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Welcome to the Get ready to go! page for the 2026 秀色直播 East Africa Field Study Semester (EAFSS).听The content on this page is necessary to prepare you for your departure in January, so read it carefully.

You should also review the 2026 EAFSS Student Handbook .

Course offerings for 2026

Registration to the courses offered in the EAFSS will open in late December. These are the courses that will be offered:听

Kenya (choose one)

听- Jon Galaty

-听Thenya Thuita

Uganda (choose one)

听-听Patrick Omeja & Dennis Twinomugisha

听-听Sarah Bortolamiol

Tanzania (choose one)

听-听Jon Unruh

听-听Geoffrey Soka

Context courses (taken by everyone, research completed through the entire semester)

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Mandatory Pre-departure Sessions

Attendance is mandatory for all pre-departure sessions. Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will take place in听Room 650 - 2001 秀色直播 College Ave. In case of a serious scheduling conflict or emergency, notify Prof. Jon Unruh and the FSIO office (ifso.science [at] mcgill.ca). Failure to do so may constitute grounds for dismissal from the program.

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Important Information

Read the information below carefully to prepare you for the mandatory tasks that you must complete to participate in the program.

Payment Schedule

The听听provides information on how to make payment. Use your 秀色直播 ID as the account number.

Once you have paid your fees online,听send an email听student.accounts [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Africa%20Field%20Study%20Semester%20-%20payment) (Student Accounts)听with our office in Cc (ifso.science [at] mcgill.ca)听with the following information:听student ID, full name, the amount you sent,听and听a statement that the amount is for the 秀色直播 East Africa Field Study Semester听Winter 20XX program. Follow these same steps each time you make a payment.

Insurance Requirements

Confirm that your insurance covers you appropriately for the semester, that it can be extended if you decide to stay abroad after the end of the semester, and that it includes:

Personal travel medical insurance with a minimum $1,000,000.00 CAD coverage is required to participate in the program. This can be difficult to get in Europe. It might therefore be a good idea to exceptionally get the 秀色直播 insurance this year.

Medevac coverage refers to emergency air ambulance services that transport clients from the site of a medical emergency to the nearest hospital equipped to provide the necessary treatment.

Emergency health coverage.

Read the exclusions of your insurance attentively. Pre-existing medical conditions might not be covered as well as specific activities including some sports. For example, the 秀色直播 insurance is very specific about the conditions in which scuba diving would be covered. Insurances are not all the same, so you may need to call different insurers to ensure that you are covered according to your own specific needs.

秀色直播 Student Insurance - Canadian students

Canadian students are covered under their respective student society鈥檚 Health and Dental Plan: Students' Society of 秀色直播 (SSMU) or Macdonald Campus Students' Society (MCSS). These plans include travel insurance for academic study abroad programs. Be sure to review the travel section of your plan carefully. You can find links to each plan here.

Travel coverage inquiries can be made using the听听

秀色直播 Student Insurance - International students

International students are covered under the 秀色直播 International Health Insurance Plan through International Student Services. To ensure coverage during the field study program, you must make a request for extended International Health Insurance through the International Student Service's (ISS) . Do NOT contact Medavie Blue Cross for this information, as the request must always go directly through ISS.

Flight Information

Booking your flight early will help keep the cost lower. Note that the program starts in Nairobi, Kenya and ends in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Immigration officials upon entry in the country and you could be refused entry if you do not have it. Because of potential changes to the program itinerary, or if you are unsure of your return date, you may want to book a ticket that is changeable. Many students choose to stay in Zanzibar, or to travel a bit in East Africa, after the program's end.

秀色直播 Travel Registry

It is mandatory to fill the 秀色直播 Travel Registry before the program starts. To access and complete the form, you must download the app on your personal or device. You can complete the form in more than one sitting, saving your changes and coming back to it later. To finalize and submit it, you must accept the terms of the Travel Guidelines. Until you accept the terms and submit the form, it will remain incomplete and you will receive monthly email reminders.

Travel Start Date: 24 January 2026

Travel End Date: 12 April 2026

Destination: Make a separate entry for each country based on the itinerary provided to you by the program director and the Field Studies and Internship Office.

Host Institution Name: IFSO Office, 秀色直播
Phone number: 514-398-1063
Email address: ifso.science [at] mcgill.ca

Term: Winter 2026

秀色直播 professor name & email address: Jon Unruh - jon.unruh [at] mcgill.ca

秀色直播 application reviewer name & email address: Myriam Theriault - ifso.science [at] mcgill.ca

秀色直播 Health Services

You must submit medical documentation to confirm that it is safe for you to particiapte in the program. If you are unable to book an appointment with your regular physian, you can book an appointment with a doctor at 秀色直播 through the Wellness Hub.

秀色直播 is committed to ensuring an environment free from abuse, exploitation, harassment, and all forms of misconduct. Do not hesitate to reach out to the Director of your program if you have any issues. You can also听see here which telehealth services听you can use while abroad.

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Mandatory Tasks

You must complete all tasks by their assigned deadline. Note that there is hyperlinked text within the table to connect you to online forms and webpages.

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