Shuford Away

UNC Honors in London (Semester Away in London)

London, United Kingdom

January 17 — April 26, 2026

Application opens: August 1st, 2025

This program is administered by Honors Carolina.

Studying at UNC’s Winston House on historic Bedford Square, students live in a central London neighborhood, attend seminars within the shadow of the British Museum, conduct research at the British Library, learn from professors who make London their home, and take advantage daily of the artistic, musical, theatrical, and cultural riches of this unique metropolis. Students earn at least 15 credit hours through 5 required courses; they remain enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill with a full semester’s work going toward general education and major or minor requirements. An internship for 20 hours per week provides valuable educational experiences in a cross-cultural context and satisfies the Shuford Program requirement.

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Summer Away in Prague

Prague, Czech Republic

June 10 — July 25, 2026

Application opens: November 1st, 2025

This program encourages students to use their entrepreneurial background to make significant contributions to a local company or organization in a wide range of industries. Matched with placements arranged by CET Academic Programs, students learn to communicate, collaborate, and network in an international cultural context over 7 weeks while taking the hands-on learning lab capstone course to prepare them for entrepreneurial life. Students earn 8 credit hours through 2 required courses; they remain enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill and enroll with CET Academic Programs for some courses, earning both UNC and transfer credit with a summer term’s work going toward general education and major or minor requirements. An internship for 20 hours per week provides valuable educational experiences in a cross-cultural context and satisfies the Shuford Program requirement.

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UNC Burch in Manchester (Summer Away in Manchester)

Manchester, United Kingdom

July 18 — August 8, 2026

Application opens: November 1st, 2025

This program is administered by Honors Carolina.

This program explores the traditional sport revenue drivers with globally renowned soccer clubs leading the charge of innovation in the sports industry. Course content will dive into the digitization of sports as well as sports verticals with high growth and low entry-barriers. Students will work together to develop a sports startup with a coinciding presentation and website helping them to turn an idea into an enterprise. By the end of the program, students will be able to discover, ideate, validate, and accelerate sports ventures. Students earn 3 credit hours through 1 required course and complete field work; they remain enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill with a summer term’s work going toward general education and major or minor requirements. Field work provides valuable educational experiences in a cross-cultural context and and satisfies the Shuford Program requirement for students who are currently admitted to the minor.

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UNC Burch in Thailand (Summer Away in Thailand)

Bangkok, Chiang Rai, and Satun Province Thailand

May 30 — July 1, 2026

Application opens: November 1st, 2025

This program is administered by Honors Carolina.

The innovative and sustainable nature of entrepreneurial pursuit can benefit public health initiatives, especially when entrepreneurship identifies economically self-sustaining solutions to public health challenges. This program introduces students to basic concepts and case studies of commercial and social entrepreneurship as applied to the pursuit of public health and sustainable food systems through both for-profit and non-profit entities. Students earn 3 credit hours through 1 required course and complete field work; they remain enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill with a summer term’s work going toward general education and major or minor requirements. Field work provides valuable educational experiences in a cross-cultural context.

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Summer Away in Ecuador

Tena, Ecuador

May 10 — May 19, 2026

Application opens: November 3rd, 2025

Through their work and additional programming, students will meet with local community partners and gain hands-on experience in regenerative entrepreneurship developing viable, scalable solutions for the problems their communities face, including agri-livestock systems, raw material dependency, waste management, and concrete construction. Students will also hear from local students and guest speakers who are engaged with a number of exciting projects and initiatives. Students complete 75 hours towards the required Shuford Program internship.

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