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Anika H. • The George Washington University

Boost Your Résumé with an Internship Abroad

Our internships abroad are the career-making experiences you’re looking for: a summer or semester internship that boosts your résumé while showing you the world. What’s more, through our internship programs, you’re placed with a reputable company where you can have an impact. Gone are the days of getting coffee or making copies; with an IES® internship, you’re developing professional prowess and putting all of these years of education to real, professional use.

IES Internships' full-time summer and semester internships guarantee you a placement in the field of your choice. You'll gain 25 to 40 hours of hands-on work per week for eight to nine weeks in the summer or 12+ weeks in fall or spring semester.

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“I’m so pleased with my internship and I very confident that after it is over I will have had tremendous growth in different areas that will be so marketable.”
Daranee N. • University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill • Santiago – Politics, Social Justice & Language

How It Works

Explore
There is a broad range of internships in each city, so get started by choosing where you want to go.
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Apply
Complete the online application and submit materials for the internship in your chosen destination.
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Confirm
After your application is accepted, confirm your place in the program within one to three weeks.
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Interview
The Internship Coordinator based in your program city prepares you for virtual employer interviews.
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Accept
We consult with you and the employer after the interview to confirm that the placement is a match.
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Who We Are

Our Representatives help you before you apply, our Advisors help you after you apply, and our Center Staff help you once you’re on-site. Wherever you are and whatever step in the journey you’re at, someone at IES Abroad is there to help you.

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What We Offer

Get a full-time summer and semester internship in one of 12 global cities with IES Internships! As a unit of IES Abroad, a not-for-profit study abroad provider with more than 55 years of internship programming expertise, IES Internships guarantees you a placement in the field of your choice.

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Scholarships & Financial Aid

We commit millions of dollars in study abroad scholarships and aid because we firmly believe financial limitations should not prevent qualified students from going on an IES Abroad program. Learn more and apply!

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Get a full-time summer and semester internship in one of 12 global cities with IES Internships!

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Full-Time Internships

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Full-Time Internship
an IES Intern standing in front of her internship placement at a typical European building
Barcelona, Spain

Summer - Internship

Summer
None
$
7,340
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
An IES intern standing outside of her placement at the Barcelona Bar Association
Barcelona, Spain

Full-Time Semester Internship

Fall/ Spring/ Academic Year
None
$
9,450
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
student in white coat sitting at desk in front of microscope and computer
Berlin, Germany

Summer - Internship

Summer
None
$
6,500
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
a student intern checks in with the penguins at her internship
Cape Town, South Africa

Summer - Internship

Summer
None
$
6,541
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
dublin student intern at a broadcast station
Dublin, Ireland

Summer - Internship

Summer
None
$
7,900
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
dublin student interning at Swan Leisure, a large fitness centre in Dublin. He assisted with the day-to-day operations, programme design and fitness instruction.
Dublin, Ireland

Full-Time Semester Internship

Fall/ Spring
None
$
10,546
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
a student intern standing in an empty sports arena
London, England

Summer - Internship

Summer
None
$
8,348
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
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London, England

Full-Time Semester Internship

Fall/ Spring
None
$
12,917
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
a student at their internship placement at Culti Spa
Milan, Italy

Summer - Internship

Summer
None
$
8,500
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
a studio audience behind a camera in Milan
Milan, Italy

Full-Time Semester Internship

Fall/ Spring/ Academic Year
None
$
11,551
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
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Paris, France

Summer - Internship

Summer
None
$
6,900
Program Details
Full-Time Internship

Remote Internship

Spring
None
$
1,852
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
a student intern making pasta in a kitchen
Rome, Italy

Summer - Internship

Summer
None
$
7,690
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
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Rome, Italy

Full-Time Semester Internship

Fall/ Spring
None
$
9,347
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
students on the steps of Chilean Congress building
Santiago, Chile

Summer - Internship

Summer
None
$
6,541
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
a student intern works on their computer while looking out the window at the Sydney Bridge
Sydney, Australia

Summer - Internship

Summer
None
$
8,142
Program Details
Full-Time Internship
student intern in vienna auditorium
Vienna, Austria

Summer - Internship

Summer
None
$
6,580
Program Details

“I gained not only professional, but real-life experience and worked with people from all over the globe.”
Sophie B. • Indiana University • London Summer – Internship

Hear from IES Interns

No one knows about IES Internships better than the people who have participated in our programs! 

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