Faculty-led Program Proposals
Appalachian offers 40+ faculty-led education abroad programs per year in 25+ countries!
Thanks to your personal commitment of time and energy, combined with your academic and international expertise, many Appalachian students are gaining an invaluable education abroad experience each year!
Faculty-led education abroad programs (FLEAPs) offer enriching experiences for student participants and faculty leaders. The Office of International Programs (OIP) would like to encourage you to consider leading a program! By leading an international program, you can help Appalachian students gain a hands-on international perspective in your field of study while fostering their awareness and understanding of an increasingly connected and global world. As a program leader, you also benefit from a stimulating and rewarding teaching experience abroad.
Our mission at OIP is to work together with faculty and academic departments to develop an international educational experiences for Appalachian students and to assist prospective program leaders in developing new programs.
Contact
The best point of contact for faculty, staff and students with questions about FLEAPs is fleap@appstate.edu.
Proposal Application
The program proposal application consists of the following elements:
Leader Information (Primary leader and co-leader or co-leaders, if applicable)
Academic Details (Program rationale, learning objectives, course credits and assignments, contact hours, etc.)
Draft Itinerary (Program location details, required and optional activities as well as accommodation and transportation details)
Draft Budget (Estimated program costs including any provider quotes)
Health & Safety (Program location(s) considerations including State Department Travel Warnings, CDC recommendations, Accessibility, emergency planning)
Marketing & Recruitment (Plans for marketing the program and details on intended recruitment pool)
You can find more information on the proposal application as well as a mock proposal on the proposal brochure page in Via-TRM.
Proposal Link
2025 - 2026 Primary Leader Proposal Application Link
This link will take you to the Via-TRM system. Once you are logged in, you can return to this page and click the link again. Or, from the Via-TRM homepage, you can click on "explore programs" and search for "proposal." Once there, click on the "term information" tab to submit your proposal.
Co-Leaders do not need to submit a proposal application, only primary leaders. Co-Leaders will be asked to submit a Co-Leader Information Application after the program is approved. Primary Leaders should list known co-leaders at the time of proposal submission.
Proposal deadlines
Fall and Spring Program Proposals
Deadline for Submission: March 15
Summer I & II Program Proposals
Deadline for Submission: May 15
New Programs
New program proposals are typically due 12-14 months in advance of when the program will run. Fall programs have a shorter turnaround time and those faculty are encouraged to connect with OIP as early as possible and submit their proposal prior to the official deadline.
Each department may establish their own internal deadline for receiving proposals for faculty led programs. These deadlines must be at least two weeks earlier than the deadline for submission to OIP.
Repeat Programs
Repeat program leaders are required to submit a repeat proposal application by the above deadlines, but have later deadlines for the draft budget and itinerary.
A program is considered to be a repeat if the following conditions are met:
The program has run within one or both of the two academic years immediately prior to the proposed program. (For example, it must have previously run in AY24-25 and/or AY25-26 in order to be a repeat program in AY 26-27.)
Only minor changes, if any, are being made to the academic content and itinerary, and the program leaders have not changed from the previous year.
If a new program location has been added, new courses will be offered for credit or there is a change in one or more of the program leaders, a program will be considered "new" and need to submit a new proposal application, not a repeat proposal application.
Repeat Program Budgets & Itineraries
Deadline for Fall and Spring: June 1
Deadline for Summer I & II: August 1
Trainings & Resources
The Office of International Programs regularly offers both in-person and zoom sessions on Developing a FLEAP. Visit workshops.appstate.edu to see current dates and register for a session.
Approved Program Leaders are required to attend Health & Safety and Expense Report training each year. Prospective leaders are also welcome to attend these sessions. Visit workshops.appstate.edu to see current dates and register.
You can also access resources and training opportunities by visiting the proposal brochure page in Via-TRM.
Faculty-led Programs Provider List (Currently under revision. Contact the FLEAP Team with any provider questions)