EuroScholars FAQs

      This program doesn’t seem like a traditional study abroad program.  How will I meet locals and make friends?

The nature of this program is very independent. You must have strong initiative, but you will be able to find several opportunities to meet other people. There will be other students doing research in the same department/laboratory. Most of them will be local graduate-level students, but they will be great resources and a natural way to meet local students. You may also participate in the international students’ orientation program at a local university upon your arrival, so there you would be able to meet other foreign students from all over the world.

Who will I be living with? Is the housing on- or off-campus?

In most cases, EuroScholars students will be mixed into on-campus housing, or at the very least, near-campus university housing. You will live with other students and have great access to campus activities. So many students speak English in Europe as well, that the language barrier should not be an issue when meeting friends.

I will be taking a lot of courses and spending a lot of time in the lab. Is there time throughout the semester to travel to other places in Europe?

You will be busy with your academics, but you should still have weekends free to travel. There are typically mid-semester breaks at each European University, which is a great opportunity to travel as well. If the workload is a concern, you are encouraged to ask the Research Project Supervisor how much time per week you will be busy with the research project. That will help set the proper expectations from both ends. The idea is that the research project should be the equivalent workload of 2-3 classes (out of a load of 4-5), so you are not expected to work full time in the lab.

I’m only there for a semester, so will the researchers in the lab take my time there seriously and train me at the appropriate level?

The expectations of the EuroScholars Program are that the professor does train you at a high level. You will develop the specifics of your training and responsibilities with the Project Supervisor through a learning agreement, and it is worth outlining a desire to gain high level experience in the initial conversations with the professor.