Customized Programs

Experience an individualized, immersive journey. IPSL’s teams, here and abroad, will work with you to create a program that suits your interests and goals. We'll be there to support you throughout your unique experience.​​

  • Develop a new perspective
  • Explore what is meaningful to you
  • Discover how you wish to contribute to our world
  • Re-charge your batteries
  • Imagine a new beginning
  • Experience wonder

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Design Your Own Adventure Abroad

Straight out of high school, at University, working on your graduate degree, contemplating a career change, interested in research abroad, looking for adventure? We've got you covered, all ages welcome.

  • ​Choose where, when and how long you want your program
  • Pick the type of accommodation that suits you best. Options range from homestays, single apartments, international centers, and even jungle permaculture centers and coastal eco-lodges (not all options are available at all locations)
  • Take language courses, academic courses, or no academics at all
  • Delve into an experience intensely focused on environmental health, permaculture-food security, post-conflict societies, indigenous rights, support for refugees, and more
  • Include, or exclude, cultural tours and experiences including world heritage sites, traditional cooking and dance classes, camping in the South African bush on a safari, and other exciting options
  • Volunteer with grassroots organizations focusing on youth development and empowerment, displaced children and families, poverty relief and job training, refugee support, medical assistance for indigenous populations, animal welfare, and much more

Dates and Fees

Contact us at ipsl@westminsteru.edu for details about timing and costs for your unique experience.

What's Included

  • Tuition and academic fees
  • Lodging
  • Some meals
  • Academic transcript 
  • On-site and online orientation and pre-departure materials
  • Volunteer placement and supervision (if available and upon approval)
  • Transfer (from airport/train station to accommodation)
  • Cultural activities
  • Emergency medical insurance
  • Administrative fees
  • 24/7 in-country support
  • Free internet access and WiFi

What's NOT Included​

  • Passport, visa or other entry documents
  • Local public transport 
  • Personal spending money
  • Some meals
  • Cell phone expenses
  • Independent travel expenses

Optionally Included

  • International Flights
  • Meal Stipends
  • Practicum / Research Support