The Professional Writing Minor
The Writing Program at UC Santa Barbara accept ieiMedia’s Berlin Project, led by former full-time faculty member Nomi Morris, as one of the three (3) upper division prerequisite courses required to apply for the Professional Writing Minor.
Students may complete the Berlin Project international reporting course after their First, Second or Third year at UCSB, in order for it to be applied to the Writing Minor. UCSB students do not need to pay for additional credit via ieiMedia in order to use this course toward the Professional Writing Minor — whether that be the Journalism track or any other track. Rather, a waiver form is completed at the time of matriculation, when graduating with the Minor.
However, if a UCSB student wishes to use this course as a substitute elective toward their major program, they will need to order and pay for the transfer credit. Please contact Nomi Morris with additional questions.
ieiMedia Travel Grant for UCSB
Any UCSB student or alum who would like to join an ieiMedia project will receive an ieiMedia Travel Grant upon acceptance. The ieiMedia Travel Grant for UCSB includes funds to reduce the tuition by $300 for the ieiMedia Berlin Project this year. Plus there is a waiver for the $50 application fee. The grant is awarded for use towards payment of the tuition and is contingent upon available capacity to enroll the student in the project.
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Gilman Scholarship
To date, four UCSB students have been able to register for the Berlin Project because they applied for and received approximately $5,000 in funding from the Gilman Foundation, a program that is administered by the U.S. State Dept. Applicants must be Pell Grant recipients.Please contact ieiMedia Admissions for help in applying for the Gilman.
Note: Don’t Delay! the first Gilman deadline is very early in the UCSB academic year, falling on:
Friday, October 3, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
Get Started with ieiMedia:
APPLICATION, PAYMENTS, AND WAITLISTS
APPLICATION DEADLINE: We are accepting applications for summer 2026 as long as spots remain available. Please review our application instructions and reach out to admissions@ieimedia.com if you have any questions. We are here to support you through the application process and are so excited to learn more about your interest in studying abroad with ieiMedia! If you have questions about applying, you can also start a conversation with us by clicking the Get Started button. Please refer to the Application Deadline Details for more information.
PAYMENT DEADLINES: see Payment, Cancelation and Refund Policy for information on deposit deadlines and amounts.
ENROLLMENT CAPACITY AND WAITLISTS: ieiMedia projects have a defined capacity limitation for applicants. Since there is a limited number of applicants who can attend, you can only be guaranteed a spot when you (1) have paid your Application Fee and (2) made payments on time according to the Costs and Payment Schedule. If a program has reached capacity OR you have not met the requirements for enrollments, you will be placed on the waitlist until requirements are met and capacity is available.
