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Undergraduate requirements

French Language: MIT undergrads are required to have 2 years of university-level French language training with a grade B or better

Standing at MIT: You must have a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher

Culture course: Undergrads must take one course that introduces students to important cultural, social, and political aspects of French speaking countries

Duration: 3-month summer internship (12 weeks), 6-12 month opportunities available


Grad requirements

Grad students are exempt from the formal language requirement. However, they are strongly urged to learn the language, and a basic knowledge is required by many of our hosts.


Application materials (due by November 15th)
upload to the MISTI Student Portal
- CV (PDF)
- letter of motivation (PDF)
- 2 letters of recommendation
- copy of passport
- official transcript

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