Barnard Global provides support and guidance to faculty and students engaging in College-related travel abroad. Students are required to get approval for College-sponsored travel abroad from Barnard Global and to register their travel through the International SOS MyTrips system (instructions below). Students studying abroad for credit must apply through the Barnard study abroad portal.  Students planning to travel abroad independently with Barnard funding or with a Barnard faculty member for research purposes must submit an application for Barnard-Sponsored Non-Credit Independent Travel Abroad ahead of time. Barnard faculty should register all College-related international travel through the ISOS MyTrips system (instructions below). 

Barnard College, in partnership with Columbia University, provides emergency travel support through International SOS (ISOS) to all College affiliates traveling on College business.  ISOS provides international medical and security support services; please see the ISOS Membership E-Guide and the Columbia ISOS main page for more information.  While ISOS provides insurance coverage for medical emergencies abroad to affiliates traveling on College-related business, it is important for all Barnard affiliates to also verify their coverage abroad through their regular health insurance provider.  Barnard Global monitors international security, natural disasters, medical alerts, and other emerging global issues and will be in touch with faculty and students registered in an affected location as needed.

Travel registration is through the ISOS MyTrips system. 

*New users must click on the “New User? Register here” link at the bottom.

*Fill out your profile – this will be saved and does not need to be entered again.  Please use your barnard.edu e-mail to register.  Barnard faculty traveling abroad on College business and students who are studying abroad for Barnard credit should select "Barnard College: Barnard Global" from the drop down menu under Institute/Center/Office coordinating travel.

*Once your profile is complete, click the Create New Trip button.  This can be found in the My Trips section just beneath your profile.

*Provide a title for your trip that clearly indicates its purpose (i.e. Research trip to Brazil; Study abroad in Germany).

*Click on the relevant tabs to enter your travel itinerary (Flight; Train; Ground Transportation) and on the Accommodation tab to enter the local address for your stay. 

*It is also possible to create a new trip by forwarding your travel itinerary confirmation e-mail from the travel agent, website, airline, or hotel (without editing) to ColumbiaUniversityTravel@itinerary.internationalsos.com.  You will receive an automated e-mail verification with the processing status.  Please log back in to MyTrips to verify the trip details.  If you notice any issues with your trip, please contact onlinehelp@internationalsos.com and copy global@barnard.edu.

For more information on trip planning, see the Columbia Global Travel website.

Please contact Barnard Global at global@barnard.edu or at 212-854-7430 with any questions.