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Applications for our Summer Break 2025 Treks have closed. To receive the most up-to-date information about our upcoming treks, be sure to sign up for our trek newsletter.

Summer Break 2025 Treks

Career Advancement will be traveling to the following destinations this summer.

  • Hong Kong – Finance – August 18–20

  • New York, NY – Veteran Scholars Program – September 15–18

  • New York, NY – Wall Street – September 16–18

  • New York, NY – Real Estate – September 16–18

  • San Francisco, CA – Finance – September 16–18

Winter Break 2025 Treks

Career Advancement will be traveling to the following destinations this winter break. Applications will open on Monday, September 29 and close on Monday, October 13 at 9:00 a.m.

  • Beijing & Shanghai, China - Climate & Innovation

  • Berlin & Frankfurt, Germany - STEM & Startups

  • London, U.K. - International Financial Markets

  • Santiago, Chile - Global Health

  • Seoul, South Korea - Business

  • Los Angeles, CA - Game Design

  • Los Angeles, CA - Law

  • Los Angeles, CA - Quantum & Engineering

  • New York, NY - Capital Markets

  • New York, NY - Finance

  • New York, NY - Humanities: Publishing & Creative Writing

  • New York, NY - Sports Business

  • San Francisco Bay Area - Tech & Startups

  • Washington, D.C. - Public Policy

Spring Break 2026 Treks

Career Advancement will be traveling to the following destinations this spring break. Applications will open on Monday, January 5 and close on Tuesday, January 20 at 9:00 a.m.

  • Istanbul, Turkey - Humanities

  • Jakarta, Indonesia - Global Health

  • Sao Paulo, Brazil - Sports Business

  • Boston, MA - Biological Sciences

  • Houston, TX - Business

  • Houston, TX - Healthcare

  • Los Angeles, CA - Cinematic Arts, Media, and Entertainment

  • New York, NY - Climate & Energy

  • New York, NY - Consulting

  • New York, NY - Financial Markets

  • New York, NY - Private Equity

  • New York, NY - Theater & Performance Studies

  • San Francisco Bay Area - Tech & AI

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 trek financial assistance fund, please contact Claire Silcox at CATreks@uchicago.edu.

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