Gap Year Opportunities Abroad

Many of these opportunities require the most planning, some including international visas, work permits, passports, etc. Consider carefully the requirements and commitments to living and working abroad before applying to any of these programs. For additional help and information on international policies, procedures, and guidelines, contact the Office of Global Education at (410) 337-6455. These opportunities are organized into several categories:

Art & Preservation


Summer field school in Central Italy that organizes lectures, research, fieldwork, workshops and fieldtrips in the disciplines of historic preservation, restoration and conservation. 

Business/Social Enterprise


International recruitment agency that recruits for temporary and permanent positions in business, education, engineering, health and construction.


One-year paid internship in London. Positions are mainly finance based, but also include accounting, human resources, marketing and communications, IT, and law. Interns also pursue a postgraduate qualification in International Business awarded by St Mary’s University College, London.

Child Care/Au Pair


Search for families seeking au pairs in a range of countries.


Helps to connect individuals with au pair opportunities that typically range from 9-12 months in duration, beginning in September.


Based on country, find agencies that can assist in au pair placements.

Community & Leadership


One-year volunteer opportunity for active, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, Jews with experience in formal/informal teaching or social welfare. Knowledge of Hebrew is valuable in many placements. 


Two year committee to work across the world in a variety of areas such as  agriculture, education, health, engineering, business, the environment, urban planning, and youth development.

Volunteer opportunities and fellowships in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia and Thailand. Volunteers may teach English or work with a local non-profit.


An international voluntary service exchange that operates over 3000 projects in 100 nations worldwide. Location, length and nature of project vary depending on the volunteer's interests.

Education


Nacel offers children an incredible opportunity by bringing together all the elements necessary for a complete immersion in a foreign language without leaving the country. A new way to learn a foreign language: a linguistic immersion at home.


CIEE Teach Abroad options for recent graduates include Chile, Spain, Thailand, and China.


Offers international English teaching opportunities in pre-schools, grade schools, middle schools, private schools, and roles as teacher assistants, teacher interns, and library assistants..


One year paid positions as an Assistant Language Teaching or Coordinator of International Relations.


Serve as teaching assistants, sharing their native knowledge of the English or French language and North American culture in Spanish K-12 public schools. 


Teaching assistant positions in French primary and secondary schools and in Instituts Universitaires de Formation des Maitres (IUFM’s) in all regions of France. Requires proficiency in both French and English.


Claims to be the world’s leading authority on TESOL and provides a site full of information for those looking to become certified in TESOL.

Foreign Language/Cultural Immersion


Adelante offers a variety of unpaid internships and volunteer placements for U.S. citizens in Spain, France, and Central America.


A work/travel organization offering short-term working holiday visas for recent U.S. university graduates in Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. BUNAC also offers volunteer abroad programs in Peru, South Africa, and Cambodia. For most programs, participants must be within six months of their most recent term of study to apply for the working holiday visa. 


Fellowship program for college-age students and recent graduates throughout the U.S. who want to live, study, and intern in Germany. Applicants in business, engineering, scientific, vocational, technical, and agricultural fields are especially encouraged to apply. 


Internships available in Ireland, Italy, Australia, Spain, France and the UK; this site also has information regarding employment and volunteer work abroad.


Offers information on working, volunteering, interning, or teaching abroad.


Program in Southeast Asia and Latin America provide intensive on-site training and TESOL certification, paid jobs, local organization, and supportive communities for talented young people interested in travel and teaching abroad.


Americans between the ages of 18 and 30 who have not previously come to New Zealand on a Working Holiday Visa may be eligible to come to New Zealand and work for up to 12 months on this program.


Opportunities to work, teach, or intern abroad. Also includes short-term opportunities, as well as general going abroad information such as living accommodations.


Offers short term (up to a year) international job opportunities in hospitality jobs, call centers positions, office assistants, childcare, teaching, retail, and manual labor.

Science


Provides conservation expeditions, volunteer opportunities, wildlife projects and teaching placements around the world.


Coordinates on the job training for university students in the fields of engineering, computer science, mathematics, natural and physical sciences, architecture, and agricultural science.


Various programs in India, including cultural exchange programs, internships, gap year programs in India.

 

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