: Reconciliation and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the Aftermath of Mass Violence: Faculty-Led, Summer |
04/10/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Costa Rica - Internships in Atenas, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Cuba - The Island After the Castros: Cuba-U.S. Relations, Security, Trade, Migration: Schar, Winter |
05/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Cyprus - Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean: Geopolitics, Peace and Human Security - Carter and Schar, Summer |
05/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Czech Republic - Internships in Prague, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Ecuador - Sustainable Futures: A Case Study of Quito and Galápagos: Faculty-Led, Summer |
03/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| France - From Roman to Parisian: The Urban Experience in France from Antiquity to the Modern Era: Faculty-Led, Summer |
02/23/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| France - Internships in Paris, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Germany - Internships in Berlin, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Germany - Neuroscience and Technology: Faculty-Led, Summer |
02/20/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Hungary - Populism, Nationalism, and Contemporary Challenges to Democracy: Schar, Summer |
05/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Hybrid Virtual + Travel Internship, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Ireland - Internships in Dublin, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Italy - Internships in Florence, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Japan - Internships in Osaka/Kansai Region, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Japan - Internships in Tokyo, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Japan - Japanese Media and Culture: Faculty-Led, Summer |
03/12/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Japan -Teaching English Internships and TEFL/TESOL Certification, Summer |
03/09/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Mexico - Schar School Alumni Experience, Summer |
06/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Morocco - Internships in Rabat, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| National Taiwan Normal University at George Mason University |
04/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Netherlands - Free University of Amsterdam: International Summer School |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| South Africa - Building Bridges |
03/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| South Africa - Internships in Cape Town, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
| South Korea - Internships in Seoul, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| South Korea - Korean Language and Culture: Faculty-Led, Summer |
03/22/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| South Korea - Teaching English Internships and TEFL/TESOL Certification in Incheon, Summer |
03/09/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| South Korea – Mason Korea: Semester/Summer |
04/10/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Spain - Internships in Madrid, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Spain - Spanish Language and Culture in Granada: Faculty-Led, Summer |
03/04/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Spain - Teaching English Internships and TEFL/TESOL Certification in Barcelona, Summer |
03/09/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Switzerland - International Security Studies: Faculty-Led, Summer |
03/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Thailand - Internships in Bangkok, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Thailand - Paid Teaching English Internships and TEFL/TESOL Certification (Undergraduates and Graduates), Summer |
03/09/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Thailand - Paid Teaching Internships (Trained Teachers or Graduate Students Only), Summer |
03/09/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| U.K. - Harry Potter: Imagined Worlds, Real Places: Faculty-Led, Summer |
03/23/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| U.K. - Internships in London, Summer (AES) |
01/22/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Various Locations - Build Your Own Internship (Scholarship Grants Awarded) |
03/20/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Washington Summer Institute (Group) |
04/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| Washington Summer Institute (Individual) |
04/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
|
| Summer (Online) |
2026
|
03/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
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|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
Summer (Online),
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| Virtual - Global Career Accelerator, Semester/Summer |
05/05/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
| Virtual - Global Internships, Summer |
02/15/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
|
| Cycle 2 (SM/FL/AY) |
2026
|
03/01/2026
|
04/01/2026
|
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|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
Cycle 2 (SM/FL/AY),
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| GEO and Donor Funded Study Abroad Scholarships |
03/01/2026
|
04/02/2026
|
| GEO Donor: Thank You Veterans Study Abroad Scholarship Award |
04/16/2026
|
04/30/2026
|
|
| Fall Semester |
2026
|
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
|
Click here for exceptions
|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
Fall Semester,
2026 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| Argentina - Internships in Buenos Aires, Semester |
03/31/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
| Hybrid Virtual + Travel Internship, Semester |
03/31/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
| Mexico - Re-Hemisphering the West: The Future of Security, Strategic Alignment, and Trade: Schar, Fall |
06/01/2026
|
06/10/2026
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| South Korea – Mason Korea: Semester/Summer |
05/08/2026
|
Rolling admission **
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| U.K. - Oxford Semester Experience: Faculty-Led, Fall Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/01/2026
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| Various Locations - Build Your Own Internship (Scholarship Grants Awarded) |
03/31/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
|
| Academic Year |
2026-2027
|
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
|
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|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
Academic Year,
1 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| Japan - Waseda University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
|
| Calendar Year |
2026
|
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
|
All Programs
|
| Calendar Year |
2027
|
03/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
Click here for exceptions
|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
Calendar Year,
2027 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
| Australia - Curtin University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2027
|
| Australia - Griffith University: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Australia - University of New South Wales: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2027
|
| Australia - University of Technology Sydney: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Brazil - Insper, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Costa Rica - Universidad Veritas: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Finland - University of Helsinki: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| France - Burgundy School of Business: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| France - EM Strasbourg Business School: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| France - KEDGE Business School: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| France - Sciences Po: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| France - Universite Grenoble Alpes: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| France - Université Paris I Dauphine: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Germany - Frankfurt School of Finance & Management: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Germany - Freie Universität of Berlin: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Germany - University of Mannheim: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
|
| Greece - Anatolia American University: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Ireland - Dublin City University: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
|
| Ireland - University of Galway: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
|
| Italy - LUISS Guido Carli University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Japan - Akita International University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Mexico - Universidad de las Américas Puebla: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
|
| Morocco - Al Akhawayn University: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
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| Netherlands - Erasmus School of Economics: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
|
| Netherlands - Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
|
| Netherlands - Free University of Amsterdam: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
|
| New Zealand - Massey University: Visiting Student Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Norway - Oslo Metropolitan University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| South Korea - Yonsei University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Spain - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
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| Spain - Universidad de Zaragoza: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
|
| Turkey - Sabanci University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
|
| U.K. - Abertay University: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
|
| U.K. - University of East Anglia: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
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03/10/2026
|
| U.K. - University of Westminster: Exchange Program, Semester |
03/01/2026
|
03/10/2026
|
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| FL Proposal (SP/W) |
2027
|
04/01/2026
|
Rolling admission **
|
All Programs
|
Active Past Deadline Exceptions
|
FL Proposal (SP/W),
2027 Exceptions by Program
|
App Deadline |
Decision Date |
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