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Links to sites of interest to persons thinking about study or travel abroad.

• Passports/Visas/Customs
• Health and Safety
• Travel
• Regional/Country Information
• Financial Aid
• Cultural Adjustment
• News
• International Students
• Parents
• Diverse Populations

Passports/Visas/Customs

• Passport Services and Information, U.S. Department of State
• U.S. Department of State: Entry-requirements for U.S. Citizens planning to travel internationally
• U.S. Customs Service regulations for exiting and entering the United States
• How to apply for a passport

Health and Safety

• Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center
• UC EAP information on Safety, Health and Welfare
• U.S. Center for Disease Control's Traveler's Health Site
• U.S. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets
• Travel Health Online
• SAFETI Clearinghouse

Travel

• Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. State Department: travel information for Americans going abroad:
• Voting Overseas

Transportation

• Student Travel Association (STA)
• The Official Eurail website
• Rail Europe
• RailPass Express
• Subway Maps from around the world

Weather and Currency

• World Weather on the Weather Channel
• World Weather on USA Today
• Currency Converter
• International Student Identity Card and the International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC)

Travel Guides

• Urbanlowdown
• Insight Guides
• The Lonely Planet
• Let's Go
• Rough Guides
• Rick Steve's Europe Travel Guides
• Hostels.com
• Hostelworld.com

Regional/Country Information

General

• UCLA International Institute
• CIA World Factbook
• Directories of world's embassies: www.EmbassyWorld.com and www.Embassy.org
• Higher Education Systems worldwide, UNESCO
• The Miniature Earth
• Excite Travel pages

Africa

• All Africa Global Media
• Africaonline.com
• Yahoo Africa pages
• U.S. State Department's Country Information

Asia

• Asia Source
• Travel Asia
• Yahoo Asia pages
• U.S. State Department's Country Information for Asia
• UCLA Asia Institute

Australia and New Zealand

• Yahoo Oceania
• U.S. State Department's Country Information for the Pacific and Asia

Europe

• UCLA Center for Europe and Eurasian Studies Country Profiles
• Russian and Eastern European Network for Information Center
• Yahoo Europe pages
• U.S. State Department's Country Information for Europe

Latin America

• Latin American Network Information Center
• Yahoo Latin America pages
• U.S. State Department's Country Information for the Western Hemishphere

Middle East

• Middle East Network Information Center
• Yahoo Middle East pages
• U.S. State Department's Country Information for the Near East

North America and the Caribbean

• Yahoo North America pages
• Yahoo Caribbean pages
• U.S. State Department's Country Information for the Western Hemishphere

Financial Aid

• UCLA Scholarship Resource Center
• UCLA EAP Financial Information
• UCLA Fellowship Opportunities maintained by the Asia Institute
• The Student Guide: Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education, 2002-03
• Studyabroad.com's Forum on Financial Aid - Sources and Tips for Study Abroad Funding
• FastWeb: On-line Financial Aid Database
• FinAid: On-line Financial Aid Database
• Gilman International Scholarships: Awards of up to $5,000 for studying abroad for students with Pell grants
• Freeman Asia Awards for Study in Asia: Awards of up to $7,000 to study in Asia or Southeast Asia

Cultural Adjustment

• Culture Shock and the Problem of Adjustment to New Cultural Environments
• Overcoming Culture Shock
• Peace Corps Coping Strategies for Cultural Adjustment

News

• UCLA International Institute
• Daily Bruin
• LA Times
• NewsMax.com, America's News Page
• The Paper Boy
• Start 4 All

International Students

• UC Education Abroad Program Pages for Reciprocity Students
• UC Information for Prospective Students from Other Countries
• Applying for Undergraduate Admission to UCLA
• Applying for Graduate Admission to UCLA
• International Students Association
• Visa information for students coming to the United States
• U.S. Customs regulations: What and what not to bring to the United States

Resources for Parents

• Safety Abroad First Educational Travel Information (SAFETI)
• Parents Guide to Study Abroad

Resources for Diverse Populations Traveling Abroad

• Journeywoman: information, articles, and links for women travelers
• Mobility International USA (MIUSA): Resources to promote and ensure inclusion of people with disabilities in international exchange
• Study abroad resources for lesbian and gay study abroad participants
  

Date Posted: 11/3/2005