Study Abroad

Study Abroad Programs

We encourage you to spend some time studying abroad and exploring different cultures. Within our department, there are three study abroad programs: a summer program in Florence, Italy, a summer program in Paris, France, and a semester-long program in Angers, France. We also offer a variety of scholarships and financial aid options to help cover some of the cost.

Feel free to get in touch with the Office of Study Abroad and Global Engagement or your study abroad advisor if you are interested in any of these programs. The advisors for French and Italian study abroad programs are listed below. 

Additionally, if you are thinking about spending a year in France, you may want to explore student-initiated programs (SIPs) at French universities by contacting the programs coordinator in the Office of Study Abroad and Global Engagement. 

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Université Catholique de l'Ouest

Spend the semester in Angers, France studying French language and civilization.

Language Institute in Paris

As one of the USA’s oldest continuously offered academic summer programs (since 1958), the Summer Language Institute in France enables students to experience the cultural offerings of both the French capital and the regions of Normandy, Brittany, and the Loire Valley while completing intensive coursework in French language, history and civilization.

Language and Culture in Florence

This program offers students an opportunity to live and learn in Florence, Italy. Students will study intermediate Italian language and live with Florentine families for one or two months over the summer.

The Department of French, Francophone & Italian Studies is pleased to announce the following opportunities for study-abroad scholarships. All scholarships have the following deadlines:

- Apply by October 1st for programs beginning in the Spring, no later than 11:59pm.

- Apply by March 1st for programs beginning in the Summer and in the Fall, no later than 11:59pm.

Please contact Professor Paul Scott with any queries.

The KU FFIT Study Abroad Scholarships

The KU FFIT Study Abroad Scholarships are open to KU degree-seeking undergraduate students who have applied to an academic year, semester or summer study abroad program in a French or Italian speaking country where the program target language is French or Italian. The Department of French, Francophone & Italian Studies has a limited number of scholarships that are awarded in the fall and in the spring. (Scholarship deadlines mirror deadlines for applying for study abroad.) Scholarship amounts vary from year to year, but in general, for students doing a summer program, scholarships typically range from $1,000 to $2,000. For students doing a semester program, scholarships typically range between $3,000 and $5,000, and for students spending a year abroad, the department is typically able to offer one $10,000 scholarship per year. 

The David A. Dinneen Study in France Scholarship

The department will be awarding $2,000 to a meritorious student participating in the Paris Summer Language Institute this year and $3,000 to a meritorious student studying abroad in France next fall. Please note that no separate application is necessary. Students applying for a FFIT Study Abroad Scholarship will automatically be considered for the David A. Dinneen Fund.

Office of Study Abroad and Global Engagement Scholarships

The Office of Study Abroad and Global Engagement also offers two scholarships for students interested in studying an researching in France and French-speaking countries.