Prepare to Go

You are required to complete a series of health and safety requirements before studying abroad. Failure to complete these requirements may jeopardize your eligibility to have your credit transferred back to your Harvard record. If you have been awarded funding for summer study abroad, you must complete these requirements as a condition of receiving your funding award. 
 

• To get started:
  • Log into the University's health and safety pre-departure portal
  • Follow the steps to create a new trip
  • Complete all requirements
• Be sure to upload the correct documentation for that specific requirement only.
  • If you are traveling to an Elevated Risk region, be sure you have completed the additional requirements listed.

If you have questions or difficulties with this process, contact Daphne Maramaldi or Camila Nardozzi. 

You are required to maintain health insurance coverage for the duration of your program. 

• If you are enrolled in the Harvard Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), you are covered abroad provided you are enrolled for both the current and upcoming academic years, since the coverage year ends on July 31.
• If you are not enrolled in SHIP, confirm that your personal health insurance provides comprehensive international coverage. 

• Reviewed Summer Course List: This is your official record of the courses that have been approved for transfer credit.
  • It’s your responsibility to notify the OIE (oie@fas.harvard.edu) of any changes to your course enrollment. Requests for review of new or revised courses must be submitted prior to departure.
• Summer Study Abroad Roster: Available in late May, this list includes Harvard students studying abroad this summer who agreed to share their contact information. While it can be helpful to connect with your peers abroad, we also encourage you to build relationships beyond Harvard.