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Travel Writing and Costa Rica - KU Honors Program (Outgoing Program) Featured: Print  Save  Share
  • Locations: La Fortuna, Costa Rica; Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica; Monteverde, Costa Rica; San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Program Terms: Winter Break
  • Program Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Cost: Winter Break
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Winter Break 2026 10/01/2025 10/15/2025 01/03/2026 01/15/2026
IMPORTANT DATE INFORMATION: These dates are tentative.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Program Type: Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program Coordinator: Mari Keyser
Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English Click here for a definition of this term Minimum GPA Eligibility: 2.5 GPA
Open to graduate students: NO Click here for a definition of this term Fulfills KU Core Advanced Education Goal 4.2 - Culture and Diversity: YES
Program Description:


Funding your Study Abroad Program

KU Study Abroad can do personalized financial aid and scholarship advising for students.  Please visit 108 Lippincott Hall or call 785-864-3742 to set up an appointment.  KU students who qualify for financial aid in the form of Stafford and/or other loans, Federal Grants, and KU or outside scholarships may apply the aid to the cost of a study abroad program.  
 
KU Study Abroad supplemental scholarships are available to KU degree seeking students. Applications are available online. The scholarship application deadline is March 1 for Summer, March 15th for Fall and Academic Year programs and October 1 for Spring, Winter Break and Spring Break programs.
 
For additional scholarship opportunities visit:  www.studyabroad.ku.edu/other-scholarship-opportunities
 

Application Procedures

All applicants will be required to complete several documents for each study abroad application.  Below is a list of documents that will need to be completed for an application.

        a. Statement of Purpose
        b. Verification of Minimum GPA Requirement
        c. Unofficial Transcript or Advising Report
        d. 1 Recommendation
        e. Authorization to Release Student Information
        f. Student Conduct Verification
        g. Financial Aid Questionnaire

For more detailed information about the application process, please visit our Application Process page.



Program Ratings:
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Academic Experiences:
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Program Reviews:
Winter Break 2019 Participant
"Pura Vida" truly describes the Costa Ricans' way of life, and that saying will always be a part of me. Seeing how they live their life has made me more appreciative of what the world has to offer and the people that lives in it. From seeing the breathtaking views to be able to have a basic conversation in Spanish, I am immensely grateful for this opportunity. You learn things that stick with you in the back of your mind that you cannot wait to tell everybody back home and that motivates you to make the world a better place. Even though the trip must end, it never truly ends.

Megan E Bricks, Winter Break 2017 Participant
My favorite aspect of this program was that we were able to learn so much about the country while abroad both in group and individual activities.

Victoria Lynn Cortez, Winter Break 2015 Participant
I feel rather proud to have taken my first trip abroad with a group of strangers and to have opened myself fully to every opportunity for learning and growing.

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