During the academic year, students can attend drop-in office hours at Rothschild College for in-person advising from 2–4pm, Tuesday through Thursday. Study Abroad advisors also offer 1:1 advising appointments in person or via Zoom. Study Abroad staff are available to advise by appointmentÌýthrough the summer.
Prior to meeting with a Study Abroad advisor, you areÌýhighly encouragedÌýto attend an in-personÌýStudy Abroad OverVU session. Virtual Study Abroad OverVUs are offered throughout the summer via Zoom. Alternatively, you can review resources on the Getting Started pageÌýbefore scheduling an advising appointment.
Scroll down to meet our advisors and book an appointment via . If you can't find a time that works for you or you'd prefer to meet in person, please click the Email link below the advisor's name to request alternate arrangements. Study Abroad staff can also be reached via phone at 615-343-3139.
Handshake Appointment Instructions:
Advising appointments are offered to Vanderbilt undergraduate students only. Others, including parents and family, are requested to email us at studyabroad@vanderbilt.edu.
Study Abroad staff advisors provide support and guidance to students onÌýall aspectsÌýof the study abroad experience. We advise students on topics including: program selection and application, coursework abroad, identity and travel, study abroad-based Immersion Vanderbilt opportunities, intercultural development, pre-departure preparation, re-entry, and more.
Study Abroad also offers multiple events throughout each semester for students to learn more about study abroad, including our Study Abroad OverVU introductory sessions.ÌýCheck outÌý upcoming eventsÌýhere!
Advising:
General study abroad questions and Maymesters
Africa: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa
Asia: India, Indonesia, Nepal, Vietnam
Europe: England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Scotland
Office drop-in hours: 2-4 PM CST T-Th, Rothschild Great Room
Advising:
General study abroad questions and Maymesters
Asia: Hong Kong, Japan, Mainland China, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
Europe: Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland
Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, Samoa
Incoming Exchange
Douglass-O'Connell Global Internship
Office drop-in hours: 2-4 PM CST T-Th, Rothschild Great Room
Advising:
General study abroad questions and Maymesters
VU-NYC
Caribbean: Cuba, Dominican Republic
Central America: Mexico
Europe: SpainÌý
South America: Argentina, Chile, Colombia
Middle East: Israel, Jordan
Office drop-in hours: 2-4 PM CST T-Th, Rothschild Great Room
Advising:
General study abroad questions and Maymesters
Europe: Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Netherlands, Serbia
CIEE Open Campus (all locations), IHP programs
Office drop-in hours: 2-4 PM CST T-Th, Rothschild Great Room
Advising:
Faculty-Led Travel and Maymesters
Vanderbilt’s Global Safety and Health team provides health and safety guidance to all VU travelers, including VU study abroad students. They provide individualized health and safety advice to study abroad students, such as traveling with medication, setting up continued care, utilizing Vanderbilt travel assistance and insurance, addressing identity-based safety and health concerns, and more.Ìý
Global Safety and Health is a resource for students at any point in the study abroad process. To make an appointment to discuss health, safety, and well-being abroad, please reach out to the Global Safety and Health team. General inquiries can also be directed toÌýglobalsafety@vanderbilt.edu.
Peer Advisors are the student representatives of Vanderbilt Study Abroad. Peer Advisors lead study abroad outreach events around campus and hold office hours in the Study Abroad office to assist prospective students.
I'm Arwa, a senior at Vanderbilt on the pre-dental track majoring in MHS and minoring in Spanish. I studied abroad in Madrid in the Spring 2026 semester through the SLU Madrid program. This was an incredible, once in a lifetime experience. Between living with a host family, taking difficult Spanish classes, and traveling almost every weekend with my friends, study abroad holds some of my core college memories. My favorite places I travelled to were Turkey and South of France. Please reach out to me if you have any questions about studying abroad, how to choose a program, host-family, social balance, or anything else!