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Hospitality
The CCIS Hospitality Program offers international graduate students and
visiting scholars an opportunity to develop a friendly, non-academic, and
informal relationship with a local family or individual for a one-year
period. A minimum of 4 contacts is suggested - but often times
together exceed that amount! Many long-term international friendships
have been formed through the CCIS Hospitality program!
Volunteer Host applications are accepted throughout the calendar year. Host Volunteers are required to be CCIS members and complete a host application and evaluation process. Past affiliation with Stanford University is not required. In-home meetings with internationals are appreciated, but not required.
International student/scholar applications are reviewed for matching in
the fall quarter, October–December. Sixty (60) international applicants will
be matched on a first-come basis. Students and scholars with accompanying
spouses/partners are also welcome to apply.
Like many "typical Americans" in the communities surrounding Stanford University, CCIS Hospitality Host Volunteers come from a wide range of cultures, educational backgrounds, professions, interests and talents. Some CCIS Host Volunteers were once international students themselves! By sharing the Stanford/California experience, recreational activities, entertainment, cooking/meals together, and family events and holidays — Hospitality times can be especially enriching for internationals who may never have been in the US before their arrival at Stanford University.
Would you like to volunteer? Click here
Not yet a CCIS member? Click here
Internationals - would you like to have a Hospitality host? Click here