Two years of opening the door
Since 2024, Ariventures Abroad has walked with students who weren't sure study abroad was for them, and stood beside them all the way through.
The three gaps we close
Students told us what stands between them and going abroad. Here's what they said, and how each program answers it.
said scholarships are essential to studying abroad at all.
The funding gap
The ACM Fellowship puts direct funding in students' hands, so cost isn't the reason they stay home.
felt very familiar with financial planning for study abroad.
The preparation gap
Global Ready Workshops break down funding, budgeting, and the questions no one tells you to ask.
of enrolled students felt only somewhat confident navigating new cultures.
The confidence gap
Cultural readiness sessions and mentors who've been there help students belong abroad, not just arrive.
Khadajah · 2024–25 ACM Fellow
From Fellowship to Foreign Service
Khadajah turned a year abroad into a career. She leveraged her ACM Fellowship into a position with the U.S. Department of State, where the intercultural work she started as a Fellow now shapes how she practices diplomacy.
"The ACM Fellowship didn't just fund my studies abroad—it opened doors I never knew existed. The global perspective and intercultural competence I gained are now central to my work in diplomacy."
Every Fellow volunteered to mentor the next cohort.
Two Fellows stayed abroad after their programs ended.
"To become more worldly is to become more empathetic."
Where we've made an impact
Since 2024, our Fellows, workshops, and mentees have reached four continents and seven countries.
United States15+ workshops, 2 mentees
United Kingdom2 Fellows, 2 workshops
Italy1 Fellow, 1 mentee
Egypt1 Fellow
Costa Rica1 Fellow
ThailandWorkshop cohort
Burundi1 mentee
United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Costa Rica, Egypt, Thailand, and Burundi.
Fellows and workshops
Mentorship
Our Fellows have represented Queen's University Belfast, the American University in Cairo, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins SAIS and SAIS Europe, the University for Peace Costa Rica, and Guildford School of Acting.
What students take from a workshop
This year alone, we ran 15+ Global Ready Workshops with about 150 students. Here's what they said after.
"This was more than a workshop. It was a call to dream bigger and think globally."
Where every dollar goes
$10,000+ raised since 2024, every dollar to programs and delivery. Here's how it's grown, and where we're headed.
The goal we're building toward
Our annual reports
Open the next door
Your gift funds the whole of Ariventures Abroad: the ACM Fellowship, Global Ready Workshops, and mentorship, for every student standing at the threshold.
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