How to Apply for Jamaica

This program requires the following:

• Complete the online application.
  http://www.iupui.edu/~oia/SA/IUPUIApplication.htm
  
  
• Complete the Agreement and Release Form. Please read this form carefully.
  http://www.iupui.edu/~oia/SA/AgreementRelease.pdf
  
  
• Two recommendation letters. One should be from a faculty member speaking to your academic abilities and the other from an employer, co-worker, or other community member who can provide a character reference.
  
  
• If you are not an IU student you must also submit a letter from your college or university stating that you are in good standing with your home institution, i.e. you have not had any academic or disciplinary issues. Also, please submit an official transcript from every university in which you have attended.
  
  

• You need to complete the form below if one or more of the following points apply to you:
  • You are not a student part of the Indiana University system
  • You are a Purdue student at IPFW or Purdue University in West Lafayette
  http://www.iupui.edu/~oia/SA/homeschoolagreement1.pdf

• You need to complete the form below if both of the following points apply to you:
  • You are not an IUPUI student, but are enrolled at an Indiana University campus
  • You are not enrolled in a Purdue school at IPFW
  http://www.iupui.edu/~oia/SA/homeschoolagreement2.pdf

• A short well-written personal statement that addresses the following:
  
  
  Why are you interested in community service and what skills would you contribute as a day camp provider in Jamaica?
  
  

  What is your interest in the host country?
  
  

  Why are you applying to this program?
  
  

  In what specific ways will global education contribute to your overall academic and professional objectives?
  
  

  Will this program lengthen your degree program at IU? If so, explain why you feel it is academically relevant to do so.
  
  

  Life in another country involves significantly different living situations, academic environments and social customs.

  What experience and skills do you have that will help you cope with such differences?

  What do you expect to be the most challenging aspects of studying abroad?
  
  

  What are your primary non-academic activities and interests?
  
  

  Is there anything else you would like us to know about you?
  
  

  Is there anything about your academic record or information in your application that you would like to explain further?
  
  

  Return all items to the Study Abroad Office ES 2129B. If you have questions or concerns please contact us at 274-2081 or at abroad.iupui.edu
  Please note, all items requested must be submitted before your application can be reviewed or considered.

  Please paperclip application materials together, or put them in an envelope.

  This application is a program application only. This is not a scholarship application. Scholarship applications are separate from programs applications and have different application processes. Scholarship information and application requirements can be found at http://www.iupui.edu/~oia/SA/scholaid.html