STEP-Abroad: Short Term Engineering Programs Abroad
Faculty-led (Departmental) STEP-Abroad programs are fast-paced, unique international experiences typically lasting from one to six weeks. Credits earned vary by program, and most will involve a combination of industry visits, lectures, site visits, class work, and visits to tourist destinations. These programs may take place during Spring Break, May/Summer or Winter Break. Students will earn one to six credits depending on program length and academic content. Several programs are open to students of any ENGR major and accept applications from First-Year Engineering (FYE) students. Visit the program's page for full details.
National and International Scholarships Office (NISO)
NISO is Purdue University's hub for national and international awards. They coordinate the application, campus evaluation, and nomination processes from helping students learn about the scholarships, fellowships, and grants to submitting nominations to the granting foundations and programs.
Spring Break 2026
BME Medical Device Manufacturing in Ireland
CCE Water and Infrastructure Resilience: Public Health and Extreme Events-Spain
IE AI and Job Design in Systematic Review Milan, Italy
OPP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Ireland
May/Summer 2026
AAE 33300 Fluid Mechanics in Valencia Spain
BME Global Health and Biomedical Engineering in Japan
ChE Oil and Gas Production in Argentina
CCE Smart Mobility in Europe - London, UK & Paris, France
CCE Australian Transportation Systems and Supply Chains
CCE/ME Engineering in the Southern Cone: Buenos Aires and Patagonia, Argentina - Application Link Coming Soon
ECE Quantum Computing for Engineering in TBD - Application Link Coming Soon
EPICS in Australia - Application Link Coming Soon
IE 490 AI and Safety in Systematic Review-Rome
IE 490 Human Factors & Healthcare Innovation in Australia and New Zealand - Application Link Coming Soon
IE 490 Technical Project Management in The Netherlands and UK - Application Link Coming Soon
MSE 230 Structure and Properties of Materials-Madrid, Spain
MSE 230-Structure and Properties of Materials in Oslo, Norway and Copenhagen, Denmark - Application Link Coming Soon
ME Experience German Engineering
ME Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Mechanical Engineers-Florence, Italy
ME Roller Coaster Dynamics in Italy
ME Energy and Motorsports in Italy and the UK
ME Engineering Solutions for the Water–Energy–Food Nexus in Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands
ME 489 Introduction to Finite Element Analysis Rome, Italy
ME 20000 Thermodynamics I in Heidelberg Germany
ME 27000 Basic Mechanics I in Rome
ME 354 Machine Design I in Poland and the Czech Republic
ME Additive Manufacturing in France
ME Bioinspiration & Embodied AI - Singapore: Translating Biological Principles Autonomous and Intelligent Systems - Application Link Coming Soon
ME Rotating Detonation Technologies in Japan: Design, Testing, and Propulsion Applications - Application Link Coming Soon
OPP/ME Semiconductors in Korea - Application Link Coming Soon
Additional Short Term Study Abroad Opportunities:
CEA CAPA-Buenos Aires: Physics for Engineering - Study at Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA), regarded as one of the best engineering schools in Latin America!
Summer Undergraduate Research in Global Engineering (SURGE)