Berlin-CIEE

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Summer Internship Program at the Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) Study Center in Berlin

• "Summer Global Internship" Program track* 
• Unpaid, 6-credit internship project with accompanying seminar (with CIEE participants) 
  • Includes 45 academic course hours and 225-300 internship placement hours (minimum of 30-35 hours per week)
  • Placements in marketing and communications, business, technology and entrepreneurship, life sciences, energy and sustainability, arts management, fashion design, and more 

*Note: IU selectively co-sponsors CIEE program offerings, including the one described on this page, but not all CIEE tracks/offerings. Please contact Education Abroad for clarification.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• CIEE Housing options include:
  • Standard Housing:
    
    • Homestay
      • Single room
      • Two meals/day included
    • Student Dormitory
      • Triple or quad rooms on CIEE Berlin campus
    • Shared Apartments and Residence Halls
      • Double room located off-campus
  • Select Housing
    • On-Campus Residence Halls:
      • Double room on CIEE Berlin campus
      • additional fee charged directly to students
    • Shared Apartments:
      • Single room
      • additional fee charged directly to students
• All housing options are located within 45 minutes of CIEE Berlin; commute time to the student's internship site will vary and students must be prepared to plan ahead.
• Note: Indiana University will not support plans for students to obtain independent housing. Students are required to live in program-provided housing in Berlin.

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your fourth full-time semester of college
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of Education Abroad. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Summer 2025

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU Schurz Career Success Scholarship of $1,500-$2,500

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.