Thank you and congratulations to the 2025 GoAbroad Innovation Award winners!
Innovative Technology
And the winner is…
Course Approval – Michigan Engineering Course Approval
Innovation in Alumni Engagement
And the winner is…
Amigos de las Américas – Social Impact Accelerator Program
Innovation in Diversity
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Michigan State University – Faculty-Directed Education Abroad Program Innovation Fund
Innovation in Sustainability
And the winner is…
Climate Action Network for International Educators (CANIE) – Travel with CANIE
Innovation in Philanthropy (Sponsored by the GoAbroad Foundation)
And the winner is…
African Education Program – My Period, Our Story – A Unique Perspective on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Education to End Period Poverty
Innovation in Marketing & Digital Media (Sponsored by Travolucion)
And the winner is…
Meddeas – Creator Program
Innovative Volunteer Abroad Program
And the winner is…
The International Programs & Study Abroad Office in the Haslam College of Business – Economic Empowerment Service Project in Vietnam
Innovative Intern Abroad Program
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Global Leadership Adventures – Peru: Career Exploration In Stem With Focus On Engineering & Sustainable Development
Innovative Study Abroad Program
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Georgia State University – Creative Media Industries Institute – The Creative Economy, Culture, and Tourism in Ghana
Innovative TEFL / Teach Abroad Program (Sponsored by Medjet)
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The TEFL Org – Teaching Neurodiverse Students
Innovation in Community College Programming (Sponsored by Fund For Education Abroad)
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Amideast Education Abroad – Community College Scholars Fund
Innovation in Global Respectful Disruption Leadership (Sponsored by Compear Global Education Network)
And the winner is…
Kory Saunders – Global Disruptive Leadership
Innovative Student Video
And the winner is…
Izzy Byrne, CIS Abroad, “Reminiscing On My Time Abroad”
People’s Choice (Sponsored by Nomad)
The 2025 People’s Choice Award is sponsored by Nomad, a global eSIM provider that keeps travelers connected anywhere in the world.
And the winner is…
International TEFL Academy
Congratulations to this year’s GoAbroad Innovation Award finalists!
Innovation in Diversity
- Michigan State University – Faculty-Directed Education Abroad Program Innovation Fund
- Pacific Discovery – Diverse Voices Scholarship
- Raquel Dailey – Black Culture Trek
- WorldKind – Accessibility Abroad
- Global Citizen Adventure Corps – Short Term Study Abroad Scholarships
Innovation in Marketing & Digital Media, Sponsored by Travolucion
- ConversaSpain – Keeping Up with the ConversaSpainers
- Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA) – Establishing Mental Health Best Practices for Study Abroad
- The TEFL Org – “I Taught English Abroad” Podcast
- Meddeas – Creator Program
- USAC – Pass the Phone Social Media Video
Innovative Intern Abroad Program
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology – STEM Internships (Visiting Student Research Program)
- Global Leadership Adventures – Career Exploration In Stem With Focus On Engineering & Sustainable Development
- Connect-123 Global Internship Programs – Pediatric Healthcare Internship Program in Ireland
- TravelBud – Summer Teaching Internship in South Korea with TravelBud & George Mason University
- Beyond Academy – Immersive Internship Program In Tokyo
Innovative Study Abroad Program
- University of South Alabama – USA’s Executive Leadership Program to Greece
- API – The API Career Exploration: Sports Management and the Paris Olympics
- Georgia State University – Creative Media Industries Institute – The Creative Economy, Culture, and Tourism in Ghana
- Accademia Europea di Firenze – Connecting Art and Community in Florence
- Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA) – IFSA Career Accelerators programs
Innovative Volunteer Abroad Program
- International Volunteer HQ – Global Changemakers Program: Increasing Access to Education Abroad
- CAS Trips – Global Student Exchange Program
- GoEco – Bali Sea Turtle Conservation for Teenagers
- Pro-Passion Projects – Law and Human Rights Project in Ghana
- The International Programs & Study Abroad Office in the Haslam College of Business – Economic Empowerment Service Project in Vietnam
Innovative TEFL / Teach Abroad Program, Sponsored by Medjet
- The TEFL Org – Teaching Neurodiverse Students
- Destination TEFL – 168-hour TEFL/TESOL course
- Meddeas – Gloading Teach Abroad Program
- Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) – Teaching English in Japan May Program
- Georgia State University – Exploring the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Buenos Aires
Innovative Technology
- Hanover CRM – Hanover CRM
- Course Approval – Michigan Engineering Course Approval
- WorldStrides Higher Education – New WorldStrides Connection App
- Meg Ramey and WorldKind Academy – WorldKind Academy Traveler Trainer PRO Belonging & Wellbeing Module
- API – APIConnect Mobile App
Innovation in Sustainability
- Climate Action Network for International Educators (CANIE) – Travel with CANIE
- USAC – USAC Green Pact
- The GREEN Program – Climate Finance & Investing For a Sustainable Environment
- Michigan State University – Exploring Human-Forest Codependence in the Yucatan
- CEA CAPA Education Abroad & the University of Colorado Boulder – Sustainability Content Creators
Innovation in Philanthropy, Sponsored by the GoAbroad Foundation
- African Education Program – My Period, Our Story – A Unique Perspective on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Education to End Period Poverty
- The GREEN Program – EmPowering Communities with Clean Energy: Inspiring 36 Million with Beast Philanthropy
- Mahtabe – Malezi Community Centre, Empowering Community Through Education
- Amizade & the AllPeopleBeHappy Foundation – AllPeopleBeHappy Impact Projects
- Elimisha Kakuma – Scholarship Program for Refugees
Innovation in Alumni Engagement
- Global Leadership Adventures – College Scholarship Ambassador Program
- Barcelona SAE – The Beyond Las Ramblas Podcast
- WorldStrides Higher Education – Career Guides & Post-Program Reflection
- Child Family Health International – Alumni Advisor Program
- Amigos de las Américas – Social Impact Accelerator Program
Innovation in Community College Programming, Sponsored by Fund for Education Abroad
- HQ Travel Group – Mott Community College – Use of Grant
- Amideast Education Abroad – Community College Scholars Fund
- North Orange County Community College District and AIFS Abroad – NOCCCD Study Abroad for Career and Technical Education: Manufacturing and Welding in Germany in collaboration with AIFS Abroad Customized, Faculty-Led Programs
- Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) – Shared Interest Agreement with The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Villa Albertine The French Institute for Culture and Education – Community College in France Program, Immersive Summer Programs
Innovation in Global Respectful Disruption Leadership, Sponsored by Compear Global Education Network
- World at Hand – Global Scholars Pathway
- Lina Cao 曹丽娜 – Leading with Impact: How Lina Cao is Redefining Global Education
- Walk With TFB, LLC – Internationalization and Athletics Summit
- Stacie Freeman and Julie Hill – Global Citizen Adventure Corps’ Disruptive Leadership
- Kory Saunders – Global Disruptive Leadership
Innovative Student Video
- Madeleine Luskey – Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA)
- Noah Milsky – Round River Conservation Studies
- Izzy Byrne – CIS Abroad
- Rachael McGettigan – The TEFL Org
- Mia Evans – EF Gap Year
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People’s Choice, Sponsored by Nomad
- Involvement Volunteers International
- GIVE (Growth International Volunteer Excursion)
- International TEFL Academy
- USAC – University Studies Abroad Consortium
- Adelante Abroad
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