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.

French Empire and the Arab Muslim World in Paris & Marseille, France

 Travel with Dr. Tsacoyianis and Dr. Conroy to explore the French Colonial Empire. This program’s exploration of the internactions between the French Empire and the Arab Muslim World, will be based out of Paris and Marseilles. This faculty-led study abroad program will include visits to museums, immigration neighborhoods, significant monuments, burial sites, and other spaces of public history in Paris and Marseilles. Students will verbally interpret and explain historical and cultural topics, events, and sites both in class and on the ground in France to augment their oral communication and presentation skills. Students will engage with museum collections through the study of the politics of collection and display and through on-site exploration.

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

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

Course: Three Credit Hours in UNHP 4399 for the Spring Semester

Travel Dates: May 10 - 21, 2025

Destinations: Paris & Marsailles, France 

Application Deadline: October 1st, 2024

Information Meetings

Thursday, September 5th at 1pm in Honors Hall 101

Monday, September 9th at 12:30pm in Honors Hall 101 

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