Third-Party Providers (TPPs)
Third-party providers, or TPPs, are independent organizations or institutions. They collaborate with the faculty leader and Education Abroad Office in administering faculty-led education abroad programs. Third-party providers can *:
- Provide crisis and risk management support
- Provide mental and physical healthcare resources
- Provide language support like translators
- Provide chaperones and/or guides
- Include honorariums in budgets
- Assist in building programs:
- Arranging housing, excursions, on-site transportation
- Book group flights [if necessary]
- Assist with visas [if necessary]
* Specific services vary from provider to provider.
As of 2025, all TPPs will be requested to complete the following 45-point memo to ensure that they adhere to UCR guidelines such as the UCOP Anti-Discrimination Policy.
The UCR Education Abroad Office has interviewed and or worked with the TPPs below. Many UC and UCR students have also independently enrolled in some providers' programs through Opportunities Abroad (OA).
Don't see a provider you're interested in? Have questions? Email Sonja Lind, the Assistant Director of Education Abroad at UCR.
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Argentina (Buenos Aires, Mendoza), Australia (Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney), Bhutan (Thimpu), Canada (Toronto, Banff, Montreal, Vancouver), Chile (Santiago, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar), China (Shanghai), Costa Rica (San Joaquín de Flores, San José), Croatia (Dubrovnik), Cuba (Havana), Czech Republic (Prague), England (London, Oxford, Sheffield), France (Cannes, Paris), Greece (Athens), Hungary (Budapest), Iceland (Reykjavík), Ireland (Dublin, Galway, Limerick), Italy (Florence, Milan, Rome, Sorrento, Syracuse, Tuscania), Japan (Tokyo), New Zealand (Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington), Poland (Kraków), Portugal (Lisbon), Scotland (Edinburgh, Stirling), South Korea (Seoul), Spain (Barcelona, Bilbao, Granada, Madrid, Salamanca, Seville, Valencia), United Arab Emirates (Sharjah), United States (Austin, Boston, Charleston, Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Napa, New Orleans, New York, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Sedona, Washington D.C.). Reviewed February 2026. |
Email Jay Bartletti, or submit this Customized Program Request form. |
API General Information Session for UCR Faculty Former UCR FLEAP Programs with API:
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American Institute for Foreign Study, Inc (AIFS Study Abroad) |
Argentina (Buenos Aires), Australia (Sydney, Cairns), Austria (Salzburg, Vienna), Chile (Viña del Mar), Costa Rica (San José), Czech Republic (Prague), Ecuador (Galápagos Islands), France (Paris, Grenoble, Cannes), Germany (Berlin), Greece (Athens, Greek Islands), Hungary (Budapest), Ireland (Dublin, Galway, Cork), Italy (Florence, Rome, Sicily), Japan (Kyoto), New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington), South Africa (Cape Town), Spain (Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Salamanca, Seville, Valencia), United Kingdom (London, Oxford, Cambridge, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow). Reviewed February 2026. |
Email Paula Messina, or submit this Customized, Faculty-Led request form. |
AIFS General Information Session for UCR Faculty Former UCR FLEAP Programs with AIFS:
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| Arcos Learning Abroad | Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Peru, Spain, Uruguay. Reviewed February 2026. | Email customprograms@arcosabroad.com, or submit this Arcos Learning Abroad Custom Program Request form. | No UCR FLEAP program has run with Arcos, but we've proposed programs with them as recently as 2026. |
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Australia, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. Reviewed February 2026. |
Email Sharon Jiang, or submit this Request a Proposal with APA form. |
January session for virtual program Former UCR FLEAP Programs with APA:
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| BONTEVI | Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, France, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, and others. Reviewed February 2026. | Email Dr. Paolo Bongarzoni, or submit this Plan Your Program form. |
Former UCR FLEAP Programs with BONTEVI:
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Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay. Reviewed February 2026. |
Email Daniel Amgarten, or submit this Request a Proposal form. |
Campus B General Information Session for UCR Faculty Former UCR FLEAP Programs with Campus B:
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Argentina (Buenos Aires), Australia (Sydney), Costa Rica (San José), Czech Republic (Prague), England (London), France (Aix-en-Provence, French Riviera: Antibes, Grenoble, Paris), Hungary (Budapest), Ireland (Dublin), Italy (Florence, Rome), Netherlands (Amsterdam), Spain (Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Seville). Reviewed February 2026. |
Email Kellie Sullivan or other members of the Custom Programs staff, or submit a Proposal Request Form. |
CEA CAPA General Information Session for UCR Faculty CEA CAPA Custom Programs Brochure Former UCR FLEAP Programs with CEA-CAPA:
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France (Strasbourg), with capacity to lead programs in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and more. Reviewed February 2026. |
Email Marketa Lepicovsky, or plan your proposal here. |
CEPA General Information Session for UCR Faculty Former UCR FLEAP Programs with CEPA:
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Argentina (Buenos Aires), Australia (Melbourne, Sydney), Botswana (Gaborone), Brazil (São Paulo), Chile (Santiago), China (Beijing, Shanghai), Costa Rica (Monteverde), Czech Republic (Prague), Denmark (Copenhagen), Dominican Republic (Santiago de los Caballeros), England (London), Estonia (Tallinn), France (Paris, Nice, Rennes, Toulouse), Germany (Berlin), Ghana (Legon), Greece (Athens), Ireland (Dublin), Italy (Florence, Milan, Rome), Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto), Jordan (Amman), Mexico (Mérida), Morocco (Rabat), Netherlands (Amsterdam), New Zealand (Auckland), Portugal (Lisbon), Puerto Rico (San Juan), Scotland (Edinburgh), Singapore, South Africa (Cape Town), South Korea (Seoul), Spain (Alcala de Henares, Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Seville), Taiwan (Taipei), United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi). Reviewed February 2026. |
Email custom@ciee.org, or fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page. |
No UCR FLEAP program has run with CIEE, but we've proposed programs with them as recently as 2025. |
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| Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) | Brazil (Belo Horizonte, Nova Lima, São Paulo). | Email Mariana Simoes Foschetti or Marcele Carneiro Gama Viana. |
Former UCR FLEAP Programs with FDC:
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Argentina (Buenos Aires), Australia (Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney), Chile (Santiago, Valparaíso), China (Shanghai), Costa Rica (Heredia), Cuba (Havana), Czech Republic (Prague), England (Cambridge, London, Oxford), Ireland (Dublin, Galway), Italy (Rome), Mexico (Mérida), New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington), Northern Ireland (Belfast), Peru (Lima), Scotland (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, St. Andrews), Spain (Barcelona), Sri Lanka (Kandy), Wales (Cardiff). Reviewed February 2026. |
Email Emily Beck, or submit a Build Your Program with IFSA form. |
Former UCR FLEAP Programs with IFSA-Butler:
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Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
Argentina (Buenos Aires), Australia (Sydney), Austria (Vienna), Chile (Santiago), China (Shanghai), Ecuador (Galápagos Islands, Quito), England (London), France (Arles, Nantes, Nice, Paris), Germany (Berlin, Freiburg), Ireland (Dublin), Italy (Milan, Rome, Siena), Japan (Tokyo), Morocco (Rabat), Netherlands (Amsterdam), New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch), South Africa (Cape Town), South Korea (Seoul), Spain (Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Salamanca). Reviewed February 2026. Note: Faculty who select IES Abroad as their FLEAP provider cannot take a guest (like a spouse or child) with them. |
Email Katie Burke, or submit a Customized Programs Interest Form. |
IES General Information Session for UCR Faculty Former UCR FLEAP Programs with IES Abroad:
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Italy (Ischia, Florence, Milan, Naples). Reviewed February 2026. |
Email Vince Amalfitano, or schedule a meeting with him on his Calendly. |
Former UCR FLEAP Programs with Italy Abroad Program:
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Argentina (Buenos Aires), Australia (Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney, Townsville), Belgium (Leuven), Chile (Valparaíso and Viña del Mar), China (Shanghai), Colombia (Barranquilla), Costa Rica (San José), Czech Republic (Prague), England (London, Reading), Fiji (Suva), France (Lille, Paris), Germany (Berlin), Greece (Athens), Ireland (Dublin, Galway, Limerick), Italy (Florence, La Spezia & Cinque Terre, Milan, Rome), Japan (Kofu, Tokyo), Morocco (Meknes), Netherlands (Amsterdam, Leiden), New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington), Peru (Cusco, Lima), Portugal (Lisbon), Scotland (Glasgow, Stirling), Singapore, South Africa (Cape Town), South Korea (Busan, Seoul), Spain (Bilbao, Granada, Madrid, Málaga, Salamanca, Seville, Valencia), Switzerland (Geneva), Thailand (Bangkok), Vietnam (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh). Reviewed February 2026. |
Email Stephanie Pack, or submit the Get in Touch form at the bottom of this page. |
General Information Session for UCR Faculty Former UCR FLEAP Programs with WorldStrides:
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Japan (Chiba, Tōgane) |
Email Kayo Shinozaki. |
Former UCR FLEAP Programs with Josai International University:
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Argentina, Australia, Cameroon, Chile, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Samoa, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Vietnam. Reviewed February 2026. |
Email custom@sit.edu, or submit a SIT Custom Programs Interest Form.
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SIT General Information Session for UCR Faculty Custom & Faculty-Led Programs - SIT Study Abroad No UCR FLEAP program has run with SIT. |
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| Spanish Studies Abroad (SSA) |
Argentina (Córdoba), Cuba (Havana), Spain (Barcelona, Seville, Alicante), Panama (Panama City), Puerto Rico (San Juan). Reviewed February 2026. |
Email Susan Hyman, customprograms@spanishstudies.org, or fill out a Request a Proposal form on this page. |
Former UCR FLEAP Programs with SSA:
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Chile (Santiago), China (Chengdu, Shanghai), Costa Rica (Heredia), Cuba (La Habana - January and July only), Czech Republic (Prague), France (Lyon, Pau), Germany (Lüneburg), India (Bengaluru), Italy (Reggio Emilia, Torino, Viterbo), Spain (Madrid), Thailand (Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen), Uruguay (Montevideo). Reviewed February 2026. |
Email Angela McNutt, or submit a USAC Custom Programs Request for Proposal form. |
No UCR FLEAP program has run with USAC, but we've proposed programs with them as recently as 2025. |