• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Summer Internship Program with IES Abroad
• Typical enrollment: 40 students from U.S. colleges and universities

• Unpaid, for-credit internship 
  • Minimum 25 hours per week
  • Placements in architecture, business, communications, education, health, international relations, IT, language instruction, law, media, not-for-profit volunteer organizations, and tourism
• Required language class

Course Load

• 6 IU credit hours
  • 3 credits in Spanish language (level assigned by placement test)
    • 101 Spanish Language in Context: Novice Abroad I (HISP-OS 100*)
    • 221 Spanish for Professions: Novice Abroad III (HISP-OS 100*)
    • 321 Spanish for Professions: Emerging Independent Abroad (HISP-S 315)
  • 3-credit academic internship seminar
    • Leading Across Cultures (FRST-F 400+)

*DEPT-OS 100 (-OS 300) is the default designation to identify courses recorded as 100-level (300-level) undistributed credit that can count in total hours toward graduation and may be able to satisfy major, minor, or distributional requirements with the approval of the participant's school.

+ IU Title: Special Topics in Foreign Study (upper-level elective credit in COLL)

*Note: IU selectively co-sponsors IES Abroad program offerings, including the one described on this page, but not all IES Abroad tracks/offerings. Please contact Overseas Study for clarification.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Student apartments with 3 to 5 other IES Abroad students 
• Note: Indiana University will not support plans for students to obtain independent housing

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your fourth full-time semester of college
• have taken or are enrolled in first semester college-level Spanish
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

Note: Beginning in 2017, a criminal record check will be required for any internship placement in education and/or work with children, health-related fields, and non-profit organizations. The process to obtain federal clearance is administered by the FBI and can take 12-14 weeks. See info on State Department website.

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of the Office of Overseas Study. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Summer 2023

• IU portion of fee: $237.21
• IES Abroad portion of fee: $7,340 (academic fees, housing, orientation, health insurance)
• Meals: $700 - $1,350
• International airfare: $570 - $935
• See IU Fee Sheet for additional cost and payment details.

*Based on published IES materials. Indiana University cannot guarantee the prices charged by IES and is not responsible for any price increase or change.

Personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due February 21, 2023.

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.
• IES Abroad Merit-based, Diversity Scholarships, Legacy Scholarships and Disability Grants available.
• For Business students: Kelley School of Business Overseas Study Scholarships

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.