Links
Links to sites of interest to persons thinking about study or travel abroad.
Published: Thursday, November 03, 2005
- 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
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
