教师-led study-travel 探索术语 projects combine learning with travel to national and international sites.  在过去的项目中, students studied ecology in the Galápagos Islands, examined the film industry by attending the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, investigated the roots of Modernity in Italy, researched agribusiness in the Czech Republic, and honed their teaching and mentoring skills with children in Uganda. Most study-travel projects enroll students of all levels. Students must be in good academic and social standing in order to participate.  

How do I enroll in a faculty-led travel project? 

Enrolling in a travel project is fairly straightforward: monitor the announcement of travel opportunities in the spring of each academic year, identify the project that is of most interest to you, 和领队谈谈, and complete the Interest form on 参与. Once you are ready to officially register, 签订财务协议, 申请奖学金资助, and then join your travel companions in January. 

• 确定出差机会. 每年春天, the Krulak研究所 publishes a list of upcoming travel projects and opportunities for the following calendar year, including 探索术语 travel projects. A list of the most recent past or upcoming travel projects can be found 在这里.
• 选择一个旅行项目. 回顾机会清单, 与教职员赞助人联系, and 跟 others who may have participated in the project in the past to determine if the project is the right fit for you. Monitor Monday Morning and ENGAGE for interest sessions held in the spring and fall of each year w在这里 you can ask questions of travel leaders. Complete the project interest form on 参与.
• Sign the financial agreement for your project. T在这里 are limited spaces on travel projects, and travel leaders need your commitment to ensure the project can go. As soon as you decide, contact Krulak研究所 staff to 签订财务协议. Doing so will ensure you have a space on a specific travel project. A $500 deposit will be due immediately when you register for the project. 50% of the remaining cost will be due on October 1 and 100% by December 1.

Once students are registered for a specific travel project, they will receive information from the travel leaders about airfare, 住宿, 以及其他旅行期望. Stay in touch with your travel leader and with your travel companions as you prepare for departure in January.

Although students may remain on campus during the Exploration term, the projects they complete require exploration. More than 60 校园项目 are offered each term, including internship 和研究 opportunities, as well as innovative courses that expand the repertoire of both faculty and students. Past projects have invited students to walk around Birmingham to better understand the city’s history and habitat; to read contemporary best-selling novels; to learn sign language; to consider the relationship between crafting and social movements; to practice “unplugging” from contemporary, fast-paced culture; or to examine how the Civil War has been depicted in the film. Projects typically have few prerequisites, so students can use 探索术语 to explore new interests or curiosities.

How do I enroll in 校园项目?

On-campus 探索术语 registration coincides with spring term registration. 注册, review the options listed in the E-Term bulletin, 做出选择, attend the preliminary orientation meeting in November, and then begin the project in January.

• 评审选项. 早在秋季学期, The Krulak研究所 publishes an 勘探期限公告 that lists available projects for the following January. Students should review this bulletin prior to registration.

The most recent or upcoming 勘探期限公告 can be found 在这里.
 
Students register for 探索术语 projects at the same time they register for spring term courses; however, the process differs for first-year students and upper-level students.
First-year and newly admitted transfer students meet with academic advisors to learn about 探索术语, 查看公告, 考虑选择. Following this meeting, first-year students will register for E-term.  二年级的学生, 初中, 和老年人 register for 探索术语 using 自助服务 at the same time that they register for their spring term courses.
 

• 参加简介会. 在11月, all registered students attend an introductory orientation session w在这里 they meet with their 探索术语 project leader, 了解项目, 为一月份做准备.
• 开始项目. 项目将于一月份开始. Work with your project leader to verify expectations prior to the start of January.

Students are encouraged to imagine and initiate their own contracted projects for 探索术语, 包括旅游项目 and 实习. Contracted experiences allow students to pursue an interest not offered through regular coursework, creating a course of study in collaboration with a faculty sponsor. Past student contracts projects have studied wildlife conservation at a rhino sanctuary in South Africa or investigated business models of bakeries throughout the Southeast. Projects should be substantial investments of time and effort, taking advantage of the focus of January to research, 写, 跟, 与专家合作, and engage in careful observation and analysis.

我如何承包一个项目?

• Information on how to contract an internship can be found 在这里.
• Information on how to contract an independent study project can be found 在这里.
• Information on how to contract a travel project can be found 在这里.

Scholarship funding is available to students engaged in domestic or international study during 探索术语, including students participating in faculty-led travel projects and those contracting their own travel experience.

教师主导旅游奖

The application form for scholarships for faculty-led travel projects is available on ENGAGE and due in September. Preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated financial need, demonstrated a financial commitment (i.e. 已交按金的学生), students who have not previously traveled for E-Term, 还有大二学生, 初中, 和老年人. First-year students are encouraged to remain on campus for their first term.

旅游合约奖

Applications for scholarship support for contracted travel projects are due at the time students submit their contract in October. The application requires 分项预算 和行程. Support for these projects is provided by the SGA and other endowed funds. Preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated financial need, students who have not previously traveled for E-Term, 分项预算, 和行程, 和二年级的学生, 初中, 和老年人. First-year students cannot contract for 探索术语.

Contracted travel projects that include community service will be eligible for the Koinonia Scholarship. Applications for contracted experiences are automatically considered for the Koinonia if students have completed the question related to service learning. This award provides financial support to a student or group of students who independently contract an 探索术语 project concentrating on service issues in the global community. 尼尔·R. 大褂 Koinonia Scholarship for Student-Contracted Service-Learning Travel was created by students to honor the silver anniversary of Birmingham-南部’s 11th president, Dr. Neal R. 大褂. Koinonia refers to fellowship or communion with God or with others.

探察期旅游通讯 

• Travel Projects for January 2024 can be found 在这里.

勘探期限公告 

• The E-Term Bulletin for 2024 may be found 在这里.