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CIEE Summer in Lisbon, Portugal (Outgoing Program)
  • Locations: Lisbon, Portugal
  • Program Terms: Summer
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: CIEE 
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Summer 2027 04/01/2027 04/01/2027 05/19/2027 07/14/2027
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Program Type: Program Provider Area of Study: Culture
Program Description:

CIEE College Study Abroad

Summer in Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal

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Program Overview

Your Summer in Lisbon program lasts 4 weeks (or up to 12 weeks) and is designed for students from all academic backgrounds. You will choose from CIEE courses taught in-person at CIEE Lisbon. Enhance your experience with co-curricular and extracurricular activities while immersing yourself in Portuguese culture. Live and learn in Lisbon!

Unique Experiences

Discover Portugal's rich past

while immersing yourself in the city's culture

Transform Lisbon into your classroom

by engaging with museums, monuments, and local festivals

Venture beyond Lisbon

to explore nearby towns steeped in medieval and coastal history

Learn More About Lisbon

Your Destination

Lisbon is Portugal's eco-friendly capital, celebrated for its long summer days, scenic waterfronts, and lively cultural scene. The city comes to life in the summer with open-air festivals, bustling outdoor cafés, and opportunities to explore its world-famous historic trams and iconic landmarks like the Belem Tower. Whether you are majoring in business, science, engineering, technology, communications, psychology, health sciences, liberal arts, language, or fine arts, Lisbon is the perfect place to study abroad.

Your Destination
Housing

Housing

CIEE Lisbon offers various housing options to ensure you're comfortable in your home away from home. Whether you live with a host family in a homestay or with fellow students in a residence hall, all housing options are located within 45 minutes of CIEE Lisbon and are conveniently near shops, cafés, public transportation, and eateries.

View CIEE's program page for additional housing information.

Program Highlights

  • Unmatched Flexibility: Spend one, two, or three consecutive 4-week sessions in the same host city or travel between cities for a comparative cultural experience. 
  • Academic Courses: Choose from CIEE courses that align with your academic major. 
  • Immersive Experiences: Participate in activities, excursions, study tours, and more that showcase your host city's culture, values, and local art, film, music, cuisine, and sports scenes. 
  • Cultural Activities: Volunteer with members of the local community, join student clubs to socialize with your peers, and attend local workshops and events to get to know your host city. 

Activities

CIEE’s excursions and cultural activities in Lisbon will open doors for you to explore Portugal's rich diversity, language, culture, history, and timeless beauty in ways that will enhance your time abroad.

Samples of past excursions and activities:

  • Visit some of the most emblematic neighborhoods in Lisbon to immerse yourself in the local culture 
  • Get to know Setúbal, a town south of Lisbon, known for its beautiful coast and wonderful cuisine (and rich dolphin population) 
  • Explore the enchanted Sintra and visit its enchanted palaces and taste amazing typical pastries 

Please note: Activities are based on past programs and subject to change at CIEE's discretion to adapt to local circumstances and participant feedback. Our goal when arranging activities is always to enhance your experience.

Academics

CIEE Lisbon: Study on the campus of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH), CIEE’s partner institution, located near trendy cafés, shops, banks, a modest shopping mall, and two metro lines that access the rest of the city. CIEE Lisbon features several offices on campus, namely with academic advising and student life support services, and access to NOVA FCSH’s campus library, study spaces, cafeteria, and coffee shop. 

View CIEE's program page for additional academic information, eligibility requirements, and courses.

1 out of 3 CIEE students receives a scholarship - get yours!

GAIN Travel Grants - Up to $1,500 toward travel costs guaranteed to students with a FAFSA SAI of $10,000 or less. Higher should still apply!

Gilman Go Global Grants - Up to $2,500/semester, $1,500/quarter, and $1,000 guaranteed to Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship applicants.

Merit-Based Scholarships - Up to $2,500/semester, $1,500/quarter, and $750/summer awarded to students deomonstrating high academic achievement.

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What's Included

  • Tuition
  • Housing
  • Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
  • Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet
  • Orientation – an introduction to your academic program, plus practical information about living in your host city
  • Full-time program leadership and support in your host city
  • Cultural and/or Co-curricular Activities
  • Excursions and/or Study Tours
  • Insurance and other travel benefits, with CIEE iNext Travel Protection
  • 24/7 emergency on-site support

Why CIEE

  • 200+ study abroad programs in 40+ countries
  • $8 million in scholarships offered each year
  • 1 in 3 students receives a scholarship
  • Study tours and cultural activities included
  • Internships and volunteering opportunities
  • Rigorous academics
  • Cultural immersion
  • iNext Travel Protection included

Questions?

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