Cape Town-CIEE

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Summer Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) at the CIEE Cape Town Center
• This 8-week program fulfills the IUB general education World Languages & Cultures requirement

• "Community Development and Social Justice: Theory + Practice" Program track* 
• Community and Partnership: Theory and Engagement course includes 90 hours at service site 

*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

• CIEE Housing options include:
  • Standard housing
    • Single or double room in a shared apartment
    • Within a 20-minute walk to the Cape Town CIEE center and University of Cape Town's main campus
• Note: Indiana University will not support plans for students to obtain independent housing. Students are required to live in program-provided housing in Cape Town

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 third full-time semester of college
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

Prior coursework with African Studies content is strongly recommended.

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.