All University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa faculty members in Bargaining Unit 7 are eligible to apply [from Rank 3 to Rank 5 or permanent Instructors (2)]. Faculty members who are on leave during the semester preceding the study abroad resident directorship are NOT eligible to apply. Resident Directors are appointed from UH Mānoa, as the UHM Study Abroad Center is a UH Mānoa program.
For your convenience, the Faculty Resident Directorship application is online for Summer, Semester and Academic Year-in-Japan applications. Please click on the links in the tables below to learn more about the programs and access the online application and relevant documents.
New as of March 2022: Please read the Council on Study Abroad’s policy on Hawaiian Place of Learning in regards to Resident Director selection and student recruitment.
SUMMER 2025 PROGRAMS
Deadline: Oct. 3, 2024 at 4PM HST
Last updated Aug. 2024
FALL 2025 / SPRING 2026 PROGRAMS
Deadline: Nov. 4, 2024 at 4PM HST
Last updated Sept. 2024
SEMESTER PROGRAM | RESOURCES | APPLICATION |
| Sydney, Australia | Kuali Online Application (Semester) | |
| Shanghai, China | ||
| London, England | ||
| Paris, France (new campus information coming soon) | ||
| Florence, Italy | ||
| Machida, Japan* | ||
| Seville, Spain |
*Faculty Resident Director appointment for Machida, Japan is for Fall or Spring semesters. Applicants who choose to teach both terms may do so, but must propose two courses per term.
ACADEMIC YEAR 2028-2029 IN JAPAN PROGRAM
Deadline: Nov. 5, 2027 at 4PM HST**
**Faculty Resident Director appointments for Kōbe, Japan are rotated every year among UHM and other consortium universities.