EU Study Tour & Internship Program registration

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Apply first. Registration happens after you get selected

Interested students studying at a Network university (Carleton, Dalhousie, UVic) follow the application procedure of their home university. For example, UVic students apply by December 15, 2024, see the UVic Applications page.

Interested students studying at any other Canadian university: please let eustudytour@uvic.ca  know about your interest asap (by December 15, 2024 at the latest). You’re asked to contact UVic, because it is the administrative institution of the EU Study Tour. But we will need to find a faculty member at your home institution who agrees to serve as a contact for you and UVic.

Before you apply, please do check out the EU study tour cost overview below. Still, while an application is presumably an expression of serious interest, you’re not yet committing to participating in the Tour. You still have time to figure out your priorities and finances until you register and pay your (non-refundable) first installment in the second half of January.

After you have been selected

After you have been selected, you will receive an email with instructions for registration and payment of the first of the two fee installments for the study tour. Please:

  1. Complete and submit the online registration form by Sunday January 19, 2025 at the latest
  2. Pay the first non-refundable installment of $1050 towards the overall EU Study Tour fees by Friday January 24, 2025 at the latest  (as soon as possible is encouraged in order to accommodate students on the waitlist)
  3. Detailed instructions for the Internship Program (IP) will follow, likely by the beginning of January. The IP registration and IP fee payment deadline is Thursday, February 20, 2025
  4. In due time, further necessary steps will be communicated to you. For example, an important necessary step is that you will register as a visiting student to UVic for the purpose of participating in the study tour. For any questions, please reach out to: eustudytour@uvic.ca 

EU study tour cost overview

The main costs for students are all of the costs listed below

  • European Studies Study Tour program fee  [the EUST fee covers the costs of the programming, accommodation while on the Tour, the cost  travel between the cities while on the Tour (but not local transit in Brussels, Trier, etc):
    • Network University students: $3500  [+3% credit card processing fee, if applicable (and if even possible)]
    • Other Canadian universities: $3750 [+3% credit card processing fee, if applicable (and if even possible)]
  • Tuition for the course associated with the EU Study Tour:
    • Carleton students: tuition for the applicable Carleton course
    • All other undergraduate students: tuition for UVic course EUS 390A
    • All other graduate students: $0 (Under the Canadian University Graduate Transfer Agreement visiting graduate students are not required to pay additional tuition fees) 
  • Return airfare to Brussels
  • Meals while on the EU Study Tour (Students pay for most (though not all) meals themselves. Accommodation is covered through the EUST program fee)

In addition to the main costs you will incur some other expenses, including:

  • UVic visiting student fee
    • Students must become a 'visiting student' at UVic (for liability and risk management reasons) and the associated cost is approximately $80 to $120 for undergraduate students; becoming a visiting student should be free for graduate students)
  • Incidentals while on the study tour
  • Local transit while on the Tour (travel between the cities that we visit is covered through the EUST program fee)
  • Passport and entry visa fees (As applicable. There is no cost for Canadian nationals who stay in Europe for less than 90 days)
  • Emergency travel medical insurance (As applicable. Most students are probably already covered through the extended health care plan of their home institution or their parents)
  • Travel insurance (If you desire. Note that travel insurance plans cost a lot more if they include emergency travel medical insurance. However, as indicated above, students are probably already covered for this through the extended health care plan of their home institution or their parents)

Additional fees once approved for the Internship Program:

  • $1000 internship fee
  • Co-op fee that your university charges (as applicable, details to follow in February)
  • Transportation to and from placement city (majority of placements are in Brussels)
  • Living expenses, including lodging in placement city”