CAS is excited to offer several new domestic travel study options to complement the broad range of short-term travel offered in conjunction with UVM’s Office of International Education. Please use the links below to explore our offerings. Questions? Contact casinter@uvm.edu.
2025-2026 Program Offerings
Sky Islands: Ecology & Biodiversity in a Changing Landscape
Tucson, AZ | Winter Break
Jan 1 – 10, 2026
Travel to the Chiricahua Mountains in southern Arizona to explore the ecological and evolutionary processes that shape biodiversity.
BIOL 2990, 3 credits, Elise Lauterbur
Applications due Sept 5, 2025
How We Came Back and the Power of Place
New Orleans, LA | Spring Break
March 8 – 14, 2026
Explore and examine the city’s unique centrality to civil rights history, its connection to the music that came to be known as jazz, and its role in the 2017 Confederate Monument removal.
GEOG 1990, 2 credits, Tyler Sonnichsen
Applications due Nov 18, 2025
Debates in US Foreign Policy
Washington, DC | Summer
May 31 – June 6, 2026
Learn about the contours of U.S. foreign policy debates, how they have changed in recent administrations, and how young people can contribute to them.
POLS 2990, 2 credits, Peter Henne
Applications due Jan 27, 2026
Application Process
CAS Domestic Travel Study programs operate through a single, common application. There are only three short answer questions on the application, but you may be contacted by the course instructor for more information prior to your acceptance. You will also be asked to review and indicate that you understand UVM’s travel program policies, financial information, and deadlines.
About CAS Domestic Travel Study Programs
CAS Domestic Travel Study programs are offered during winter break, spring break, or summer term and run between 1-4 weeks. Please review each program’s webpage for specific dates, requirements, and eligibility information.
CAS Domestic Travel Study programs are run by CAS’s Office for Experiential Learning & Discovery (casinter@uvm.edu). This is a separate entity and process from UVM’s International Travel Study programs, which are run through UVM’s Office of International Education. Any questions about international destinations should be sent to travel.study@uvm.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is WorldStrides?
WorldStrides is UVM’s partner for domestic travel study and some international travel study programs. WorldStrides provides on-the-ground support and assists with travel logistics. This means that if something goes wrong, WorldStrides staff acts as a support to the UVM Faculty member as they work to solve the problem. Key to note that all of our programs are planned, taught, and executed by UVM faculty while WorldStrides staff acts in a supporting role and will accompany the group on location.
When you register for a UVM Travel Study program supported by WorldStrides, you will be required to register through WorldStrides in addition to registering for the course. Rest assured that any information you provide to WorldStrides is protected under our signed agreement with them–i.e. they will not be able to share your information with a third party.
At no point will you pay WorldStrides directly for any part of this program. All program fees, deposits, etc. will be paid directly to UVM. If you have any questions or concerns about this, or if you are asked to pay for anything outside of UVM’s SFS or Program Deposit portals, please contact Sophia Trigg, Director of CAS’s Office of Experiential Learning & Discovery at strigg@uvm.edu.
What supports exist for students on-location?
These are faculty-led travel programs, which means that a UVM faculty member will be on-location with you as you explore. The faculty member will be your primary contact if there are any issues, concerns, emergencies. A WorldStrides staff member will also be on-location for additional support.
Each program will have a phone App, designed and run by WorldStrides. The App will have your up-to-date itinerary, logistical information, emergency information, and chat feature to ensure clear and quick communication between yourself, the other students, and the faculty.
Still have questions?
Email cas.internships@uvm.edu — our team would be happy to assist.
