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Locations: Monteverde, Costa Rica
Program Terms: Summer
Program Homepage: Click to visit
Program Sponsor: CIEE

Dates / Deadlines:

Dates / Deadlines:
Term	Year	App Deadline	Decision Date	Start Date	End Date
Summer	2025	03/03/2025 **	Rolling Admission	TBA	TBA
** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline.

Fact Sheet:

Fact Sheet:
Language of Instruction:	English	Housing Options:	Student Dormitories
Minimum GPA:	2.5	Program Type:	Intern

Program Description:

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Program Overview

Spend your summer interning abroad in Monteverde, a unique region known for its biological diversity, multicultural society, and the efforts its community organizations and businesses make to conserve natural resources and mitigate climate change.

During your summer internship, you'll gain new skills and abilities while living in one of the few ecosystems of a Tropical Cloud Forest. Discover first-hand the initiatives and ventures involved in balancing an economy and ecotourism without compromising sustainability, human well-being, community resilience, conservation, climate action, and more in this biodiverse Costa Rican region.

Unique Experiences

LEARN FROM COSTA RICAN ECO-ENTREPENEURS

who are forward-thinking in their climate-smart practices that are developing green businesses in Monteverde

LIVE IN A RURAL MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY

surrounded by a tropical cloud forest and friendly Costa Ricans

PUT NEW SKILLS INTO PRACTICE

as you complete your internship program that gives you an in-depth look at sustainable development in the tropics

Activities

Take a street food tour to learn about the many tasty meal options (and what to avoid)
Enjoy chimaek (fried chicken and beer) culture with a view of the Han River at sunset?

Tour a palace while wearing hanbok (traditional Korean clothing)
Attend a baseball game
Hike the ancient Seoul City Wall
Travel outside the city to locations featured in Korean dramas, films, and K-Pop music videos
Visit the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) on the border with North Korea

What's Included

Tuition
Housing
Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet
One-week orientation – an introduction to Costa Rican culture, your academic program, and the city, plus practical information about living in your host city
Full-time program leadership and support in your host city
Cultural and/or Co-curricular Activities
Excursions and/or Study Tours
Insurance and other travel benefits, with CIEE iNext
24/7 emergency on-site support

1 out of 3 CIEE students receives a scholarship - get yours!

GAIN Travel Grants - up to $2,000 toward travel costs guaranteed to all Pell-elgible students.

Gilman Go Global Grants - $2,500/semester and $1,000/summer, guaranteed to all Gilman applications.

Merit-Based Scholarships - $2,500/semester and $750/summer, awarded to students deomonstrating high academic achievement.

Minority Serving Institutions (MIS) Grant - $2,000/semester and $500/summer, guaranteed to all students attending MSIs.

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Why CIEE

200+ study abroad programs in 40+ countries
$8 million in scholarships offered each year
1 in 3 students receives a scholarship
Study tours and cultural activities included
Internships and volunteering opportunities
Rigorous academics
Cultural immersion
iNext travel insurance included

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