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Miskitu Language and Culture (Outgoing Program) Featured:

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  • Locations: La Ceiba, Honduras; Punta Gorda, Honduras; Roatan, Honduras; Sandy Bay, Honduras; Utila, Honduras
  • Program Terms: Summer
  • Program Sponsor: University of Kansas Study Abroad 
  • Program Cost: Summer
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Summer 2022 03/15/2022
03/29/2022 06/22/2022 08/04/2022

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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, Miskitu Click here for a definition of this term Minimum GPA Eligibility: 2.5 GPA
Open to Non-KU students: Yes Open to graduate students: Yes
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

Non-KU students should check into the financial resources available to them at their home institutions.

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. 2 Recommendations
        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.

For more information contact

Laura Herlihy, Lecturer 
Center of Latin American Studies
320 Bailey Hall
785-864-4213
laly@ku.edu



Program Ratings:
Overall Experience:
1 2 3 4
Academic Experiences:
1 2 3 4 5
Cultural Experience:
1 2 3 4 5
Program Reviews:
Summer 2015 Participant
My favorite part of this program was the opportunity to visit smaller, rural communities on the Atlantic coast where no to little English or Spanish was spoken and we could experience total language immersion with the locals.

Emily Marsh Carpenter, Summer 2012 Participant
Speaking with the locals in Miskitu was so rewarding, I was amazed at how much my group learned after a few weeks. A lot of our lingual success came from the willingness of Bilwi residents to help us learn! Walking through the grocery store, or even through our hotel, people were excited to quiz us or teach us new phrases.

Summer 2019 Participant
I'm so surprised at how much my language skills have increased because of studying abroad. At first I was so nervous to talk to anyone outside of our group, because I had never been to Latin America before and I was the only student in the group who had never been. I relied on my peers for social interaction with the locals because I was so afraid of messing up in conversation. However, once I decided to step out of my comfort zone and talk to people, both my Spanish and Miskitu became exponentially better. You can only learn so much on paper, real life conversations are the true teacher.

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This program is currently not accepting applications.