Correspondent Application

The deadline to submit the Summer 2026 Correspondent application is Wednesday, April 22nd. We can't wait to review your application!

Part One • Personal Info

Please use your name as it was written in your IES Abroad application. You can submit your preferred name that will appear on the website below.
Please use your preferred name that will display on the website if you are chosen.
Preferred Pronouns
"Year Term" (i.e. "2026 Spring")
If for some reason you don't see your program listed, please submit your application with another program from the same IES Abroad Center and email blogs@iesabroad.org to let us know.
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.

You bring more than just your luggage with you while studying abroad! Aspects of your identity—all the things that make you who you are—come along too!

As part of our mission to make study abroad as inclusive and accessible as possible, we encourage all Correspondents to share how different aspects of their identities intersect, unfold, and evolve during their study abroad experience.

This is not required of Correspondents, but if you're interested in sharing, we'll ask you to dedicate at least one post to addressing how aspects of your identity intersect with life abroad, so it can be a useful resource for future students to see themselves abroad. We get feedback consistently that these posts by Correspondents play an important role in future students feeling confident in studying abroad!

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 relevant posts or your profile, as well as potentially include you in efforts related to uplifting voices and stories from certain identities, backgrounds, or themes. Your answers here will not be publicly accessible.
At least 2-4 sentences.

Part Two • Correspondent Position & Samples of Your Work

To be an Blogger Correspondent, you'll need to post 5 times throughout the semester. Blogging can include video blogs, photo blogs, as well as comics and other creative mediums. Please note blogger roles are limited.
To be a Photo Correspondent, you'll need to upload 150 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 7 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. Please note content creator roles are limited.
  • 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 3 times throughout the semester in addition to their blogging or photography duties. Please note that this option is not available all terms.You'll be informed if you receive this as an add-on to your Correspondent role.
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

Think about it like this: If someone was interested in your hometown, your school (or wherever you are!), and what things to do in that area, what would you show them What should they know about where you are, and what story can your day in the life tell to an interested viewer?
Feel free to interpret this prompt in any style that feels right to you-there are no limitations, we’d just love to see how you showcase your daily life in a way that reflects your unique editing style or vision.

(You can share via: DropBox, Public Google Album, etc.). Please make sure that the album is publicly accessible via a shared link before submitting.

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!