Rhodes Summer Programs
General Information
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for most programs. The deadline to apply in order to be considered for need-based aid is February 6, 2026. Final deadline for ALL Rhodes Summer Program applications is February 24, 2026. Submit your application early!
- Applications Open October 31, 2025.
- Once accepted into the program, you are committed to the program and are financially responsible for the cost of the program, even if you have to withdraw later. Make sure to plan ahead, look at your summer calendar, and discuss with family.
- Reach out to the faculty leader of the Rhodes Summer Program you are interested in. That way you can receive communications about that specific program.
- Students from any class year may apply.
- Good academic standing: Have at least a 2.5 GPA and not be on academic probation. Some programs require a higher GPA, so please check each program's GPA requirements.
- Good social standing.
- Meet the specific requirements for the program to which you apply.
Rhodes Summer Programs offered in 2026:
Click the links below to see program brochures for each Rhodes Summer program offered this summer. Applications will be available once the Maymester has a set cost.
Belgium: International Business Cases
Ecuador: Spanish Immersion in Ecuador
London: Transformational Ideas in Computer Science
Namibia: Environmental Field Study
Spain: Arts & Language across Spain
Thailand: Global Health & Mental Health in Thailand
Togo: French Immersion in Togo
Uzbekistan: Water on the Silk Roads
Summer 2026 Turley Center* Programs:
Ames, Tennessee: Environmental Archaeology at Ames
*Find more information on the Turley Center for Community Engagement here.
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Plan Ahead! Rhodes Summer Programs offered summer 2027 (applications not open yet):
Belgium: International Business Cases (Program leader: Dr. Denis Khantimirov)
Ecuador: Spanish Immersion (Program leader: Dr. Eric Henager)
Greece: Field School of the Kenchreai Coastal & Marine Survey (Program leader: Dr. Kenny Morrell)
Iceland: Cultural Knowledge & Icelandic Identity (Program leaders: Dr. Scott Garner & Dr. Lori Garner)
Kenya: The Frontier of Future Farming (Program leader: Dr. Jonathon Fitz Gerald)
New York City: Literary NYC: Reading the City (Program leader: Dr. Amy Benson)
Namibia: Environmental Field Study (Program leader: Dr. Michael Collins)
Spain: Arts & Language across Spain (Program leaders: Dr. Catherine Sundt & Dr. Bruce Jackson)
South Africa: Exploring South Africa- Race, Class, and Social Enterprises (Program leaders: Dr. Kelly Weeks & Dr. Matt Weeks)
Programs in development for Summer 2027- talk to the faculty leaders for more details:
Japan: “The Ghost in the Machine”: Japanese Technology & Media (Program leaders: Dr. Ricardo Martins & Dr. Brian Larkins)
Namibia: Health, Sustainability, and Community in Namibia (Program leader: Dr. Kelly Jo Fulkerson Dikuua)