Apply to Upcoming Treks

Click on the links below to see each application! You will be directed to UChicago Handshake and will need to log in with your CNET ID and password first in order review the application for each trek. From there, please follow the instructions for submitting your application via the form attached to each posting.

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Winter Break 2025 Treks

Winter Break treks are traveling to the following destinations this December.

  • Beijing & Shanghai - Climate & Innovation - December 15 - 19

    • Example Visits: Shanghai Electric Bright Source Solar Energy Co, Hitachi Energy, Beijing Environment Exchange

  • Berlin & Frankfurt, Germany - STEM & Startups - December 15 - 18

    • Example Visits: C3 Venture Capital, Antler, Lignopure

  • London, U.K. - International Financial Markets - December 15 - 17

    • Example Visits: Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, The Boston Consulting Group

  • Santiago, Chile - Global Health - December 15 - 17

    • Example Visits: Public Health Institute of Chile, Ministry of Health, University of Chile- School of Public Health

  • Seoul, South Korea - Business - December 15 - 17

    • Example Visits: Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan

  • Chicago, IL - Business (Group 1) - December 15 - 16

  • Chicago, IL - Business (Group 2) - December 17 - 18

    • Example Visits: Nuveen, BMO, McDonald's, Peak6, Houlihan Lokey

  • Los Angeles, CA - Game Design - December 15 - 17

    • Example Visits: Naughty Dog, Riot Games, PlayStation Productions

  • Los Angeles, CA - Law (Group 1) - December 15 - 16

  • Los Angeles, CA - Law (Group 2) - December 17 - 18

    • Example Visits: UCLA Law School, Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, TMK Attorneys

  • Los Angeles, CA - Quantum & Engineering (Group 1) - December 15 - 16

  • Los Angeles, CA - Quantum & Engineering (Group 2) - December 17 - 18

    • Example Visits: HRL Laboratories, Varda Space, AeroVironment

  • New York, NY - Business (Group 1) - December 15 - 16

  • New York, NY - Business (Group 2) - December 17 - 18

    • Example Visits: Bloomingdale's, Scotiabank, Simon-Kucher, Red Associates

  • New York, NY - Capital Markets (Group 1) - December 15 - 16

  • New York, NY - Capital Markets (Group 2) - December 17 - 18

    • Example Visits: Mizuho Bank Ltd., Voya Investment Management, JP Morgan Chase & Co

  • New York, NY - FinTech - December 15 - 16

    • Example Visits: Forge, Glenbrook Partners, Synchrony Ventures, Black Ore

  • New York, NY - Finance (Group 1) - December 15 - 16

  • New York, NY - Finance (Group 2) - December 17 - 18

    • Example Visits: Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo

  • New York, NY - Restructuring Finance - December 15 - 17

    • Example Visits: Houlihan Lokey, FTI Consulting, Lazard

  • New York, NY - Humanities: Publishing & Creative Writing (Group 1) - December 15 - 16

  • New York, NY - Humanities: Publishing & Creative Writing (Group 2) - December 17 - 18

    • Example Visits: Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster, The Observer

  • New York, NY - Sports Business - December 15 - 17

    • Example Visits: NBA, NFL, ESPN

  • New York, NY - STEM (Group 1) - December 15 - 16

  • New York, NY - STEM (Group 2) - December 17 - 18

    • Example Visits: SeatGeek, PatronusAI, NewLab

  • San Francisco - Business (Group 1) - December 15 - 16

  • San Francisco - Business (Group 2) - December 17 - 18

    • Example Visits: Twitch, Apple, Github

  • San Francisco Bay Area - Tech & Startups (Group 1) - December 15 - 16

  • San Francisco Bay Area - Tech & Startups (Group 2) - December 17 - 18

    • Example Visits: Twitch, Apple, Github

Spring Break 2026 Treks

Spring Break trek applications are coming soon! Applications will be posted to Handshake during Fall Quarter.

  • Dubai, UAE - Business - March 15 - 17

  • Istanbul, Turkey - Humanities - March 18 - 20

  • Jakarta, Indonesia - Global Health - March 16 - 18

  • Milan, Italy - Finance & Business - March 16 - 18

  • Sao Paulo, Brazil - Sports Business - March 16 - 18

  • Boston, MA - Biological Sciences (Group 1) - March 16 - 17

  • Boston, MA - Biological Sciences (Group 2) - March 18 - 19

  • Houston, TX - Business (Group 1) - March 16 - 17

  • Houston, TX - Business (Group 2) - March 18 - 19

  • Houston, TX - Healthcare (Group 1) - March 16 - 17

  • Houston, TX - Healthcare (Group 2) - March 18 - 19

  • Los Angeles, CA - Cinematic Arts, Media, and Entertainment (Group 1) - March 16 - 17

  • Los Angeles, CA - Cinematic Arts, Media, and Entertainment (Group 2) - March 18 - 19

  • Milwaukee - Business (Group 1) - March 16 - 17

  • Milwaukee - Business (Group 2) - March 18 - 19

  • New York, NY - Climate & Energy (Group 1) - March 16 - 17

  • New York, NY - Climate & Energy (Group 2) - March 18 - 19

  • New York, NY - Consulting (Group 1) - March 16 - 17

  • New York, NY - Consulting (Group 2) - March 18 - 19

  • New York, NY - Financial Markets - March 16 - 18

  • New York, NY - Private Equity - March 16 - 18

  • New York, NY - Theater & Performance Studies - March 20 - 21

  • Philadelphia, PA - Education (Group 1) - March 16 - 17

  • Philadelphia, PA - Education (Group 2) - March 18 - 19

  • San Francisco - Digital Assets - March 16 - 18

  • San Francisco - AI Finance (Group 1) - March 16 - 17

  • San Francisco - AI Finance (Group 2) - March 18 - 19

  • San Francisco Bay Area - Tech & AI (Group 1) - March 16 - 17

  • San Francisco Bay Area - Tech & AI (Group 1) - March 16 - 17

  • Washington, D.C. - Public Policy & National Security - March 16 - 18

Program Costs

Students are responsible for the following costs associated with the trek:

  • A program fee that will be charged to your student account by the Office of the Bursar upon completion of the trek. These fees support program benefits such as hotel accommodations and ground transportation. Please visit each Handshake application page for more information, as a different fee will be assessed for each trek.

  • Airfare to and from the trek destination

  • Transportation to and from the airport and between the airport and hotel

  • Lunches and dinners during the trek

Financial Assistance

Career Advancement’s trek financial assistance fund is designed to ensure that students with demonstrated financial need can participate in treks.

For treks outside of the Chicago area, undergraduate students who qualify for need-based financial aid are eligible to have their program fee waived and may receive funding for airfare to and from the trek destination. These funds are not loans and do not need to be repaid.

To request funding, select “Yes” in the Financial Assistance section of the trek application on Handshake.

Please note that all trek acceptance decisions are made independently of funding requests.

If you believe you may qualify for assistance but haven’t completed the necessary paperwork to apply for need-based financial aid, please review the required list of materials and reach out to the Office of College Aid at 773-702-8666 or college-aid@uchicago.edu with any questions.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact Claire Silcox at CATreks@uchicago.edu.