Congratulations on being selected to participate in an IDDS!

Here’s what you need to do to get ready to come to IDDS:

• Apply for financial assistance (if necessary)
• Watch the crowdfunding video for ideas
• Download the sample letters and brochures
• Raise your funding (see tips on how to fundraise your participation here)
• Get a passport (if you don’t have one and are traveling internationally)
• Get a visa (if necessary)
• Book your flight, bus, or other transport to the summit
• Get the shots and immunizations necessary (check with your local doctor and the CDC)
• Complete the forms sent to you by your organizers:
  • Travel Form
  • Health and Safety Form
  • Housing Preferences Form
  • Liability Form
  • Risk Waiver Form
  • Project Selection Form
• Inform your Participant Experience Coordinator if there are any changes to your schedule and/or if you have any questions you may have about your arrival or IDDS
• Pay your summit registration fees to secure your spot
• Inform your embassy and bank you will be traveling
• Pack
• Stay up to date on summit info via your organizers or summit’s blog!
• Bonus: Look up fun facts and videos about the country, the context, the sector, and start practicing the language!