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International Exchange Programs for Graduate Students


The French and Francophone Studies Department sponsors three annual assistantships in France: Strasbourg, Lyon, and Montpellier. Both M.A. and Ph. D. students are eligible to apply once they have been in residence at Penn State for at least one year. Students selected for the exchanges will spend one year at the designated exchange site as teachers of English (lecteur/lectrice d'anglais).

To be considered, a student should send a letter of application (including the destination of preference) to the Chair of the Admissions/Fellowship Committee in the Department. Letters of application should be received no later than January 15 for an exchange for the following year.

Criteria for selection

  1. Near-native or native proficiency in English
  2. Satisfactory standing in degree program
  3. Satisfactory teaching performance

Some preference will be given to students who have never had an extended stay in France or a Francophone country, to those who have a particular need to refine their French language skills, and to those whose graduate program requires experience in France.

      Strasbourg
            Université Marc Bloch — Strasbourg II
            La Ville de Strasbourg

      Lyon
            Université Lumière — Lyon II
            La Ville de Lyon

      Montpellier
            Université Paul Valéry — Montpellier III
            La Ville de Montpellier


The Department of French and Francophone Studies
The Pennsylvania State University
211 Burrowes Building
University Park, PA 16802
Tel: 814.865.1492 | Fax: 814.863.1103

Undergraduate Officer
Kathryn M. Grossman
kmg2@psu.edu
Department Head
Thomas A. Hale
tah@psu.edu
Graduate Officer
Jean-Claude Vuillemin
jcv1@psu.edu


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