Study Abroad
Study Abroads
Be mentored by BYU Engineering faculty who show you the world through an engineering lens, expose you to innovations practiced abroad and teach you how engineering changes as you cross borders.
Join us for the Engineering International Fair on Tuesday, September 26, 12-2 PM, EB Event Space. Meet faculty directing study abroad programs. Ask questions, eat food, and enter to win $20 gift cards!
Americas
(Costa Rica)
Central America Hydro-Engineering
Mid- Late March 2025
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Collaborate with engineers from national hydrologic services to help design and implement customized services to address critical problems faced by their country.
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Program Full (Apply in Summer 2026)
Latin America
(Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru)
Global Engineering Outreach
April 28- May 16, 2025
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Use your technical education to change lives through humanitarian engineering with a focus on sustainable technologies. Work on multidisciplinary teams to solve real problems and experience how boundaries can fade in the world of applied engineering.
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Program Full (next application opens February/March 2025)
Asia
(Singapore)
International Product Design & Development
May 12- June 1, 2025
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Solve a real engineering design project as you study design methods and processes with students from the National University of Singapore and Pennsylvania State University.
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Application deadline: December 1, 2024
Europe
(France, Italy, Netherlands)
Europe Infrastructure and Global Leadership
May 16 - June 6 2025
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Tour ancient and modern civil engineering projects to study the technical features, unique design, and creative construction associated with these sites.
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Application deadline: October 1, 2024
Europe
(Denmark, Sweden, Norway)
Renewable Energy in Denmark
July 1- August 3, 2025
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Live in Denmark for four weeks experiencing firsthand how sustainable living practices have been adopted. Climb into a wind turbine. Do experiments at a large-scale testing facility. Study cybersecurity issues around the power grid and more.
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Priority Deadline: 1 November 2024
Application Deadline: 1 December 2024
Scholarships
The Weidman Center for Global Leadership provides scholarships for all study abroad programs offered by the engineering college. Scholarship amounts vary by program and do not require an extra application process —students accepted will receive the scholarship that relates to that program. Scholarship amounts are listed on the webpage for each program on the ISP website.
Additionally, if you find an engineering-specific international internship, you may apply for a Weidman Center International Internship Scholarship.
International Internships
Getting Started
The Weidman Center provides Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering students with scholarships to help fund their international internship. The step-by-step guide below has been provided to help you search for opportunities and receive Weidman Center international internship scholarships.
Other Financial Support
Additional information on aid for international experiences can be found on the Kennedy Center "Scholarships" webpage.
Why Intern Abroad?
Consider an internship an investment in your professional and personal future! These global experiences are affordable and immersive opportunities to practice engineering in a global context. An internship can develop your career perspectives and skills, provide you with expert feedback, and add global contacts to your professional network. As you engage in a new culture, you’ll apply academic knowledge and skills in unique, real-world situations and increase your marketability to employers.
Passport/Visa Photos
We encourage you to have a current passport to take advantage of the many international opportunities offered within the college.
Passport and visa photos are available to all BYU students, faculty and staff for free through BYU Purchasing and Travel in C-40 ASB. You can apply for a passport or get additional information online at travel.state.gov.
Special Note: Photos for China visas have strict requirements, please read the guidelines on china-embassy.org and notify photographer.
Passport offices within Provo that process passport applications:
Provo Post Office 95 West 100 South Provo, UT 84601-9988 (801) 818-9682 | Utah County Clerk 100 East Center Provo, UT 84601 (801) 851-8109 |
