Research Abroad

Occidental maintains a highly distinctive research abroad program which awards fellowships to Occidental students to pursue fully-funded independent research or creative work abroad for eight to 12 weeks during the summer virtually anywhere in the world.

From Social Performances of Madness in Elizabethan Theater in London, to Mythological Traditions and Gender Roles in Chile, to The Physics of High Efficiency Wood Stoves in Northern Uganda, students develop projects of scholarly merit that promote cross-cultural engagement.

Proposals are developed by the student in conjunction with an Oxy faculty supervisor. While abroad, scholarship recipients work full time on their project. Upon return to Occidental College, Students present their projects to the Occidental community at the Research Abroad Conference held each fall semester.

Research abroad scholars have successfully presented their projects at research abroad conferences and have utilized their work for senior comprehensive projects. Many research abroad scholars successfully pursue graduate fellowships and graduate degrees overseas.