Gain Global Experience
with Vanderbilt & API
Scholarships
API is accepting Early Bird scholarship applications for all programs! Every student may apply, and applying is easy.
Also, API offers a number of other category scholarships, as well as options from 3rd party sources to help you prepare to go abroad! Check them out on our scholarships page.
Financial Aid Resources
You might be surprised to hear that you can use financial aid to study abroad! API does accept all forms of financial aid according to approval from your home university or organization.
Passport Resources
Don't let a missing passport derail your study abroad plans! International travelers are itching to get back out there so processing time for passport applications and renewals has increased. Apply for or renew your passport as soon as possible to ensure your study abroad plans stay on track!
Experience Bilbao
Summer Global Studies & Spanish in Bilbao
This intensive Spanish Language and AACSB accredited summer program is perfect for Vanderbilt students! Spend 5 weeks in the gorgeous city of Bilbao and experience all that Spain has to offer!
Internships in Bilbao
Expand your horizons and your resume with an internship in beautiful Bilbao! Internships are available for a wide variety of placement types where students will earn valuable skills to enhance your resume!
Matthew K.
Bilbao is an amazing mixture of Basque, Spanish, and international culture. In the words of one of my local friends, ‘it has all of the services and opportunities of a major world city, but the security and cleanliness of a small town.’ Nothing could be truer! After five months in Bilbao, the city still surprises me every day – in a good way! I’m incredibly glad that I decided to study abroad through API. 
Financial Resources
For Your Global Experience
Financial Aid
Good news - you can use financial aid to study abroad! API accepts all forms of financial aid according to approval from your home university or organization.
Scholarships
- Early Bird: Available to all students!
- Need-based: Identify yourself as eligible when you apply for your API program
- Merit-based: Opportunities available for students with 3.5 GPA and above
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Connect with Your School
For more information on studying abroad or how to get the process started at your school, speak with an advisor at the Global Education Office: [email protected], 615-343-3139
Why API
API offers best-in-class programming, with student well-being a high priority.
Our mission is to create better global citizens through international experiential learning. API programs are developed to be transformative, career-boosting experiences that include:
- Community involvement through optional volunteer programs with API Gives Back
- Cultural awareness through relevant coursework and time spent in multicultural student groups
- High-touch student support throughout the program
API Scholarships
Academic Programs International (API) awards millions of dollars in scholarships every year to students just like you! Visit our scholarships page to review our Early Bird Scholarship, our Academic Scholarship, our Opportunity Scholarship and the Financial Aid Boost Scholarship for those who need extra support. API is here for you!
Resource Library
API provides useful information and services in our Resource Library. Visit to review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), see details about Student Visas, learn more about API Visited and Verified housing, and more!