This unique opportunity enables selected students to have a professional internship with corporations or other organizations abroad.  Interns in all majors can choose to live and work in any number of work environments, but in all cases they will be able to have regular direct contact with a foreign culture and society.  Interns will be selected by the Manager of Internships, the JBIP Director and the Internship Committee on the basis of scholarship (minimum GPA of 3.00), language preparation, a written application and essay (including a clear statement of objectives) and recommendations attesting to character, adaptability and maturity.  The amount of the scholarship will be $2000 which can be used to subsidize the student’s international internship.  Students are responsible for setting up their own internships with the help of the Internship Office.  The Belk Office will assist students in finding flights and other transportation, but students are responsible for finding their own housing.  The costs to the student will vary with the internship and location, and applicants must be prepared to assume all expenses not covered by the scholarship. 

Important note:  Students who wish to apply for a JBIP International Internship Scholarship should indicate this as their first choice on the Belk Program application, but should also select other JBIP programs as second and third choices.   Applications for the JBIP International Internship scholarship can then be picked up in the Belk Program Office and must be returned by the date indicated.  Interested students would do well to have a conference with the both the Manager of Internships and the Belk Program Director.