NSEP publishes a list of current "countries of emphasis" for students interested in Boren Scholarships and Fellowships.

General

United States Network for Education Information’s Foreign Country Database
is a searchable database of educational resources outside of the United States, organized by region and country.

The World Factbook
is updated each year by the CIA, and contains information about the countries of the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

U.S. State Dept. Background Notes
provide another country by country source of information about the world.

Africa

AfricaNews
is a monthly online journal with news and views on Africa from Africa.

African Language Program Inventory
is a web-based overview of African language programs and course offerings in the United States and abroad produced by the National African Languages Resource Center (NALRC).

African Studies Internet Resources
are posted by Columbia University.

Grants and Fellowships in African Studies
compiled by Stanford University Libraries cover locations in Africa south of the Sahara.

Asia and the Pacific

Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
includes a comprehensive list of study abroad programs in Asia as well as listings of grants and fellowships available for those studying in or about Asia.

JIN Plaza*
The Japanese Information Network is designed as a center for exchange. You can submit Japan-related information to the "JIN Bulletin Board," or find websites and JIN pages selected according to a monthly theme.

Freeman Asia Awards for Study in Asia
A recent survey found that only about 5% of study abroad students went to East and Southeast Asia, with the majority going to Japan or China. Yet, there are over a hundred programs to choose from in East and Southeast Asia. The Freeman Awards for study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) are intended to help fill this gap.

Asia Media*
is a daily online news publication of the Asia Pacific Media Network.

The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program*
aims to enhance foreign language education in Japan and to "promote international exchange at the local level through fostering ties between Japanese youth and foreign youth."

Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission*
The Commission is an independent federal agency dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and cooperation between the United States and Japan through the issuing of grant programs.

Study in Japan: Comprehensive Guide
Website sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for foreign students interested in studying Japan. The site covers all aspects of study abroad experience in Japan.

Eastern and Central Europe

Russian and East European Studies Consortium
at Arizona State University "administers research, training, and outreach programs involving the lands and people of Eastern Europe and Eurasia." It also offers language training in Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, and Tatar and offers in-country summer language study. The Consortium will accept applicants from any college or university and assist students in finding funding. 

Grint Centre for Education and Culture*
is a popular study abroad agency in Russia.

Russian and East European Internet Resources
are posted at the Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) at the University of Michigan.

Latin America and Caribbean

Directory of Study Abroad Programs
in Latin America from Planeta.com includes study abroad and volunteer programs in Latin America and Spain, and first person accounts of language school experiences.

The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)) is affiliated with the Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin. LANIC's mission is to facilitate access to Internet-based communication to, from, or about Latin America.

Publications From and About Latin America
are posted by the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) libraries.

Near and Middle East

Near East Internet Resources
Near Eastern, Islamic and Arabic Studies resources collected by the Yale University Library range from Arabic character software to news to womenÌs issues.

Middle East Studies Association
of North America (MESA) is located at the University of Arizona. MESA "provides an online directory of all graduate and undergraduate programs and courses in Middle Eastern studies."

Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)
represents a consortium of twenty-one American colleges and universities. It offers intensive advanced Arabic language training at the American University in Cairo (A.U.C.) for Egyptian and American college-level students, graduate students, and professors specializing in various areas of Middle Eastern studies.

ABZU
is a guide to resources for the study of the ancient Near East available on the Internet. A project and publication of the Research Archives of the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.