REAP International

REAP logo.

REAP International (Rice Experiences Advertised to Prospects – Internationally), is a program designed to increase Rice University’s visibility on a broad-based scale to prospective international students, overseas universities/schools, and overseas advising centers, through hearing about Rice students’ experiences. Rice University international students choosing to participate in REAP International will be serving as a type of “ambassador” for our school.

If you are currently an enrolled, degree-seeking international student on a non-immigrant visa at Rice, and are interested in sharing your personal experience at Rice with other students from your home country, please participate in REAP International.

REAP Process

  1. Attend a REAP Information Session (schedule on this link https://calendly.com/rice-oiss-cynthia-evans-itin-meeting info sessions typically take place April - May & November - December).
  2. Complete and submit a Site Visit Approval Request Form & Statement of Understanding (you will need to submit separate requests for each visit).
  3. Receive approval or denial via email.
  4. Receive REAP materials from OISS.
  5. Complete and submit a Site Visit Summary (to be completed after presentation).
  6. Receive email indicating successful completion of program.
  7. OISS will issue the Certificate of Participation and pay honorarium.

See the image below to learn where we have been!

List of countries the REAP program has visited.


Learn what former participants say about their REAP International experience click on the images below!

Priscilla Dias da Silva, Brazil - Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringQianru Xiong, China - Sid Richardson College
Nishant Verma, Singapore - Brown College, BioengineeringKamalika Ghosh, India - Ph.D. Student, Psychology
Itohan Mercy Idumwonyi, Nigeria - Ph.D. Student, Religious StudiesAnna Kim, Singapore - Martel College, Mechanical Engineering
Eslam Elshahat, Egypt - Ph.D. Student, BioSciences