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Whether you choose to stay domestic or go abroad, explore our study away opportunities and gain a better understanding of the world we live in while earning course credit.
From travel writing to industry-leading advertising and entertainment strategies, our study away programs offer students an experience that strengthens their understanding of their major and grants valuable skills they wouldn’t get in a normal classroom setting.
While each program offers courses in specific disciplines, students are not limited to participating in courses only within their major. Many of our Study Abroad and Field Study programs are open to students outside of Grady College majors (including undergraduate and graduate students) as well as students outside of the University of Georgia.
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Join a group of 12 Grady students to participate in eight-week internships in New York City while you learn about the many possibilities for your future in NYC!
The AdPR NYC Maymester program provides students an opportunity to learn what working life is like in the advertising, public relations and creative communications industries. During this on-campus Maymester class, you will travel to New York City to explore advertising, public relations agencies and network with professionals.
Grady DC students are enrolled in a public affairs communications class taught at UGA’s Delta Hall on Capitol Hill and are working at DC area internships for course credit to amplify their learning with real-world experiences, mentoring and networking with public affairs communications professionals in the nation’s capital.
The Grady LA Field Study and Internship Program allows students to gain valuable hands-on experience in the Entertainment industry while earning course credit.
Immerse yourself in an exciting travel writing course that focuses on subjects that you are most passionate about.
Travel to Orlando, Florida, to be immersed in the dynamic setting of Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort to explore storytelling, culinary journalism, and interactive media and entertainment.
Join us in May for an immersive experience exploring the world of advertising and public relations in Japan! Travel to Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo during this Maymester program.
Join your peers this summer on the French Riviera and walk the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France! In this program, students will not only attend the Cannes Film Festival—viewing films before they make their big screen debut and rubbing elbows with prominent film critics, distributors, directors and producers but will expand their perspectives on global media and film while taking classes, taught by UGA professors.
The Cannes Lions study abroad program offers participants a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rub elbows with the top leaders of today’s creative world. This three week program is located in Cannes, France, where students will have access to cutting-edge advertising professionals, designers, digital innovators and marketers while attending the Cannes Lions Festival.
Join us in May for an intensive, exhilarating and immersive experience in International Mass Communication taught in Croatia! Don’t speak the language? No problem. English fluency is widespread in Croatia.
Learn the craft of travel reporting, with a special emphasis on photography. Visit historical sites and learn more about the significance of the Czech Republic and Central Europe.
Join us in Summer 2026 for an immersive experience working with the WWII Foundation to film a documentary about WWII. Travel to Paris and Normandy, France, in 2026, for this amazing study abroad experience!
This class will cover a range of international communication topics, including but not limited to global media systems, international reporting and news flow, transnational advertising and international public relations, through both theoretical and practical perspectives.
Please visit the UGA Oxford website for more details.
Join Moni Basu, the Charlayne Hunter Gault Distinguished Writer in Residence at Grady College, for an interdisciplinary study abroad program in Africa with a focus on history and journalism. This program is coordinated with the UGA Office of Global Engagement.
Please visit the UGA Office of Global Engagement website for more details.
A Grady College Study Abroad Scholarship is available to Grady study abroad participants. These funds are only available to intended or current Grady majors who participate in a Grady College Study Abroad program. These funds cannot be applied toward Grady Domestic Field Study Programs. The application deadline for summer 2026 is before midnight, January 14, 2026.
Visit the Grady Study Abroad Scholarship site below.
The Ridley M. Williams Family Experiential Learning Award is to provide support for students engaged in “hands-on”/ “Learning-by-doing” experiences through Grady College. One award, ranging from $500-$1,000, will be awarded to one student based on academic merit and merit based on pursuit of career goals. The application deadline for summer 2026 is before midnight, January 14, 2026.
Visit the Ridley M. Williams Family Experiential Learning Award site below.
Samuel and Therese Gang Cannes Film Study Abroad Award Fund provides support for students who have overcome obstacles such as socioeconomic or educational disadvantage or other significant challenges. Two awards, ranging from $1500-$1750, will be awarded to two students based on the criteria above. Only intended or currently enrolled Grady students are eligible to apply to this scholarship. These funds can only be applied towards Cannes Film Festival Study Abroad Program and CANNOT be applied towards any other study abroad or domestic field study program that runs inside or outside of Grady College.
Please submit all required materials and this application before midnight on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
“The NY Maymester Field Study program was one of the best trips I’ve ever been on. If you are interested in anything media related, you NEED to go on this trip. I feel so much more prepared for the professional world.”
Advertising, NYC Maymester Field Study
“Grady LA is a fantastic experience that will make you consider whether or not you want to live in Los Angeles.”
EMST, LA Field Study Internship
“The country slogan ‘Croatia, full of life’ rings true. In Croatia, I experienced the friendliest people and the most breathtaking scenery of any European country I have ever visited. You just have to see it for yourself.”
Journalism, International Mass Communication in Croatia
“Grady LA taught me skills and built confidence in me so that I can pursue any opportunities in this field without fear.”
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There is no doubt that UGA students receive rich benefits from international and study-away travel experiences, but many times financial constraints prevent these opportunities from taking place. Carolyn Tieger (ABJ […]
Congratulations to Christina Koebel (ABJ ’07), Chief of Staff to the CEO at The Weather Company, an IBM Business. Koebel is a Grady College alumna and an honoree in this […]
This summer, 17 University of Georgia sports media and visual journalism students traveled to Australia to cover the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup for The Associated Press. “It’s one thing […]
For fourth-year student Xander Chiaramonte, the opportunity to help film interviews with World War II historians on location in France created some incredible summer memories. “I think the benefit of […]
This summer, thirteen Grady students participated in the inaugural Chicago Field Study and Internship Program, securing internships in the media and communications industries. Dr. Jennifer Griffith served as the faculty […]
This summer, Grady College is offering two new study away programs, in Chicago and Croatia, and bringing back the Travel Writing in Prague program. Information sessions on these programs and […]
From May 30 to June 8, a group of students from Grady College participated in a new study away Maymester program in Havana, Cuba. The program, titled “Health Journalism in […]
Building on a successful 2025 pilot, the 2026 Pitch Perfect program will offer focused, industry‑aligned preparation that reflects the current realities of Georgia’s entertainment landscape. The event equips students with the skills, confidence, and strategic awareness needed to navigate professional conversations, articulate their interests clearly, and leverage Backlight as a career‑building opportunity—not just a showcase
Students should attend if they’d like to get networking practice, to get more experience speaking about their creative projects or to prepare for the upcoming Backlight Student Film Festival on March 27.
Students can register to attend here on Handshake: https://uga.joinhandshake.com/events/1917606/share_preview
The Georgia Scholastic Press Association and its middle and high school members from across the state will celebrate the best in scholastic journalism at the Spring Workshop and Awards. The event will be held at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. A workshop will lead the event, 9-11:45 a.m., followed by a banquet-style awards luncheon at noon, catered by the Georgia Center. Professional dress is suggested. The 2026 program will be a available closer to the event. Visit https://www.ugagspa.org/workshop-awards for more.
Join us for Intern Hours, a peer networking event for Grady College students. Each session will feature a group of current Grady students who had or have internships in Summer or Fall 2025 or Spring 2026. Get tips on how they found their internships, how to prep for your own internship applications, what they did in the role and more. See details on this month’s featured interns on Instagram @UGAGradyCareers.
We look forward to recognizing our Alumni Award honorees and Grady Fellowship inductees at Grady Salutes on March 27, 2026. The 2026 Grady Salutes event includes a catered luncheon on the Schnitzer Family Media Lawn. Our 2026 Alumni Award honorees include:
Grady College’s Spring 2026 Convocation Celebration will take place on May 6, 2026.
