Student Resources
Not sure how to begin planning to work abroad on poverty or inequality?
Below are a few helpful resources to browse for ideas, inspiration, and useful information.
1. Where to begin:
- Photo courtesy by Siva Gunda
For students interested in working abroad, but want further guidance on how to develop project ideas and plan for travel abroad.
- iOnPoverty has produced insightful and informative video interviews of experts working in the field. Learn from the experts!
- Planning and selecting your international experience (UC Davis Internship & Career Center)
- How to choose the best international experience for you (UC Davis Internship & Career Center)
- Preparing through related campus classes (at UC Davis)
- Maybe this is a GAP year for you and you are looking for a way to stay plugged in, see Give Your GAP, an organization of students encouraging "giving a year back for social good" for ideas on what you might do.
2. How to get there:
- Photo courtesy Curran Hughes
Finding and funding your trip.
- International internship opportunities available (UC Davis Internship & Career Center)
- Funding available (grants & internships)
- Poverty Alleviation Through Action Grant (UC Davis Blum Center)
3. Know before you go:
Links to essential information and advice for safely traveling abroad.
After Hours Emergency Contact 
The permanently staffed entry point for all emergencies is the UC Davis Campus Dispatch, 530 – 752 - 1230 , from where emergency reports will be channeled to the appropriate offices(s).
- Emergency Guidelines (University Outreach & International Programs Office)
- Travel check list (University Outreach & International Programs Office)
- Travel insurance for UC students & employees
- Registering your trip (U.S. State Department)
- Obtaining your visa (U.S. State Department)
- Country specific health and vaccination information (Centers for Disease Control)
- Safely traveling abroad (videos by UC Davis Internship & Career Center)
- International travel tips and resources (U.S. State Department)
- Cross-cultural adjustment & preparation (UC Davis Education Abroad Office)
- “Pre-Departure Handbook", preparing for your trip (UC Davis Internship & Career Center)
4. Returning Home:
Returning after being abroad can almost be more difficult than preparing and being abroad. The world has continued to move forward at home while you are having your adventure, yet typically it is hard to stay connected with those changes going on at home. People often are overwhelmed by their own cultures, frustrated by the lack of shared interest in their experience, and miss the people and things they learned to love. This is called Reverse Culture Shock. Research indicates it is as important (maybe more so) to prepare before you return is home. Here are some resources on the topic:
