• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Summer Internship Program with IES Abroad
• Typical enrollment: 15-20 students from U.S. colleges and universities

• IES "Santiago Summer Internship" summer program*
• Required language class
• Unpaid internship 
  • At least 32 hours per week
  • Placements available in business, education, information technology, international affairs, language instruction, logistics, marketing, media & communications, municipalities, museums, not-for-profit volunteer organizations, public affairs, and tourism

Course Load

• 6 IU credit hours
  • 3 credits in Spanish language (level assigned by placement test)
    • SP 221 Spanish for Professions: Novice Abroad (HISP-X 370)
    • SP 321 Spanish for Professions: Independent Abroad (HISP-S 317)
  • 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
• Santiago-IES Supplement
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Students live in private homes in Santiago with families
• Homestay hosts provide 2 meals per day 

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 fourth semester college-level Spanish
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

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 2021

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.