Volunteer and Service Activities

All service-oriented activities with an international element are eligible for points toward GAP Component C. Find out more by visiting each of the sites below.

• Global Partners
• Applied English Center (AEC) Conversation Leaders
• ISSS Cultural Programs
• International Friends
• International student orientation assistant
• KU Friends
• Small World
• World at KU
• International Awareness Week and World Expo
• Outreach volunteers for area studies centers and other international academic units
• Study Abroad Peer Advisors
• Students Tutoring for Literacy (Peer tutoring for international students or non-native English speakers in the community)
• Elementary school language and culture classes
• Speakers' bureau for international students
• Volunteering to room with an international student via the AEC’s special programs
• Documenting the experience of sharing a room with an international student by a US student and sharing a room with a US student by an international student

Any other relevant activity will be considered. Let us know about it by writing to: gap@ku.edu

Volunteer, Service-Learning and Internship Opportunities Abroad

• Amizade: Global service-learning and volunteer programs.
• Cross-Cultural Solutions: Volunteer or intern abroad.
• Education Abroad Through Work, Internship and Volunteer Programs: Features around 50 organizations.
• Foundation for Sustainable Development: www.fsdinternational.org. Summer internships available.
• GlobalED Internships: Internship opportunities in several sectors, primarily in Seville, Spain.
• Global Edge: Michigan State University's searchable directory of international internships.
• Going Global: International careers, employment services and internships.
• Global Experiences: International Internships Abroad-Summer Internships-Fashion Internships.
• India Study Abroad Center: Volunteer and internship opportunities in India.
• International student Volunteers, Inc
• International Voluntary Service: Volunteers for Peace.
• i-to-i Travel Experiences: Volunteer projects abroad.
• The International Partnership for Service Learning and Leadership
• Up With People: Exchange Programs for Young Adults-Bringing the World Together.
• Unite for Sight: High Impact Volunteer Abroad Opportunities.
• Volunteer Solutions: Helping you connect to volunteer opportunities in your community.
• World Endeavors: Change your world-: study-- volunteer-- intern.
• Work, Teach and Volunteer Abroad- A great list!