Peace Corps Prep: The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. Peace Corps Prep is a 2-year special international development certificate program at UMBC designed to prepare students for global service.
English Conversation Partners & Cafe: Matches English-speaking UMBC students, faculty, and staff with international students in the English Language Institute (ELI). The program promotes cultural exchange, international friendship, and language learning. ELI students and UMBC volunteers meet for 1 hour once a week for informal conversation and often attend events on campus or spend time bonding off campus.
Fulbright U.S. Student Program: UMBC supports rising and graduating seniors, current graduate students, and recent alumni applying for Fulbright grants to teach English or conduct research abroad.
Academic Success Center: Centralized support services to all undergraduate students, including tutoring and academic skill training
Financial Aid and Scholarships: Grants, work, student loans, parent loans, scholarships, and other awards to help fund your UMBC education
Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Scholarships: Assists students in the completion of academic research at the undergraduate level, including opportunities for travel-based research, prestigious scholarships and grants, and academic conferences
Retriever Integrated Health: Health and counseling services to support your well-being
The Shriver Center: Service learning and volunteer opportunities. Students interested in global service-learning should consider taking GLBL/POLI 383 Global Citizenship.