Fraud Alert

The Summer Abroad program is aware that third parties are misrepresenting themselves as agents, staff, or officers of the Summer Abroad program and extending fraudulent offers of assistance to students. Protect yourself by reviewing the following information.

Please be aware that:

• The Summer Abroad program does not interact with third-party recruiters or agencies (“agents”) to promote Summer Abroad programs. Third-party recruiters or agencies (“agents”) are not authorized to provide application assistance to students. Do not accept offers to purchase interview questions. 
• The University of Toronto only accepts applications by the applicant themselves through the Summer Abroad portal. The application fees is paid online directly to Summer Abroad.
• We expect original answers from the applicant in their Summer Abroad application. All responses in your Summer Abroad application, including your online interviews, must be your own original work. Do not use AI-generated responses or content from external sources. Review information on Academic Integrity.
• Official communications from the Summer Abroad program are always sent from University of Toronto email addresses (..@utoronto.ca) . Always verify the senders of emails that you receive.

If you encounter a suspicious claim, or are uncertain of the legitimacy of another organization’s affiliation with the Summer Abroad program, we encourage you to contact us at summer.abroad@utoronto.ca