LibGuides: Scholarships, Fellowships, Academic Internships, and Grants: French

Opportunties

Benjamin Franklin Travel Grant
Benjamin Franklin Travel Grant - This grant provides support for students who are double majoring in French and another area of study to travel to France. Their trip should be geared toward their academic or professional pursuits.
Pierre C. Fraley Scholarship
Pierre C. Fraley Scholarship - Rising juniors, seniors, or teachers of French can receive financial support to attend an accredited summer language program in France. The objective of this scholarship is to allow students to advance their speaking proficiency in French by going beyond the normal classroom atmosphere.
Pi Delta Phi
Scholarships Through Pi Delta Phi - Pi Delta Phi is the French National Honor Society that recognizes achievement amongst undergraduate and graduate students studying French. The organization offers several different scholarships to support study abroad. Please consult the "Scholarships" tab on the left side bar menu on their website.
Women in French
Women in French - The Women in French organization awards two essay writing prizes each year, one to an undergraduate student and one to a graduate student. The purpose is to acknowledge and support future scholars in the field of French and Francophone Studies.

Internships

Internship in France
Internships in Toulouse, France - Students studying abroad in Toulouse have the opportunity to participate in internships and field experiences while in France. Year long students may complete an internship for academic credit, while single semester students have the opportunity to complete a field experience for transcript notation. The programs are offered in a variety of fields and are a great opportunity to enhance language skills. Here are some examples of projects completed by students in recent years.
French American Chamber of Commerce
American Trainees in France - Offered by the French American Chamber of Commerce, this program is for American students interested in working in France. The short term program connects students with a French company who is willing to host and train candidates, thus guaranteeing a secure job for 3-18 months. Please see this helpful brochure.
Teaching Assistantship in France
Teaching Assistant Program in France - Accepted applicants will have the opportunity to teach English to French students of all ages for 7 months.
France Language Refresher Course Scholarship
France Langue Nice Teacher of French Refresher Course Scholarship - ACTF (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) offers a two-week scholarship for a French as a foreign language teacher refresher course at France Langue Nice. The scholarship includes registration and tuition for two weeks (26 lessons per week).

Walter J. Jensen Fellowship
The Walter J. Jensen Fellowship seeks to enrich, promote and improve education in the French language in the US through an award to educators and researchers to be used for education and study of French language, literature, and culture. The Fellowship is awarded for at least six continuous months of study in France and carries a stipend of $16,900, as well as a single round-trip, economy-class ticket to France. The fellowship is intended for applicants who convincingly demonstrate that an active use of the French language plays or will play a significant role in their current or future career; have a bachelor's degree in French language and literature from an accredited four-year institution; have achieved a minimum 3.0 GPA; demonstrate superior competence in French, and are US Citizens. https://www.pbk.org/Jensen

Associations

Pi Delta Phi
Pi Delta Phi is the National French Honor Society for undergraduate and graduate students at accredited public and private colleges and universities in the United States. The highest academic honor in the field of French and the oldest academic honor society for a modern foreign language in the United States, Pi Delta Phi was founded as a departmental honor society at the University of California at Berkeley in 1906. The Society was nationalized when the Beta Chapter was established at the University of Southern California in 1925. The Society was officially endorsed by the American Association of Teachers of French as the only collegiate national French honor society in 1949.

Post Eckerd

Teaching Assistant Program in France
Application Period: The application window opens mid-October and closes mid-January, with an extended deadline for 2024-2025 applicants until February 15th12.
Teaching Roles: Assistants teach 12 hours per week in French schools, leading English conversations and activities3.
Contract Details: Positions are available at elementary and secondary levels, lasting 7 months from October 1st to April 30th4.
Stipend and Support: Assistants receive a monthly stipend of approximately €810 net, with additional support for living in overseas departments and access to French national healthcare5.