UCI Anteaters!
Make your Spring Break count and earn academic credit! Apply to be a member of the 2018 Costa Rica: Global Sustainability & Cultural Immersion Program.
Participate in this alternative break and academic program focused on exploring topics of global sustainability and cultural immersion while traveling through the Costa Rica rainforest & rural communities. Stay on an organic farm, learn about sustainable practices, engage in community service, and connect with the local community though homestays.
Travel with other UCI students on a coordinated program engaging in local community life and learning about environmental sustainability in Costa Rica. This is an ideal experience for anyone who enjoys the outdoors, wants an intense yet fun experience abroad, and is looking to earn academic credit and conduct research. Join us for this unique program.
Costa Rica Program Details:
- Applications: http://sites.uci.edu/costaricaprogram/
- Due Wednesday, Oct. 25th by 12pm, noon
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- Interviews conducted in November
- Offers sent late November/early December
- Program commitment: Winter 2018-Spring 2018
- Quarterly class (winter and spring)
- Weekend Retreat
- Individual research project
- International travel
- Travel to Costa Rica: March 23rd-March 31th, 2018
- Cost of Program: $1,500, paid in installments; payment plans & funding options available
Interested to learn more about the program?
- Connect with us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/UCICostaRicaProgram/
- Check out our website: http://sites.uci.edu/costaricaprogram/
- Meet with CRP leadership! Email Kabria Allen-Ziaee, Program Coordinator, at kabriaa@uci.edu, to be connected with alumni or speak directly with CRP staff
We hope you will apply to be part of the 2018 Costa Rica Program!