In ACES, we encourage our students to have off-campus internship experiences as part of their education, career preparation, and personal enrichment. Getting an internship position is not as easy as signing up for summer courses, though! Finding a good placement with a company or organization can be quite a challenge and will require much initiative on your part. ACES supports you in your endeavor by providing you with information on how to go about finding an internship position and giving you the option of earning credit for the learning experience, provided you follow departmental guidelines pertaining to off-campus internships and have the internship approved for credit before leaving campus.
Internship Positions at Our Partner Institutions
From formalized programs to negotiated positions:
EI-Purpan, Toulouse, France: Combination of language training and month long internships on farms or vineyards in the summer, program fee of $2500, 5-7 credits. Semester long internships can be arranged. All majors.
American Farm School, Thessaloniki, Greece: This program fuses hands-on work experience with classroom and field activities that give students an introduction to Greek agriculture. The 350-acre campus and demonstration farm at this unique Mediterranean institution includes complete academic and boarding facilities. Most of the faculties are U.S.-trained, and summer instruction is in English. http://www.afs.edu.gr/ . 5-7 credits. Fee will be offset partially by earnings as intern. ACE, ANSCI, CPSC, AECE, NRES.
Zamorano Univ. , Honduras: Combination of language training and internships in rural development projects. Program fee app. $ 2800. ANSCI, CPSC, NRES, ACE
Univ. of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany: Summer internships in labs or in research teams, perhaps farms. Semester internship easier to arrange and can be combined with language training. ACE, AGENG, TSM, ANSCI, CPSC, AECE
Universidade Estadual Ponte Grossa, BRAZIL: Summer internships in labs or in research teams. Combination with blocked courses (in English) in various areas possible. Semester long internships can be arranged. ACE, AGENG, TSM, ANSCI, CPSC, FSHN, AECE, NRES
Internship Positions Offered Through Other Organizations
| Organization | Acronym | Web Page |
| ACDI/VOCA | ACDI/VOCA | http://www.acdivoca.org/852571DC00681414/ID/joinus_currentintershipoppsdomestic |
| AIESEC | AIESEC | www.aiesec.org, www.business.uiuc.edu/aiesec/ |
| Alliances Abroad | www.alliancesabroad.com | |
| American-Scandinavian Council | www.amscan.org | |
| Association for International Practical Training | www.aipt.org | |
| AustraLearn | AustraLearn | www.australearn.org |
| British Universities North America Club | BUNAC | www.bunac.org/ |
| Carl Duisburg Society International, Inc. | CDS | www.cdsintl.org/ |
| Child Family Health International | CFHI | www.cfhi.org |
| Communicating for Agriculture Exchange Program | CAEP | ca.cainc.org/ |
| Council on International Educational Exchange | CIEE | www.us.councilexchanges.org, www.ciee.org |
| Foreign Agriculture Service | FAS | http://www.fas.usda.gov/admin/student/default.htm |
| Illinois Trade Office | www.illinoisbiz.biz/bus/ito/index.html | |
| Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University | Butler | www.ifsa-butler.org |
| International Association of Students in Agriculture and Related Sciences | IAAS | http://iaasworld.studentenweb.org/site/index.php |
| Institute for the International Education of Students | IES | www.iesabroad.org/ |
| International Agricultural Exchange Program | IAEA | members.ozemail.com.au/~iaea/ |
| International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience | IAESTE | www.iaeste.org/index.html, www.iaesteunitedstates.org, www.aipt.org |
| International Four-H Youth Exchange program | IFYE | www.4-h.uiuc.edu/opps/internprog.html |
| InterExchange | InterExchange | www.interexchange.org |
| Peace Corps | www.peacecorps.gov | |
| Work Experience Outbound | www.ccusa.com | |
| World Teach | www.worldteach.org/ |
Credits
You can earn internship credit in your departmental 293 rubric (off-campus internship) or in ACES 293 (international internship). The amount depends on how long and intensive the internship is. The maximum for a summer is 3 credits, for a semester 5 credits. Your off-campus internship must be approved prior to beginning the internship. Many departments have detailed guidelines on off-campus internships. You should familiarize yourself with these.
Costs
Unless you are taking courses along with your internship, you may choose to register in ACES 293 (or departmental 293 rubric) in the term you're back on campus. Thus you can save on Range IV tuition and general fees. But you have to pay SAO fees ($ 105-115), CISI emergency medical and repatriation insurance ($72-126). In some cases you may get paid for the internship, or receive free room and board, but you may also have to pay for that along with personal expenses.
Scholarships
ACES undergraduate students are eligible for the study abroad scholarship ($500 for a summer, $1000 for a semester). You may want to apply for scholarships through professional organizations, clubs, etc.