MyAbroad Portal
The MyAbroad portal (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. is the primary student information system used by Education Abroad to collect required information about study abroad programs and students. Information in this system is use for many administrative functions and more importantly emergency management.
Updating your program information in MyAbroad portal:
If you want to update the program page in MyAbroad portal regarding program dates, cost, etc then please email Sarah Survance: sarah.survance@austin.utexas.edu
Adding the Student Roster:
*Important* Once your department has selected and admitted students in to your program, they should be added to MyAbroad portal as soon as possible to be cleared by Dean of Students and so that the students can begin completing the required pre-departure forms.
*Please note, once students are added to MyAbroad portal, they will be charged a non-refundable $75 application fee. For many programs with a 350xxx program code, your department will need to email a list of the names and EIDs to sarah.survance@austin.utexas.edu. Also if you have students who withdraw from the program, please communicate this to Sarah as soon as possible.
MyAbroad Portal Statuses:
These are the most common statuses for backdoor programs (programs with a 350xxx code):
New Applicant: Authorized to begin the process but has not started the portal application or been cleared by Dean of Students. Please note: a budget cannot be submitted for any students in New Applicant status.
Conditional Accept: Completed the basic application requirements in MyAbroad portal and cleared by DOS. The student now needs to complete the pre-departure requirements.
Away: Accepted student who has completed all the pre-departure requirements in MyAbroad portal
Pre-Departure Forms:
Pre-departure forms vary but may include:
- Emergency Contact Information Download Emergency Contact Information
- Health Clearance Links to an external site. (mandatory for all)
- Emergency Medical Authorization Download Emergency Medical Authorization
- Overseas Insurance Links to an external site.
- Refund Policy / Financial Responsibility Download Refund Policy / Financial Responsibility
- Release & Indemnification Agreement Download Release & Indemnification Agreement
- Responsibility of Participation Download Responsibility of Participation
- Code of Conduct Download Code of Conduct / Misconduct Resolution Download Misconduct Resolution
- Acknowledgement Form Download Acknowledgement Form
- Flight Information Download Flight Information
- Passport Information
Download Passport Information (Passport Services)
Links to an external site.
Additional Information:
Your department can also request a flight report Download request a flight report 30 days prior to the program start date.
*Not all faculty-led programs will use MyAbroad portal. Please check with Texas Global for clarification and if you have any questions.
If you do not have access to MyAbroad portal, please email Sarah Survance for MyAbroad portal access and training: sarah.survance@austin.utexas.edu.