Application Procedure

Eligibility

General CASA Requirements:

  • ➢ Degree-seeking student from four-year, U.S. accredited university
  • ➢ In good academic standing at home school
  • ➢ Study abroad approval from relevant home school study abroad office

    • Program-Specific Requirements:
  • ➢ Language requirements: Five to six semesters of college-level Spanish or equivalent

    • Application Process

    CASA member school students should apply directly through their home school’s study abroad office by their home school deadline.

    GlobalStudents Visiting Students from non-member schools should apply directly through:
    Brown’s Office of Global Engagement/
    globalbrown@brown.edu

    At a glance

    City
    Havana, Cuba

    Lead Institution
    Brown University

    Partner Institutions

    • Casa de las Américas
    • University of Havana (UH)

    Housing

    • Casa de las Américas Residence
    • Homestays

    Language requirements
    Five-six semesters of college-level Spanish or equivalent

    Calendar
    Academic year
    Fall or Spring semesters

    Applications
    Students from CASA member institutions apply via their home institution. Non-CASA member students apply through Brown University.

    Special features
    Full immersion in Cuban life

    Member Universities

    Brown University
    Columbia University
    Cornell University
    Dartmouth College
    Georgetown University
    Harvard University
    Johns Hopkins University
    Northwestern University
    Trinity College, University of Dublin
    The University of Pennsylvania
    The University of Melbourne
    Vanderbilt University