UVA Global Internships, along with the Department of French and the Global Studies undergraduate major, is excited to offer French-learning students an unbeatable opportunity for cultural, linguistic, and professional growth in France’s famed capital. This academic global internship program will connect students from diverse academic backgrounds to customized internships across a range of professional fields. Our on-the-ground partner in Paris, EUSA, will lead program participants through an individualized placement process prior to their arrival in Paris, based on students’ interests, aims, studies, and experiences. Internships are available with various types of professional organizations, including private sector businesses, arts and culture organizations, research units, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), social support centers, and more.

Program participants will connect their personal experiences in their French workplaces to broader themes of work, culture, and globalization in a direct credit Global Studies course while they are abroad. Students majoring or minoring in French will also receive three credits toward their degree. In addition to gaining unique entry into everyday life in globalized Paris through their internships and homestays, students on this program will be challenged to strengthen their identities as life-long experiential learners and globally-aware budding professionals.

Detailed information, including budget information, advising contacts, and application deadlines and procedures can be found here.

Below are a few photographs from the 2023 cohort at work, lunching with colleagues, or just hanging out in Paris. Photos courtesy of Caleb Atkins, Mirella Jiffar, and Collette Worthington.

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