• 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 / 4-5 days 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
• Orientation program covering cultural and practical information

Course Load

*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
• Rome-IES Supplement
• Getting Started Handbook

• Apartments are furnished and generally accommodate four to seven students, with two IES Abroad students sharing a bedroom. Internet access is available and apartments offer equipped kitchens.

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.

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 2019

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.