Florence

Research & Internships

Internship Opportunities

Mentored internships provide students in Florence with the opportunity to acquire valuable academic and professional experience. By offering in-depth exposure to Italian organizations, internships allow Stanford students to improve their skills in the Italian language and increase their knowledge of Italian business, political, and cultural communities.  Second quarter students will be eligible for one of the program's selected internships. Interested students should begin discussing their proposals with the Internship Coordinator by the end of the 4th week of their first quarter in residence.  Internships can be taken for credit on top of 12 units of regular coursework offered by the center. Final approval of an internship is subject to topical availability, prior experience acquired through relevant courses, site specificity, and availability of on-site mentors.

In recent years internships have been taken in the following fields: Healthcare, Politics, Fine Arts, Finance, Engineering, Architecture, Education, Not for Profit Organizations.  Some of our traditional internships are at the Florence Pediatric Hospital, General Electric, Ferragamo, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Banca Toscana.

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Research Opportunities

Students in Florence are encouraged to be ambitious and resourceful in taking advantage of the unique research opportunities offered by studying overseas. If you plan to stay more than one quarter, you will have the option of doing a research project during your second or third quarter in Florence. You are advised to work in close consultation with both the center director and your faculty advisor to plan a project. All plans must be approved by the center director well in advance of the intended quarter of research.

Student Grants for Research Overseas
Undergraduate Advising and Research (UAR) administers several grants that can support research overseas, including the Quarterly and Major Grants. Help to prepare for the grant competitions is available via email. For deadlines, directions, and specific policies regarding off-campus research, please visit the UAR student grants website. Students who have taken directed readings or internships in Florence have often found that through one of the UAR grants they have been able to come back to Florence during the summer to complete their research project.

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