STUDY ABROAD + VOLUNTEER SERVICE
IPSL programs combine academic studies and volunteer service and full cultural immersion to give students a deeper, more meaningful study abroad experience.
We are pleased you are interested in an IPSL program and look forward to receiving your completed application. If you have any questions during the process, please feel free to call or email us and we will be happy to assist you.
Students of all nations are welcome to apply. See specific details on eligibility and language requirements in the Program Facts chart on each program Overview page.
Main application form – provides IPSL with important personal and contact information, details about your academics and language abilities, service experience and preferences, and transcript information.
Personal statement – a 1-2 page essay that tells us more about you, why you want to participate in a service-learning program, and what you hope to give and get out of the program.
Recommendations – 2 recommendations are required; ideally, one from someone who knows your academic work, and the other from a supervisor for a paid or volunteer job.
Official transcript
$75 application fee
Detailed instructions are included with the application. ALL of your application materials must be received before we can review your application.
Applications are evaluated as they are received. Early application is encouraged, as the program may fill before the official deadline. We look for students who demonstrate maturity, intellectual motivation, and a desire to serve.
When the complete application has been received by IPSL, you will be notified of the decision on your application within approximately three weeks.
If you are accepted into the program, you will then be asked to submit additional materials, which include a contract of participation, medical form, insurance information, photos, publicity form, and deposit.
Applicants for the 2010 M.A. program (M.A. in Interdisciplinaray Studies: Focus in International Service-Learning and Leadership) should refer to the Master's Program on the right navigation bar for details on the program.
Applications for the graduate program will are available Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree before entering the M.A. program.
Applications are evaluated as they are received. Early application is encouraged, as the program may fill before the official deadline. We look for students who demonstrate maturity, intellectual motivation, and a desire to serve.
Application fees are non-refundable at all times.
Applicants who are not accepted receive a full refund of the deposit.
IPSL deposit is non-refundable.
Should circumstances require the International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership to cancel a program before it begins, students will be notified and offered a comparable program in which to participate, where possible. If for any reason a comparable program cannot be offered, a full refund of any fees and the deposit will be issued
The International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership makes every effort to ensure that programs operate as described in the published material. Occasionally, however, circumstances dictate that changes in the service, academic study, academic excursions, and/or housing be made. As long as the altered arrangements enable the student to complete the required academic work, no refund or reduction of fees will be made.
All fees are fully payable 30 days prior to program start date. The International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership makes financial investments at our program sites abroad for the benefit of students. These financial commitments are non-refundable, even when a student withdraws. Therefore, we are unable to issue a refund to any student who withdraws within thirty days of the start of a program or after the program has begun.
Each IPSL student must sign the Contract of Participation. A student who is in violation of that Contract, and who is dismissed as a result, will not receive a refund.
A student may defer up to twelve (12) months the start date of a program. The deposit for the original program is non-refundable. An additional deposit will be required at that time, however, to guarantee a place in the future program. No secondary deposit is required for students deferring due to a verifiable medical emergency.