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Spain Sevilla Internship

Dates:
Spring–Summer: 1 May–24 July 2026 (must be 12 weeks)
Fall: September–December 2026 (must be 12 weeks)

Application Deadlines:
Spring–Summer: 13 February 2026
Fall: 31 March 2026
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The Spain Sevilla Internship program provides a unique cultural and educational experience in Sevilla, Spain, designed to help advanced students acquire professional and cultural competencies that will allow them to prepare for life after the university. Fluency in Spanish is required for all internships in Spain. We can place interns in the following fields:

SCIENCE: Biology & Biotechnology, Medicine and Biomedicine, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Environmental Sciences
BUSINESS: Marketing and Communication, Finance & Business, Business Development
ENGINEERING: Physics, Mathematics, Technology, and General Engineering

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Barbara Bonyata
3190 JFSB
(801) 422-2838
barbara_bonyata@byu.edu

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Courses

Students must register for 9 credit hours from the following classes:

SPAN 399R—Academic Internship (3–6 credit hours)
SPAN 395R—Contemporary Culture (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

$5,000–5,400

Includes Latter-day Saint undergraduate tuition (increased cost for graduate and non–Latter-day Saint students), housing, internship placement and matching services, and international health insurance.

Does not include airfare, meals, or personal expenses (weekend travel, souvenirs, etc.).
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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 (3326 WSC) will be considered for a Study Abroad scholarship and may be considered for other scholarships. They must indicate on their original online application that they want to be considered for financial aid.

Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants.

The College of Humanities offers international internship grants to majors and minors within the college.

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

Applicants will be evaluated by the faculty director upon application to the program and must have completed SPAN 321 before participation in the program. Upper class status is preferred. Prior to departure, students completing an internship are required to enroll in HCOLL 396R—Professional Internship Preparation, during the second block of the semester prior to the program. This course will help prepare students to make the most of the internship experience.

Part-time BYU students will need to pay an additional tuition fee for enrolling in the prep class.

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

Housing is provided in Sevilla, Spain. Students will stay in a single room in a shared apartment with other interns. BYU policy prohibits students from asking Latter-day Saint families to provide 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 in our study abroad programs. However, internships and direct enrollment programs are limited to BYU Provo students. Students must submit a CV and letter of intent in Spanish to internship coordinator Barbara Bonyata. Students must be 18 years of age or older to participate.

Complete the online application here. 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:
Spring–Summer: 13 February 2026
Fall: 31 March 2026
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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

Scott M. Alvord, faculty director of the program and the internship coordinator for the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, is a professor of Hispanic linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and has directed programs in Spain, Mexico, and Portugal several times.

3162 JFSB
(801) 422-7546
salvord@byu.edu
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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.