• This is an IU-Administered Summer Program
• Culture and drawing courses taught in English by IU faculty
• Elementary and intermediate Italian
• Class trips to museums, churches, palaces
• Day trips to nearby Tuscan towns
• Weekends free for individual travel
• Program Directors from the IU Department of French & Italian and IU School of Art, Architecture + Design
• 25-30 IU Students

• Florence-IU Handbook
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• 4-5 students in shared rooms in pensione
• Breakfast and supper weekdays at the pensione

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate or graduate degree candidate at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your second full-time semester of college
• have approximately a 3.0 cumulative GPA

Priority is given to students with previous relevant coursework in Italian or Fine Arts.

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

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.
• Overseas Study Scholarships, including Minority Scholarships and Scholarships for Students from IU campuses other than Bloomington.

• Lois A. Hendricks $750 Minority Scholarship

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