The BU Study Abroad Ambassador Program is an opportunity to share your global perspectives and study abroad stories, raise awareness and interest in study abroad programs and inspire your peers to engage in diverse and inclusive cross-cultural experiences worldwide.
Your time as an Ambassador may begin on-site during your time away or on-campus once you have returned from your semester away. Ambassadors that begin on-site will show students what it’s like to study abroad from their point of view. On-site ambassadors will help encourage students to study abroad through social media takeovers, answering student questions, providing helpful tips, and working with site staff to promote the program through social media campaigns and on-site student events. Your outreach efforts will continue once you return to campus. Ambassadors on campus will share their experiences with other students through various outreach methods and become a study abroad leader on campus.
By serving as a BU Study Abroad Ambassador, you will reflect on your time abroad in a meaningful way while developing concrete skills to articulate the value of your global experience in your personal, professional, and academic endeavors.
Everyone is encouraged to apply to be a study abroad ambassador, including BU students and visiting students from our partner institutions. Diversity in our ambassador program is a top priority, as we want all students to see that study abroad is truly for everyone. We encourage students of all genders, races, national origins, abilities, religions, sexualities, majors, and program locations to apply. We want the study abroad ambassador program to represent, as best as possible, the overall community at BU and our partner institutions to help prospective students see themselves reflected in our Ambassadors. We highly encourage students of underrepresented backgrounds and identity groups to apply and share and connect with students about their time abroad.
During the academic year, the Study Abroad Ambassador duties include*:
- Attending ambassador trainings and kick-off
- Providing written program testimonial
- Submitting an ambassador profile to be showcased on study abroad website
- Connecting with students that have questions about your program and time abroad
- Committing 10-12.5 hours of time throughout the semester to participate in various on-campus study abroad outreach events such as:
- Participating in at least three outreach events each semester, one must be the Study Abroad Expo or Pre-Departure Conference
- Attend program- and topic- specific info sessions
- Leading at least one peer advising session each semester
- On-site ambassadors will work with site staff on social media content and on-site events
- Provide feedback and ideas on different outreach events
Benefits:
- Up to $350 stipend for ambassadors who complete all outlined duties**
- Ambassador swag and additional rewards
- Hone your resume, leadership and public speaking skills
- Expand your network at BU and beyond
- Personal and professional development
Qualifications:
- Enthusiastic student who wants to support perspective study abroad students
- Ability to holistically reflect upon and articulate a variety of topics from time abroad
- Maintaining a professional demeanor and positive attitude while representing BU Study Abroad
- Possess strong multi-faceted communication skills (writing, speaking)
- Reliability and accountability for overall responsibilities and timely correspondence with staff members
- Preferred but not required: Interest in social media content creation and event planning
*Ambassador duties for visiting students from partner universities will slightly vary
*Paid positions are limited. Once all paid positions are filled, interested students will be offered a volunteer position. Volunteer ambassadors will participate in outreach events at will.
