Internship Programs

Internship program means the art of preparing students for service activities by providing them an actual service environment where they can get hands-on experience and improve their learning or understanding of issues relevant to their chosen area of study. To enroll in an internship program in the US, a student must generally have an undergraduate or graduate degree. Those who have proofs that they have been accepted into a degree-granting post-graduate program within six months are also eligible. Non-US students are eligible to apply for paid internship with specific visa namely J-1 exchange visitor, J-1 trainee or F-1 student. Non-US students may also apply for unpaid internships. 

The main benefit of doing internship programs is gaining professional experience and better prospects for career positions. Credit to the degree of students is provided when students apply for tuition-based study abroad internships sponsored by universities. In US, financial aided internships are open to the students from foreign countries also. Different internship programs in USA charge different tuition costs according to the requirements. Unpaid, non-academic internships account for common internships, both in the U.S. and abroad.