Correspondent Application

The deadline to submit the Spring 2025 Correspondent Application has been extended to Tuesday, November 26th. We can't wait to review your application!

Part One • Personal Info

Please use your preferred name that will display on the website if you are chosen.
Preferred Pronouns
"Year Term" (i.e. "2025 Spring")
Your College or University
If you can't find your college or university, select "Other" and enter it.
If you can't find your exact major(s), please select the closest one(s).
At least 2-4 sentences.
At least 2-4 sentences.
At least 2-4 sentences.
As part of our Initiative to Diversify Education Abroad (IDEA), each term we select a few Correspondents who identify as coming from a diverse background in regards to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, socio-economic status, and/or as a first-generation college student. As an IDEA Correspondent, you will be asked to dedicate a few of your posts to addressing how aspects of your identity intersect with life abroad—so it can be a useful resource for similarly identifying students in the future.
Please select any relevant parts of your identity below that you are willing to share more about in the context of your study abroad experience. This information will be used to best tag and highlight your posts or profile, as well as potentially include you in efforts related uplifting voices and stories from certain identities or backgrounds.
At least 2-4 sentences.

Part Two • Correspondent Position & Samples of Your Work

To be an Blogger Correspondent, you'll need to post 10 times throughout the semester. Blogging can include video blogs, photo blogs, as well as comics and other creative mediums.
To be a Photo Correspondent, you'll need to upload 200 labeled photos by the end of your program. That's about fifty photos every two weeks!
To be a Social Media Correspondent, you'll need to post 10 times throughout the semester on a public account. *Note that you can add-on a part-time Social Media Correspondent position if you choose to be a Blog or Photo Correspondent
As a Content Creator, you will craft 10 unique, behind-the-scenes videos that will be posted on the IES Abroad TikTok or Instagram account. *NOTE This is different from the Social Media Correspondent role, since the content you create in this role will be assigned to you by the IES Abroad social media team and cannot be posted on your personal social media accounts.
  • What impacted your decision to study abroad? How did it bring you to choose IES Abroad and your location? 
  • How are you preparing to study abroad? (Passports + Visas, Financial Planning, Research, etc.)
  • What advice do you have for other students who are considering study abroad?
Please link to an album of at least 10 photos (examples: Flickr, Dropbox, Public Google Album, etc.). Please make sure that the album is publicly accessible via a shared link before submitting.
Part-Time Social Media Correspondents are responsible for posting 4 times throughout the semester in addition to their blogging or photography duties.
Please add your handle without the @. For example, you would enter @IESabroad as IESabroad. You must have a PUBLIC profile in order to be considered. Please email additional notes to blogs@iesabroad.org.
Please add your handle without the @. For example, you would enter @IESabroad as IESabroad. You must have a PUBLIC profile in order to be considered. Please email additional notes to blogs@iesabroad.org.
Social Media & Part-Time Social Media Correspondent Terms
Please link to an album of at least 10 downloaded TikTok posts, Reels, or other video samples you've created. (You can share via: DropBox, Public Google Album, etc.). Please make sure that the album is publicly accessible via a shared link before submitting.
Content Creator Correspondent Terms

Part Three • Bio & Headshot

You can include your favorite hobby or a fun fact, anything that a reader might like to know about you! If you are selected to be a Correspondent, this will be used on your profile on our website.
It doesn't have to be super formal! Just submit a fun solo pic of yourself that we can use on our website if you are selected. This uncropped, hi-res photo will be used on your public profile on the IES Abroad website.
Unfortunately, sometimes inboxes like to file our decision emails away in the spam folder. All applicants will receive a decision via email from blogs@iesabroad.org, but it is up to you to respond by the deadline in the email to accept your position. Don't potentially miss out on a Correspondent role by letting our emails get lost in your spam folder—please add us as a safe sender on your contacts list!