Alcala-CIEE

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Summer Program offered by Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) at the Instituto Universitario de Investigacin en Estudios Norteamericanos de la Universidad de Alcala (the Institute)
• Local excursions in Alcala de Hernares and Madrid as well as field trips to nearby sites of historical interest in Spain

• CIEE "Summer Language and Culture" program* 
  • Session I: May 19, 2025 to June 16, 2025
  • Session II: June 16, 2025 to July 14, 2025
  • Both sessions I and II: May 19 to July 14, 2025
• Courses taught in Spanish by local faculty at the Universidad de Alcalá in small classes of international students

*Note: IU selectively co-sponsors CIEE program offerings, including the one described on this page, but not all CIEE tracks/offerings. Please contact Education Abroad for clarification.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Homestay (students live with local hosts, families or individuals)
  • One student per home
  • Three meals per day provided at homestay
• Student Residence 
  • Single or double bedrooms
  • Three meals per day provided at student residence cafeteria
• Students under 26 years old receive a Madrid Youth Transport card
  • Unlimited use of the Alcala and Madrid public bus systems, commuter trains, and the local train to Madrid

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your second full-time semester of college
• have taken or are enrolled in sixth semester college-level Spanish with a B average
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of Education Abroad. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Summer 2025

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.
• CIEE scholarships and grants available.

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.