Study Abroad

The Honors College strongly encourages study abroad for our students. The University of Memphis (UofM) Study Abroad Office offers 160 programs in over 60 countries worldwide including semester, academic year, spring break and summer programs. Participating in an approved, UofM study abroad program will count as an Honors Experience and as a three hours of honors credits and 25 scholarship service hours, if needed (one-time only).

Fore information, please contact the Study Abroad Office for more information at tigersabroad@memphis.edu or visit the UofM Study Abroad Webpage >

Honors Study Abroad Tour  

Every year the Honors College organizes an Honors Study Tour. The Study Tour is led by UofM faculty and is part of a course that is offered during the Spring semester the travel component during Spring Break. Recent countries visited include Italy, Greece, Japan, England, South Africa, Brazil, and Costa Rica.

Paris & Marseille, France - Spring 2025 Course (May Travel)

Faculty Leaders: Dr. Beverly Tsacoyianis, History & Dr. Melanie Conroy, World Languages & Literature (French)

Faculty Email: Dr. Beverly Tsacoyianis (btscynis@memphis.edu); Dr. Melanie Conroy (mrconroy@memphis.edu) 

Course: TBD

Travel Dates: May 2025

Destinations: Paris & Marsailles, France 

Application Deadline: October 1st, 2024

Honors Study Abroad Application Lab

Need assistance with your Honors Study Abroad Program and Scholarship Applications? Jonathan will be available!

Schedule: TBD

Funding 

In many cases, financial aid (student loans, Pell Grant, academic scholarships, etc.) can be used toward covering the cost of study abroad. Scholarships are available from the University of Memphis (UofM) Study Abroad Office to support international study. In addition to the UofM Study Abroad Scholarship, there are various institutional and external scholarships students may be eligible to apply for. 

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UofM Study Abroad Scholarship

The Study Abroad Scholarship is available for full-time undergraduate students at The University of Memphis. Undergraduate students must have  have a minimum 2.75 GPA to qualify. 

Cecil C. Humphreys Merit, Presidential and Herff Scholarship

The University of Memphis awards a study abroad stipend to recipients of the Cecil C. Humphreys Merit, Presidential and Herff Scholarship. For more information on how to apply this scholarship to your study abroad trip, please contact the Scholarship Office at scholarships@memphis.edu or 901.678.3213 or stop by their office located on the second floor of Wilder Tower. 

Honors Experience

Participating in an approved, credit-bearing UofM study abroad program will count as an Honors Experience and as a three hours of honors credits and 25 scholarship service hours, if needed (one-time only). All honors experiences must be approved, in advance, by the Honors College. For approval, please submit a honors experience form to the Honors College prior to start of the experience.

Past Honors Study Tours

Turkey 2011

Brazil 2012

South Africa 2013

 Italy 2014

Japan 2015

Greece 2024