CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Santiago

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Locations: Santiago, Chile
Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
Homepage: Click to visit
Program Sponsor: CIEE

Dates / Deadlines:

There are currently no active application cycles for this program.

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Language of Instruction:	English, Spanish

Program Description:

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Program Overview

The metropolis of Santiago is South America’s sixth-largest city, with a population of six million people. The city is ringed by the towering Andes mountains, always in view. In Santiago you will enjoy world-class cuisine, neoclassical architecture, exotic parks, and a bustling urban environment.

Experience Santiago your way by customizing your study abroad experience through our Open Campus program. Enroll in one, two, or three six-week blocks for your perfect amount of intensive study and cultural engagement, select your academic track from six options, then pick your courses from a wide range of subject areas.

Unique Experiences

GET TO KNOW CHILE

with nonstop activities, like film nights, urban bike tours.

LIVE WITH A CHILEAN FAMILY

learn the local dialect and customs and enjoy authentic Chilean food with your “cariñosa” host family.

TAKE YOUR PICK

from Santiago’s many world class museums such as, The Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino and The Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts.

Projects, Volunteer Opportunities, or Internships

Volunteer Opportunities: Give back and create a deeper connection to Santiago. Students can volunteer at local NGOs to support social policy, community service and education.

Students interested in one of the following Academic Projects must submit additional materials as part of their course selection:

Internships: build new skills and intercultural competence through the CIEE Internship in your area of study – finance, women’s rights, environmental development, and more- and become an active member of Santiago’s professional environment.
Research: Pursue a research project of your own design incorporating independent and local fieldwork.Internships. Build new skills and intercultural competence through the CIEE Academic Internship, and become an active member of the Santiago professional environment.
Service-Learning: Combine course-based learning with practical, relevant project experience to meet a community-defined need.

What's Included

Tuition
Housing
Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
Optional on-site airport pick-up
Multi-day on-site orientation – introducing students to Santiago's society and culture, and the CIEE academic program.
Full-time program leadership and support in your host city
Field trips and cultural activities
Overnight study tours
Insurance and other travel benefits, with CIEE iNext
24/7 emergency on-site support

1 out of 3 CIEE students receives a scholarship - get yours!

GAIN Travel Grants - up to $2,000 toward travel costs guaranteed to all Pell-elgible students.

Gilman Go Global Grants - $2,500/semester and $1,000/summer, guaranteed to all Gilman applications.

Merit-Based Scholarships - $2,500/semester and $750/summer, awarded to students deomonstrating high academic achievement.

Minority Serving Institutions (MIS) Grant - $2,000/semester and $500/summer, guaranteed to all students attending MSIs.

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Why CIEE

200+ study abroad programs in 40+ countries
$8 million in scholarships offered each year
1 in 3 students receives a scholarship
Study tours and cultural activities included
Internships and volunteering opportunities
Rigorous academics
Cultural immersion
iNext travel insurance included

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Programs : Brochure