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Look at your life and work through a French lens.
An internship allows you to integrate your expertise in science, technology, management, or the humanities with your knowledge of French language and culture. By working in a French research institution, French company, or French subsidiary of an American company, you gain both a French and an EU perspective on the latest work happening in your field.
The MIT-France Internship Program is open to MIT undergraduate and graduate students as well as recent alumni. We offer three-month summer internships (June-August) or four- to twelve-month internships (after graduation or while on leave from MIT) in dozens of corporations and research institutions across France. All expenses are covered, either by the host institution or MIT-France (or a combination of both).
How it works.
Interview.
Complete the online application form. Then sit down with us and tell us your goals for an internship in France. We'll share with you the resources we have at our disposal and discuss possibilities and requirements.
Apply.
We forward your resume, statement of purpose, transcripts, and letters of recommendation from professors or previous employers to organizations we think will be interested.
Review the host's proposal.
Once the company or research center selects you as a potential candidate, it will send you a short project proposal for your evaluation.
Reach agreement.
You and your host institution reach an understanding about the details of the proposed internship, including stipend and travel support.
Work with us.
We facilitate logistics — visa, internship agreement, housing, residency permit — and work closely with company representatives during your internship. (See Practical info)
Provide feedback.
When you return from your internship, let us know what worked and what didn't. We will evaluate the program from both the student's and the company's perspectives. Download a feedback form.
Get started.
Jennifer Nelson, Sophomore in Biology and Physics, takes a break in front of the Pavillon Pasteur during her summer internship at the Institut Curie.
