Monteverde-CIEE

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) at the Monteverde Institute's biological field station

• CIEE Study Abroad “Tropical Ecology & Conservation” program* track 
• Courses taught in English by local faculty at the CIEE Center with other CIEE students only 
• CIEE Center and programming at the Monteverde Institute’s field station located in the Cloud Forest Reserve 
• Required Spanish language course
• Extensive educational excursions, including a work retreat 
• Participants must enroll in the full curriculum 

Please note: Monteverde is co-sponsored as a single-site option only and may not be included as a site in the Open Campus multi-site model. IU supports its students on single-site, semester co-sponsored programs through standard billing and academic arrangements between IU and the program provider. Consequently, the CIEE Open Campus multi-site academic and billing model can only be accommodated through Non-IU Program procedures.  For more information, see: https://overseas.iu.edu/programs/non-iu/index.html.

*Note: IU selectively co-sponsors CIEE program offerings, including the one described on this page, but not all CIEE tracks/offerings. Please contact Education Abroad for clarification.

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• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Shared room with bunkbeds for three to four students
• Three meals/day included
• Located within 15-minute commute to CIEE Monteverde

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your third full-time semester of college
• are enrolled in (or have completed) 2 semesters of college-level biology*
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

Previous coursework in environmental science (or equivalent) and some Spanish is recommended.

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of Education Abroad. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Fall 2025

Spring 2025

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.
• CIEE scholarships and grants available.

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.