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French Internships

Dates: Winter, Spring/Summer, Fall 2025
Dates determined by placement
Application Deadline: 17 January 2025
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France internships are designed to help students acquire valuable professional experience in a variety of work settings. Participants will enhance their resumes, learn to network, and strengthen competencies that complement their primary major or intended career path. French 321 (or the equivalent) and advanced-level French proficiency (best demonstrated by an Advanced-Low ACTFL rating) are required. Housing included, unless indicated otherwise.

IES Abroad (placement organization)

  • specialized placement according to major (e.g., market research, social media publicity, event planning, etc.)
  • excellent mentoring and interviewing skills
  • 15 May–15 July 2025 (only spring term)

Université Catholique de Lille, Faculté de gestion, économie, & sciences

  • administrative, marketing, and clerical work for the admissions office, with an excellent staff for mentorship
  • spring term: approx. 1 May–20 June 2025

Blue Factory

  • administrative work in the start-up incubator of the highly reputed École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris
  • entrepreneurship, marketing
  • spring term, also fall/winter (up to 90 days)

Petits Frères des Pauvres

  • volunteer service with elderly people in Paris or southern France
  • wonderful prep for medical school, sociology, social work, psychology, but any major works—the most important traits are an attentive ear and caring heart
  • summer term: approx. 1 July–20 Aug 2025

US Commercial Service (Paris)

  • international trade office for the US Embassy, Paris
  • networking, trade conference event planning, market research, clerical duties
  • highly competitive placement
  • 6-month stay preferred (visa required), 90 days (1 May–1 Aug) possible

Institut franco-américain (Rennes) or La Maison des États-Unis (Nantes)

  • programming cultural events, conversation courses, and exchanges with the greater Brittany region
  • housing not provided

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Contact Us

Daryl Lee
3131 JFSB
(801) 422-9055
dlee@byu.edu

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
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Courses

Students will enroll in the following courses while on this program:

Fren 399R—Academic Internship (3 credit hours)
IAS 380R—Cultural Proofs (3 credit hours)

Students may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU Online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.
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Cost

$4,500–6,000

Includes Latter-day Saint undergraduate full tuition (increased cost for graduate and non–Latter-day Saint students), international health insurance, placement, and professional training.

Does not include airfare, public transportation, meals, prep course tuition, or personal expenses.
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Funding Sources

Regular BYU tuition scholarships, Pell Grants, and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to study abroad programs.

Students who submit the financial aid section of the ISP application and who have a current FAFSA form on file at the Financial Aid Office (A-41 ASB) will be considered for a Study Abroad scholarship.

Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants.

All Humanities majors and minors qualify for additional funding: (see liberalarts.byu.edu/humanities-financial-aid).

Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (see kennedy.byu.edu/scholarships).
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Preparation

Students are required to take the following prerequisite course(s) prior to departure:

FREN 321 (or equivalent) and either an ACTFL OPI(c) rating of Advanced Low or completion of FREN 322.

Accepted students are required to participate in an international cross-cultural preparation course (IAS 201R, 1 credit hour). Two sections of this course will be offered during the second block of winter semester (typically Wednesdays at 2:30–3:50 PM or Thursdays at 5–6:50 PM).

Accompanying spouses generally need to be credit-bearing participants on the program. Spouses will also need to apply online and take the preparation course.

Students must meet all country- and program-specific COVID and health requirements for travel.

International study programs are physically, emotionally, and mentally taxing and you must be in good health to participate. These programs often take place in international locations that do not have the same level of safety and services in terms of transportation, living conditions, residential accommodations, food, public behavior, and policing that you may be used to on campus. If you have further questions or concerns on this, please see our travel policy.
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Housing

In most cases, the program fees cover Paris housing in student residences; for areas outside of Paris, students must find their own accommodations.
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Travel

Students are responsible for purchasing their own airfare to and from the program sites. Airline reservations must be made through BYU Travel. Students should contact a BYU Travel agent.

BYU Travel
280 HRCB
(801) 422-6293
travel@byu.edu
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Application Process

BYU welcomes students from any university to apply to participate on our study abroad programs. However, internships and direct enrollment programs are limited to BYU Provo students.

Students must be 18 years of age or older to participate.

Complete the online application here. Select the correct term, as a nonrefundable $35 application fee is required; applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete.

Students will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program. The first payment is due upon acceptance; please refer to the Payment Information page.

Application Deadline: 17 January 2025
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Program Adjustments

International Study Programs (ISP) reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost.

If it becomes necessary for ISP to cancel a program, all program payments made to BYU ISP will be refunded to the student’s BYU Financial account.

ISP is the only office authorized to cancel any of its programs.
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Faculty

Daryl Lee
3131 JFSB
(801) 422-9055
dlee@byu.edu

NOTE: Dr. Lee is on leave fall 2024; he'll have limited email contact but will conduct an information session and interviews via Zoom.
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Contact Us

International Study Programs
101 HRCB
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu
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ISP Student Handbook

To see the student handbook, click here.
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Payment Schedule

To see the payment schedule, click here.