The Paris Field study and Internship Program is:
 a semester program of study abroad
 a field study opportunity for well-motivated undergraduates and post-graduates
 an academic internship program
 recognized for academic credit by a number of leading American colleges and universities

IFE’s FSI Program is a three-stage adventure, beginning with thorough training, continuing into the internship period when well-prepared students participate in a working team of French professionals in their chosen field, and culminating in a research project carried out with the help of an IFE research advisor. As an educational organization, IFE ensures the success of this adventure with a framework of program structure, support, contact and advising.

As a student at IFE...

You plunge into contemporary France alongside French professionals, discovering a lively European society moving in new directions, that are stimulating, contradictory, and creative!

Your daily participation in the workplace turns out to be the best way possible to observe and participate in contemporary French society.

You begin to piece together the European framework from work, conversation, research and debate.

You rub minds as well as elbows with French society in many guises:
 Through intensive preparatory coursework
 Through a seminar in European issues
 Through your own research project in a chosen area of interest

In the end, you leave France surprised at how far inside another culture you were able to go, surprised at how much you learned about France, and, most importantly, about yourself.

As you leave IFE, you will have acquired...

 Fluent French speaking ability
 Cross-cultural skills and knowledge
 Expanded awareness of the world
 Working experience in Europe
 Authorship of a field research study
 The beginnings of a professional network in France

Since IFE is not a credit-granting institution, a number of US colleges and universities grant academic credit directly for successful completion of the IFE semester.

Student wishing to petition their home institution for credit before enrolling in IFE should contact IFE for information and references concerning credit models at other institutions. IFE encourages inquiries about academic credit.

For students whose home institutions cannot grant credit directly for the IFE semester, a transfer transcript is available from Franklin & Marshall College, which serves as school of record for IFE.