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IES Internships: Add global brilliance to your r

IES Internships offers an exhilarating challenge of real-world experience combined with professional skill building and cultural immersion. Whether you want to spend eight weeks over the summer interning full-time in the field of your choice, or partake in a part-time internship as part of our study abroad program to supplement semester or summer coursework abroad, we have a program that will suit your needs.

Through IES Internships you will be guaranteed an unpaid, full-time summer internship programs for academic credit in twelve locations, as well as unpaid, part-time semester and summer internships to supplement academic coursework in more than 25 cities around the world.

Our internship programs create an unmatched global working and educational experience that defies the status quo for internships throughout the world. The program includes a customized placement, housing, tuition for an internship seminar, orientation, cultural activities and insurance.

Requirements

Duration
  • 1-3 months
Minimum age
18
Age notes
Students must be enrolled in a full-time degree program, or a graduate intending to begin their internship no more than 12 months after their graduation date (solid academic credentials related to studies or experience in desired field of placement required); graduate students enrolled in a full-time degree program may apply and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Student status required
No
Type of student status required
  • Undergraduate/college
  • Graduate
Application process
For all programs, applicants should begin by completing an online application form at http://www.iesabroad.org/study-abroad/internships. This will create an online portal for the applicant who can then log on to their MyIESabroad account to upload additional application pieces. The specific application requirements for each location can be found on our website. It is free to apply!

Pricing

Price range
  • $2501-$5000
  • >$5000
Price includes
  • Accommodation
  • Insurance
  • Language classes
  • Orientation
  • Tuition

Organization details

IES Abroad educates students to become global leaders through premier study abroad and internship programs, which offer students worldwide experiential learning opportunities that meet the highest standards of academic quality.

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