Freeman Indonesia Nonprofit Internship Program

Applicant FAQs

No. You must be a sophomore or junior to be eligible to apply. Please see our Eligibility section for eligibility criteria.

No. Only U.S. citizens or Indonesian citizens are eligible to apply. Please see our Eligibility section for eligibility criteria.

The term “good academic standing” is defined differently by each university or college. Your Study Abroad Adviser will need to certify on the Adviser Nomination Form that you are in good academic standing as determined by your university or college.

No, students pursuing any major may apply.

No. IIE has listed several potential fields of interest, but applicants may also specify other fields of interest in their application, keeping in mind that the internship will take place at an NGO.

No, an Indonesian language background is not required. U.S. students will complete a course in Indonesian language and culture in Indonesia as part of the internship experience.

An Internship Adviser or Academic Adviser/Counselor who is willing to verify and support your application may nominate your application. If you are unable to identify an appropriate adviser on your campus, please e-mail finip@iie.org.

The application deadline for Summer 2011 is March 1, 2011. Campuses may set an earlier deadline.

You must make sure that IIE receives the following by the application deadline.

  • The completed and submitted on-line FINIP student application. The applicant should save the electronic e-mail confirmation that is sent to the applicant at the time of his/her on-line FINIP application submission.
  • The on-line nomination of your FINIP application by your Study Abroad Adviser. The applicant should save the electronic e-mail confirmation that is sent to the applicant at the time when his/her Study Abroad Adviser submits the electronic nomination form.

All eligible applicants will be notified of the selection results by e-mail within 4-6 weeks of the application deadline.

Selected participants must complete additional paperwork to finalize their internship placement. Instructions and forms will be attached to the selection notification e-mail.