Third year internship abroad (mixed year 2024-2025)

ELIGIBILITY

• You must have passed all your first and second year Bachelor's courses, with no courses failed or incomplete (except if you have verified medical reasons)
• You must have attended the Sciences Po Careers meetings about international internships during the fall and spring semester

PLEASE NOTE : Once your application for a mixed year in third year is accepted, this decision is binding and definitive. It is not possible to change plans along the way.

CONDITIONS FOR YOUR THIRD YEAR INTERNSHIP ABROAD

• Your internship must last a minimum of four consecutive months, full time, in a single organisation outside of France
• You must have your internship approved by Sciences Po Careers through a declaration on the student portal (see the procedure for declaring an internship)
• Depending on your exchange semester at a partner university abroad, the internship may take place during the 1st or 2nd semester of the 3rd year 
• Your internship must be supervised by an internship manager on site

FORMALITIES REQUIRED

• For a Sciences Po internship agreement, you must complete the procedure to obtain an internship agreement from Sciences Po:

See the procedure for getting a Sciences Po internship agreement 

• For a professional experience or an internship agreement other than the one offered by Sciences Po, you must declare the professional experience on your Student Portal.

See the procedure for declaring a professional experience

Examples of contracts :

1.  Agreement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the host organisation
2.  Civic service
3.  Fixed-term contract
4.  Internships in the United States with a J-1 intern visa obtained by a sponsor agency in France (US visa formalities)

VALIDATION OF YOUR INTERNSHIP

For your internship to be validated:

• The internship must last a minimum of four consecutive months, full time in a one organisation outside of France
• Before you start the internship, you must have sent Sciences Po Careers your signed internship agreement or a copy of your employment contract
• Your internship mentor must complete and sign an evaluation form

Download the evaluation form in French

Download the evaluation form in English

• You must submit an internship report to Sciences Po Careers (instructions available as of September 2024)

NOTE

Do I have to pay to find an internship?

Some organisations may ask you for membership or a paid subscription to give you access to various services (proofreading of your CV, database of internship and job offers, work placement abroad, support, etc.). Before committing:

• Check the trustworthiness of the organisation to avoid any disappointment (very high cost, internship offers not adapted to your profile, etc.): do not hesitate to check the legal functions of the structure,
• Organise a meeting (physical, telephone, etc.) with your contact person to ensure reliability of the content and of the service offered to you as well as all related costs,
• Get in touch with former subscribers to the organisation in order to find out what they think!

contact

scpo.carrieres@sciencespo.fr