• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Summer Internship Program with IES Abroad
• Center located in a newly renovated 1920s-era building and situated in the heart of Rome
• Typical enrollment: 20-30 students from U.S. colleges and universities
• Field trips and cultural events offered by IES Abroad

• "Rome Summer Internship" Program track*
• Unpaid internship
  • 25 hours per week
  • Placements available in archaeology, art, art history & humanities, business, community service, entrepreneurship, environment, international cooperation & development, international relations, immigration and social inclusion, IT, journalism, logistics, marketing & accounting, media, political science, social action, and visual arts
• Required language class

Course Load

• 6 IU credit hours
  • 3-credit language course (level assigned by placement test) 
    • IT 105 Beginning Italian I (FRIT-OS 100*)
    • IT 205 Intermediate Italian I (FRIT-OS 100*)
    • IT 305 Advanced Italian I (FRIT-OS 100*)
  • 3-credit academic internship seminar
    • Leading Across Cultures (FRST-F 400+)

** -OS 100 (-OS 300) is the default designation to identify overseas study 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 participant's school or the department

+ 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

• Furnished apartments with four to seven other IES students

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 approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

No Italian language background required. Students with more advanced Italian will have a wider array of internship options available.

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.
• IES Abroad Merit-based, Diversity Scholarships, Legacy Scholarships and Disability Grants available.

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