Deadlines

Following is a listing of application deadlines for most programs unless specified in the program-specific list below.

Upcoming Deadlines:

Term

Year

App Deadline

Decision Date

Spring Break

2026

10/31/2025

11/14/2025

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Active Upcoming Program Deadline Exceptions
Spring Break, 2026 Exceptions by Program	App Deadline	Decision Date
KU Study Abroad Merit and Financial Need Scholarship	10/01/2025	10/15/2025
Classics in Rome	10/17/2025	10/23/2025
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Study Abroad Scholarship	10/01/2025	10/15/2025
Graduate Studies in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology	10/15/2025	10/29/2025
Kevin and Joann Nunnink Study Abroad Scholarship	10/01/2025	10/15/2025
London Review - KU Honors Program	10/09/2025	10/15/2025
Preparing for International Careers in London, England	10/01/2025	10/17/2025

Summer

2026

02/16/2026

03/02/2026

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Summer - One Month

2026

02/16/2026

03/02/2026

All Programs

Summer - Two Months

2026

02/16/2026

03/02/2026

All Programs

Travel Registration

2025-2026

07/31/2026

Rolling admission **

All Programs

Indicates deadlines that have passed.

** Applicants will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline.

Indicates dates that differ from the standard term dates.

Past Deadlines:

Term

Year

App Deadline

Decision Date

Early Start Spring

2025

10/01/2024

10/15/2024

All Programs

Spring Break

2025

10/01/2024

10/15/2024

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Active Past Deadline Exceptions
Spring Break, 2025 Exceptions by Program	App Deadline	Decision Date
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU program) - Africa	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - France and Belgium	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Italy and Greece	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Turkey, India, South Asia and Semester at Sea	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
Biomedical Sciences and Public Health in Italy	10/15/2024	10/30/2024
Graduate Studies in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology	10/27/2024	10/28/2024
Literature, Arts, and Culture in Cuba	01/10/2025	Rolling admission **
London Review - KU Honors Program	10/01/2024	10/03/2024
Preparing for International Careers in London, England	10/01/2024	10/10/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Canada	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Germany, Austria and Switzerland	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Israel	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Middle East	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia	10/31/2024	11/14/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Scandinavia, Nordic Countries and Netherlands	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Spain, Portugal, and Latin America	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - United Kingdom and Ireland	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Research Abroad	10/15/2024	10/15/2024

Spring

2025

10/01/2024

10/15/2024

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Active Past Deadline Exceptions
Spring, 2025 Exceptions by Program	App Deadline	Decision Date
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU program) - Africa	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - France and Belgium	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Italy and Greece	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Turkey, India, South Asia and Semester at Sea	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
University of Trento, Trento, Italy	10/01/2024	10/09/2024
Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Centre International d'Etudes Francaises (C.I.D.E.F.), Angers, France	10/01/2024	10/09/2024
CIMBA Italy Program	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
Clermont School of Business, France Business School, Clermont-Ferrand, France	10/01/2024	10/09/2024
Deakin University, Australia	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
Drs. Dean T. and Elisabeth Collins Germany Study Abroad Scholarship	10/15/2024	10/24/2024
Freie Universität Berlin European Studies Program (FU-BEST), Berlin, Germany	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria	09/15/2024	09/24/2024
Great Britain Direct Exchange - Swansea University, Swansea, Wales	10/01/2024	10/04/2024
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom	10/11/2024	Rolling admission **
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of East Anglia, Norwich, England	10/11/2024	10/15/2024
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Essex, Colchester, England	10/01/2024	10/09/2024
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Exeter, Exeter, England	10/01/2024	10/02/2024
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Kent, Canterbury, England	10/11/2024	10/18/2024
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Leeds, Leeds, England	10/01/2024	10/03/2024
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Reading, Reading, England	10/01/2024	10/02/2024
IE University	09/02/2024	09/03/2024
ISEP	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
ISEP Direct	09/30/2024	10/01/2024
J.F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan	10/15/2024	10/16/2024
Lynne Hinkel Lipsey Memorial Travel Fund	05/01/2025	05/02/2025
Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands	09/15/2024	09/20/2024
Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic	09/15/2024	09/16/2024
Massey University, New Zealand	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
MAUI - Masaryk Univerzita	09/15/2024	09/17/2024
MAUI - Utrecht University, Netherlands	09/12/2024	10/01/2024
National University of Singapore	08/27/2024	08/28/2024
Newcastle University, Newcastle, England	10/01/2024	10/09/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Australia, New Zealand and Oceania	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Canada	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Chinese Language & Area Studies: China, Taiwan and Hong Kong	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Germany, Austria and Switzerland	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Israel	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Japan	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Law	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Middle East	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Scandinavia, Nordic Countries and Netherlands	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - South Korea	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Southeast Asia	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Spain, Portugal, and Latin America	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - United Kingdom and Ireland	11/01/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Internships	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Internships FRSP	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Research Abroad	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
Trier University of Applied Sciences, Trier, Germany	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain	09/02/2024	09/03/2024
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain	09/02/2024	09/03/2024
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland	10/01/2024	Rolling admission **
University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark	09/17/2024	09/18/2024
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	08/27/2024	08/28/2024
University of Kansas Exchange Program	11/11/2024	Rolling admission **
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia	09/16/2024	09/30/2024
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland	10/01/2024	Rolling admission **
University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia	09/25/2024	09/27/2024
Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France	09/15/2024	10/01/2024
WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria	10/01/2024	10/03/2024

Winter Break

2025

10/01/2024

10/15/2024

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Active Past Deadline Exceptions
Winter Break, 2025 Exceptions by Program	App Deadline	Decision Date
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU program) - Africa	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - France and Belgium	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Italy and Greece	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Turkey, India, South Asia and Semester at Sea	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
Architecture in Asia	09/06/2024	09/09/2024
Architecture in Mexico	10/07/2024	Rolling admission **
Business and Culture in Spain	09/15/2024	09/20/2024
Business Practices in Latin America	09/15/2024	09/16/2024
Design and Culture in Cuba	10/07/2024	10/15/2024
Environmental Sustainability in New Zealand	10/04/2024	Rolling admission **
Marine Biology in Roatan	10/09/2024	Rolling admission **
Music, Nations, Empires: Culture and Politics in Vienna & Prague	10/20/2024	Rolling admission **
Race, History & Health in Brazil	10/13/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Australia, New Zealand and Oceania	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Canada	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Chinese Language & Area Studies: China, Taiwan and Hong Kong	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Germany, Austria and Switzerland	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Israel	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Japan	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Middle East	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia	10/15/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Scandinavia, Nordic Countries and Netherlands	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - South Korea	11/25/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Southeast Asia	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Spain, Portugal, and Latin America	11/10/2024	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - United Kingdom and Ireland	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Research Abroad	10/15/2024	10/15/2024
Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Panama	10/13/2024	Rolling admission **
Transatlantic Studies in Merida, Mexico	10/13/2024	10/14/2024
Travel Writing and Costa Rica - KU Honors Program	10/01/2024	10/03/2024

Summer

2025

02/15/2025

03/01/2025

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Active Past Deadline Exceptions
Summer, 2025 Exceptions by Program	App Deadline	Decision Date
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU program) - Africa	03/19/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - France and Belgium	03/01/2025	03/03/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Italy and Greece	03/01/2025	03/03/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Turkey, India, South Asia and Semester at Sea	03/01/2025	03/17/2025
University of Trento, Trento, Italy	03/01/2025	03/17/2025
KU Study Abroad Merit and Financial Need Scholarship	03/02/2025	04/01/2025
Applied Psychology in Europe	03/02/2025	Rolling admission **
Arabic Studies in Ifrane, Morocco	03/02/2025	03/17/2025
Architecture in Mexico	02/14/2025	Rolling admission **
Architecture in Northern Europe	01/27/2025	02/04/2025
Architecture in Southern Europe	01/27/2025	02/05/2025
Audiology and Speech-Language Services in Bulgaria	02/09/2025	02/10/2025
Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Study Abroad Scholarships	03/02/2025	04/01/2025
CIEE Summer Global Internships	02/15/2025	Rolling admission **
CIMBA Italy Program	02/02/2025	02/12/2025
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Study Abroad Scholarship	04/01/2025	04/15/2025
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems	03/09/2025	03/10/2025
Contemporary Taiwan and South Korea in Historical Context	03/26/2025	Rolling admission **
Creativity and Culture in Rome, Italy	03/02/2025	03/03/2025
Department of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies - Study Abroad Scholarship	03/01/2025	03/09/2025
Developing Global Perspective in Costa Rica	02/06/2025	02/06/2025
DIS: Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Copenhagen, Denmark - Architecture	03/02/2025	Rolling admission **
DIS: Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Denmark or Sweden - Non Architecture	03/16/2025	Rolling admission **
Documentary Drawing in Italy	03/22/2025	Rolling admission **
Education Majors: A Cross-Cultural Experience in Carpi, Italy	01/26/2025	Rolling admission **
Environmental Sustainability in Germany	02/21/2025	02/28/2025
Felix Moos Fund for Field Studies Abroad	03/02/2025	04/01/2025
Freeman East Asia Internship Scholarship	02/01/2025	03/01/2025
Geology in Greece: Natural Environment and Civilizations	03/02/2025	Rolling admission **
Global Education Policy in Paraguay	03/02/2025	03/03/2025
Global Scholars Research Abroad Scholarship	03/02/2025	04/01/2025
Global Sport Management	02/05/2025	02/07/2025
Graz International Summer Institute	02/15/2025	02/17/2025
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Leeds, Leeds, England	03/02/2025	03/03/2025
Hodgie Bricke Memorial Scholarship Fund	03/02/2025	04/01/2025
Hospital Shadowing in Europe	02/01/2025	02/06/2025
International Social Services: A Costa Rican Perspective	03/02/2025	Rolling admission **
International Social Work: An Italian Perspective	02/16/2025	03/03/2025
Internships in London, England	02/02/2025	02/10/2025
Internships in Vietnam	02/02/2025	02/04/2025
J.F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan	02/16/2025	02/28/2025
Kevin and Joann Nunnink Study Abroad Scholarship	03/02/2025	04/01/2025
Korea University Summer Program	04/15/2025	Rolling admission **
Krehbiel German Summer Language Institute Scholarship	03/07/2025	04/01/2025
Language and Culture in Buenos Aires, Argentina	03/02/2025	Rolling admission **
Language and Culture in Florence, Italy	03/02/2025	03/03/2025
Language and Culture in Salvador, Brazil	03/26/2025	Rolling admission **
Language Institute in Holzkirchen, Germany	03/02/2025	Rolling admission **
Language Institute in Paris, France	03/02/2025	Rolling admission **
Language, Literature, and Culture in Barcelona, Spain	03/09/2025	Rolling admission **
Law in Ireland	02/16/2025	03/03/2025
Leading Global Supply Chains in Northern Europe	03/12/2025	Rolling admission **
Logistics in Berlin: Optimization and the Cold War	03/02/2025	Rolling admission **
Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands	03/02/2025	03/03/2025
Mackenzie Aden Scholarship for Global Scholars	04/07/2025	Rolling admission **
Marketing and Sales in Europe	03/09/2025	03/12/2025
Miskitu Language and Culture	03/23/2025	03/31/2025
Paris Summer Institute	03/02/2025	03/03/2025
Peter Gilles Springer Fellowship for Study in France	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Philosophy in Paris	03/02/2025	03/03/2025
Preparing for International Careers in Germany	03/01/2025	03/14/2025
Professional Studies in Stuttgart, Germany	02/16/2025	03/03/2025
SELF and BLP in Slovenia	01/31/2025	02/14/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Australia, New Zealand and Oceania	03/15/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Canada	03/02/2025	03/24/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Chinese Language & Area Studies: China, Taiwan and Hong Kong	04/01/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Germany, Austria and Switzerland	02/16/2025	02/28/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Japan	03/23/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Law	02/16/2025	03/03/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Middle East	03/01/2025	03/17/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia	05/23/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Scandinavia, Nordic Countries and Netherlands	03/16/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - South Korea	03/15/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Southeast Asia	02/16/2025	02/28/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Spain, Portugal, and Latin America	03/16/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - United Kingdom and Ireland	03/16/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Internships	06/20/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Internships FRSP	05/23/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Research Abroad	04/25/2025	Rolling admission **
Summer in Japan: Japan Then and Now	03/02/2025	Rolling admission **
Summer in Taiwan: Chinese Language Program at National Sun Yat-sen University	03/02/2025	Rolling admission **
Summer Program in Communications Erfurt (SPICE)	03/02/2025	Rolling admission **
Teaching English in Korea	12/15/2024	01/15/2025
TU Graz Summer Research	03/14/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Oslo International Summer School	01/30/2025	02/17/2025
Visual Art in Spain and Morocco	03/07/2025	Rolling admission **
WHU Summer Institute, Vallendar, Germany	02/28/2025	Rolling admission **

Summer - One Month

2025

02/15/2025

03/01/2025

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Summer - Two Months

2025

02/15/2025

03/01/2025

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Academic Year

2025-2026

03/16/2025

03/31/2025

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Active Past Deadline Exceptions
Academic Year, 1 Exceptions by Program	App Deadline	Decision Date
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - France and Belgium	03/16/2025	03/27/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Italy and Greece	03/16/2025	03/27/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Turkey, India, South Asia and Semester at Sea	03/16/2025	03/27/2025
University of Trento, Trento, Italy	03/16/2025	03/27/2025
Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Centre International d'Etudes Francaises (C.I.D.E.F.), Angers, France	03/16/2025	03/27/2025
KU Study Abroad Merit and Financial Need Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Airfare Assistance Program	12/19/2025	Rolling admission **
Allan W. Wicker and Edna Elnar-Wicker SIT Study Abroad Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Architecture Internship in Paris, France	03/16/2025	03/20/2025
Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Study Abroad Scholarships	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
China Direct Exchange - Nanjing University, Nanjing, China	03/23/2025	03/31/2025
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Study Abroad Scholarship	04/25/2025	04/30/2025
Drs. Dean T. and Elisabeth Collins Germany Study Abroad Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Felix Moos Fund for Field Studies Abroad	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
First-Time Passport Program	12/19/2025	Rolling admission **
Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Germany	03/16/2025	03/28/2025
Freeman East Asia Internship Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Global Scholars Research Abroad Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of East Anglia, Norwich, England	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Essex, Colchester, England	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Hull, Hull, England	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Kent, Canterbury, England	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Leicester, Leicester, England	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Hodgie Bricke Memorial Scholarship Fund	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
ISEP	03/16/2025	03/17/2025
J.F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan	03/31/2025	04/01/2025
Kevin and Joann Nunnink Study Abroad Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Korea University Study Abroad Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Lynne Hinkel Lipsey Memorial Travel Fund	05/01/2025	05/02/2025
MAUI - Aarhus Universitet	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Jagiellonian University	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Karl Franzens Universität Graz	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Masaryk Univerzita	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Ruhr Universität Bochum	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Universiteit Antwerpen	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - University of Bergen	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - University of Comenius	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - University of Latvia	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - University of Malta	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - University of Tartu	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Universität Basel	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Universität Leipzig	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Université des Sciences et Techologies de Lille	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Univerza Ljubljana	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Utrecht School of the Arts, Netherlands	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Utrecht University, Netherlands	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Vilnius University	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
Peter Gilles Springer Fellowship for Study in France	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Japan	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia	03/25/2025	03/31/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Scandinavia, Nordic Countries and Netherlands	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - South Korea	06/29/2025	06/30/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Southeast Asia	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - United Kingdom and Ireland	04/15/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Research Abroad	04/25/2025	Rolling admission **
Study Abroad Student Support Fund	12/19/2025	Rolling admission **
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	03/01/2025	03/15/2025
University of Kansas Exchange Program	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Kansas Graduate Direct Exchange Program	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland	03/16/2025	03/24/2025
University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany	03/16/2025	03/28/2025

Early Start AY

2025-2026

03/16/2025

03/31/2025

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Early Start Fall

2025

03/16/2025

03/31/2025

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Fall

2025

03/16/2025

03/31/2025

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Active Past Deadline Exceptions
Fall, 2025 Exceptions by Program	App Deadline	Decision Date
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - France and Belgium	03/16/2025	03/27/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Italy and Greece	03/16/2025	03/27/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Turkey, India, South Asia and Semester at Sea	03/16/2025	03/27/2025
University of Trento, Trento, Italy	03/16/2025	03/27/2025
Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Centre International d'Etudes Francaises (C.I.D.E.F.), Angers, France	03/17/2025	03/27/2025
KU Study Abroad Merit and Financial Need Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Allan W. Wicker and Edna Elnar-Wicker SIT Study Abroad Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Study Abroad Scholarships	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
CIMBA Italy Program	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Study Abroad Scholarship	04/25/2025	04/30/2025
Deakin University, Australia	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
Department of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies - Study Abroad Scholarship	03/01/2025	03/09/2025
Drs. Dean T. and Elisabeth Collins Germany Study Abroad Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Freeman East Asia Internship Scholarship	03/31/2025	04/15/2025
Freie Universität Berlin European Studies Program (FU-BEST), Berlin, Germany	03/16/2025	Rolling admission **
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of East Anglia, Norwich, England	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Essex, Colchester, England	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Kent, Canterbury, England	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Leeds, Leeds, England	03/16/2025	03/26/2025
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Leicester, Leicester, England	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Hodgie Bricke Memorial Scholarship Fund	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
IE University	03/16/2025	03/16/2025
ISEP	04/11/2025	Rolling admission **
ISEP Direct	04/04/2025	Rolling admission **
J.F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan	03/31/2025	04/01/2025
Jayhawk Exchange Friends	08/06/2025	08/08/2025
Kevin and Joann Nunnink Study Abroad Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Korea University Study Abroad Scholarship	03/16/2025	04/15/2025
Law at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Lynne Hinkel Lipsey Memorial Travel Fund	05/06/2025	Rolling admission **
Massey University, New Zealand	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
MAUI - Aarhus Universitet	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Jagiellonian University	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
MAUI - Karl Franzens Universität Graz	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Masaryk Univerzita	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Ruhr Universität Bochum	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Universiteit Antwerpen	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - University of Bergen	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - University of Comenius	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - University of Latvia	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - University of Malta	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - University of Tartu	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Universität Basel	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Universität Leipzig	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Université des Sciences et Techologies de Lille	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Univerza Ljubljana	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Utrecht School of the Arts, Netherlands	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Utrecht University, Netherlands	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
MAUI - Vilnius University	02/15/2025	03/01/2025
National University of Singapore Study Abroad Scholarship	04/11/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Australia, New Zealand and Oceania	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Chinese Language & Area Studies: China, Taiwan and Hong Kong	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Japan	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Scandinavia, Nordic Countries and Netherlands	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - South Korea	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Southeast Asia	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - United Kingdom and Ireland	06/01/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Internships FRSP	04/24/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Research Abroad	04/25/2025	Rolling admission **
Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica	03/16/2025	03/16/2025
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	03/26/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Kansas Exchange Program	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Kansas Graduate Direct Exchange Program	03/31/2025	Rolling admission **
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia	03/01/2025	03/15/2025
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland	03/16/2025	03/24/2025
University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria	03/16/2025	03/26/2025

Winter Break

2026

10/01/2025

10/15/2025

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Active Past Deadline Exceptions
Winter Break, 2026 Exceptions by Program	App Deadline	Decision Date
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU program) - Africa	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - France and Belgium	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Italy and Greece	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Turkey, India, South Asia and Semester at Sea	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
Architecture in Asia	09/04/2025	09/05/2025
Architecture in Greece and Italy	09/30/2025	Rolling admission **
Business and Culture in Spain	10/01/2025	10/07/2025
Business Practices in Latin America	09/15/2025	09/17/2025
Global Sport Management	10/14/2025	10/15/2025
Marine Biology in Bonaire	10/01/2025	10/07/2025
Music, Nations, Empires: Culture and Politics in Vienna & Prague	10/10/2025	Rolling admission **
Race, History & Health in Brazil	10/15/2025	10/16/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Australia, New Zealand and Oceania	10/15/2025	10/15/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Japan	10/15/2025	10/15/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Middle East	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - South Korea	10/01/2025	10/14/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Spain, Portugal, and Latin America	10/01/2025	10/07/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - United Kingdom and Ireland	10/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Panama	10/12/2025	10/14/2025
Travel Writing and Costa Rica - KU Honors Program	10/01/2025	10/08/2025

Spring

2026

10/01/2025

10/15/2025

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Active Past Deadline Exceptions
Spring, 2026 Exceptions by Program	App Deadline	Decision Date
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU program) - Africa	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - France and Belgium	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Italy and Greece	10/30/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Turkey, India, South Asia and Semester at Sea	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Trento, Trento, Italy	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Centre International d'Etudes Francaises (C.I.D.E.F.), Angers, France	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
CIMBA Italy Program	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
Deakin University, Australia	10/15/2025	10/15/2025
Department of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies - Study Abroad Scholarship	10/31/2025	Rolling admission **
DIS: Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Copenhagen, Denmark - Architecture	10/01/2025	Rolling admission **
DIS: Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Denmark or Sweden - Non Architecture	10/01/2025	Rolling admission **
Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Germany	10/15/2025	10/30/2025
Freie Universität Berlin European Studies Program (FU-BEST), Berlin, Germany	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
Great Britain Direct Exchange - Swansea University, Swansea, Wales	10/09/2025	10/15/2025
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom	10/09/2025	Rolling admission **
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of East Anglia, Norwich, England	10/01/2025	10/02/2025
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Essex, Colchester, England	09/15/2025	09/18/2025
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Kent, Canterbury, England	10/01/2025	10/02/2025
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Leeds, Leeds, England	10/01/2025	10/06/2025
Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Leicester, Leicester, England	10/09/2025	10/15/2025
IE University	08/24/2025	08/25/2025
ISEP	11/01/2025	Rolling admission **
ISEP Direct	11/01/2025	Rolling admission **
Jayhawk Exchange Friends	10/15/2025	11/01/2025
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany	10/01/2025	10/06/2025
Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea	10/15/2025	10/15/2025
Korea University, Seoul, South Korea	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands	09/15/2025	09/20/2025
Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic	09/15/2025	09/16/2025
MAUI - Jagiellonian University	10/01/2025	10/03/2025
MAUI - Masaryk Univerzita	09/15/2025	10/01/2025
MAUI - Utrecht School of the Arts, Netherlands	09/15/2025	09/20/2025
MAUI - Vilnius University	10/01/2025	10/03/2025
National University of Singapore	08/27/2025	08/28/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Australia, New Zealand and Oceania	10/26/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Germany, Austria and Switzerland	10/21/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Japan	10/15/2025	10/15/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Middle East	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Scandinavia, Nordic Countries and Netherlands	10/01/2025	10/02/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - South Korea	10/31/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Southeast Asia	10/31/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - Spain, Portugal, and Latin America	10/01/2025	10/07/2025
SIP: Student Initiated Program (Non-KU Program) - United Kingdom and Ireland	10/31/2025	Rolling admission **
SIP: Student Initiated Program - Internships	10/31/2025	Rolling admission **
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica	10/12/2025	10/13/2025
Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain	09/01/2025	09/03/2025
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain	09/01/2025	Rolling admission **
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland	10/01/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark	09/15/2025	09/17/2025
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	09/14/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Kansas Exchange Program	10/24/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Kansas Graduate Direct Exchange Program	10/15/2025	10/16/2025
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia	09/16/2025	09/30/2025
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia	10/19/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany	10/01/2025	10/01/2025
University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia	10/15/2025	Rolling admission **
Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France	09/15/2025	10/01/2025
WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany	10/15/2025	10/15/2025
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria	10/15/2025	10/15/2025

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2026

10/01/2025

10/15/2025

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