Name: Zaengle
Price range: $

What's Included

If you are looking to differentiate your resume, earn essential skills that employers value, and grow your professional network, then the API Global Internship program is for you!

API will coordinate an internship placement with an international organization that meets your professional, academic and personal goals, and our programming will support your success and engage you in activities designed to refine specific skills. Our on-site staff will orient you to the international workplace culture and guide you through in-person and virtual cultural workshops and local visits. Capstone your experience by earning a digital badge that you can add to your LinkedIn profile, e-portfolio, personal websites, digital resumes and more!

Full-time internships require a commitment of 35 hours per week. Optional credit is available for an additional fee.

What's Included?

Highlights

Pre Departure Services

Advising

APIConnect Platform

Orientation Materials and Resources

Access to International Phone Plans

API Alumni Network

Social Networking

Scholarships

Customized Internship Placement and Advising

On Site Services

Airport Reception

Quality Housing

Workplace and Culture Orientation

Resident Directors/Coordinators

Medical and Life Insurance

Social and Cultural Activities

Experiential Programs

Re-Entry Services

Re-Entry Materials and Support

Post-Program Evaluation

Alumni Network and API Ambassador Program

Academic Credit and Transcript (for an additional fee)

View all opportunities and amenities

Application Requirements

Must be in good academic standing
Cover Letter
Résumé/C.V.
Unofficial Transcript(s)
All internships in Italy require that participants are enrolled for academic credit to meet immigration regulations for unpaid internships.

Dates & Fees

Session	Program Dates	Program Cost	Application Deadline	Extended Application Deadline	Payment Deadline
Summer 1	Jun, 2024 - Aug, 2024	$8,900	Feb 1, 2024	No Extension	Mar 3, 2024

Application deadline is 4 months prior to the intended start date
You will arrive 3-4 days before the internship placement begins
You have the option to complete an 8, 10 or 12-week internship in most sites during the academic year
All summer internship sessions are 8 weeks only
Dates are subject to change
Participants who wish to earn academic credit from API’s School of Record, University of Massachusetts Amherst, will incur an additional fee of $750.

Program Details

What You’ll Study

Work with our Careers team to find an internship in Syracuse that supports your skillset and will put you on a path to realizing your career goals! Once you've applied, our team will get you interview ready with support for resume reviews and placement coaching. Students will work up to 35 hours per week, depending on your location and placement.

API interns may have the opportunity to participate in 2-3 cultural activities. Cultural events may also be available alongside study abroad students. Availability may vary and participants are given the full excursion schedule prior to arrival on-site.

Courtney Kovacs

Courtney Kovacs will be your program advisor and help prepare you to go abroad!

(she/her/hers)
Daniele Sirna

Daniele Sirna will be your Resident Director and a resource for you on-site.

Courses

Click Here to Find Classes

Students have the opportunity to enroll in any of our digital badges! Also check out our Internship FAQs page for top student questions answered about internship destinations, the placement process, and more.

International Internship Course in Sicily

The goal of the course is to support students during their internship experience and provide the groundwork for professional future careers. The subjects and tasks will increase students' understanding of themselves, the world of work, and succeeding at work in addition to giving them a cross cultural comparative vision of work. The emphasis of this course is on topics that students are expected to grow and improve during the semester through in-class seminars and practical application, including work ethic, leadership, communication, multiculturalism, media and politics, and gender and the workplace.

View course and credit information

Housing

Our internship program includes safe and secure housing in the cost of the program fee. Participants in Syracuse will reside in a shared, furnished apartment or in a single bedroom with a local host family.

Internship participants should expect the accommodation to be centrally located and easily accessible to public transportation. Each participant’s commute will vary, as internship placements are located in different areas in each location. Average commute times range from 30 minutes up to an hour. Housing placements may be mixed gender (by apartment, not by bedroom). Participants will receive their confirmed housing assignment approximately three weeks prior to departure.