Global Remote Internships 

Get international exposure
without leaving home

The Global Remote Internship Program provides students with the unique opportunity to gain practical 21st century skills, industry connections, and international experience through virtual internship placements. 

Students will participate in a custom-matched individual placement based on their career goals and interests. In all cases, participants will work remotely from their own home and still gain valuable international experience with the option of earning academic credit.

A virtual program with real experience

After submitting an application, students will be matched with a company in the field that best corresponds to their academic background and professional goals. 

Projects, tasks, and duties for each internship vary by career interest and company assignment. Examples of previous internship projects include:

  1. Determining potentially disruptive megatrends, technologies, and startups to help financial firms reshape their future
  2. Completing a marketing effectiveness analysis of a large, multi-national organization's digital presence
  3. Creating English lesson plans for non-native speakers
  4. Developing new travel tours and marketing them to target demographics
  5. Working with a professional sports team and aiding in the development of their social media presence

 

Two internship options:

  • Individual Placements - 10 weeks

    • - Work with a company located in Australia, Spain, or Vietnam
    • - Individual Project
    • - Students are matched to an organization based on their career goals
    • - Video Interview may occur after application
    • - Academic curriculum ensures that participants stay on track while working remote

    Dates:

    Fall 2021: August 30, 2021 - November 5, 2021

    Spring 2022: January 10, 2022 - March 18, 2022

    Summer 2022: June 6, 2022 - August 12, 2022

    Application Deadlines:

    Spring 2022: November 15, 2021

    Summer 2022: April 20, 2022

    Cost: $1,550

    Future Terms:

    Fall 2022: TBD (Late August - Early November) - Application deadline: July 15, 2021

    Relevant majors: Marketing, Communications, Business, International business, Finance, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Tourism, Fashion, Film, History, Anthropology, Education, Psychology, General Engineering, Environmental Science, and Pre-Law

    What's included:

    • - Virtual orientation
    • - Virtual workshops
    • - Career coaching
    • - Professional supervisor
    • - Career readiness and cultural comptency resources
    • - Interactive assessments
    • - 270 work hours (approximately 27 hours per week)
    • - Digital badging
    • - Certificate of completion available upon request
    • - Optional academic credit for an additional $375

  • Part-Time Individual Placements - 16 weeks

    • - Work with a company located in Australia, Spain, or Vietnam
    • - Individual Project
    • - Students are matched to an organization based on their career goals
    • - Video Interview may occur after application
    • - Academic curriculum ensures that participants stay on track while working remote

    Dates:

    Fall 2021: August 30, 2021 - December 17, 2021

    ​Spring 2022: January 10, 2022 - April 29, 2022

    *Not offered during the Summer*

    Application Deadline: Spring 2022: November 15, 2021

    Cost: $1,550

    Future Terms:

    Fall 2022: TBD (Late August - Mid Decemeber) - Application deadline: July 15, 2022

    Relevant majors: Marketing, Communications, Business, International business, Finance, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Tourism, Fashion, Film, History, Anthropology, Education, Psychology, General Engineering, Environmental Science, and Pre-Law

    What's included:

    • - Virtual orientation
    • - Virtual workshops
    • - Career coaching
    • - Professional supervisor
    • - Career readiness and cultural competency resources
    • - Interactive assessments
    • - 192 work hours (approximately 12 hours/week)
    • - Digital badging
    • - Certificate of completion available upon request
    • - Optional academic credit for an additional $375

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Academic Credit

Academic credit is optional for ISA's Global Remote Internships. Students are able to select ISA's school of record, their home university, or no credit.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (USF)

ISA has partnered with USF in Tampa, Florida, to offer a U.S. transcript and award six academic credits for 10-week programs and four academic credits for the 16-week part-time program. Academic credit through ISA's school of record is optional and is a $375 additional fee.

FAQs

  • Why participate in a Global Remote Internship through ISA?

    ISA's Global Remote Internships combine the experience of working for a company abroad while earning optional academic credit of a college-level internship with the ease and comfort of staying at home. It’s a global professional experience without the cost associated with travel. Our program provides a unique approach to navigating a virtual internship with processes that enable participants to gain a robust global experience through guided and structured platforms. Students will have access to multiple career readiness resources throughout the internship, such as professional mentors, career readiness techniques and more while gaining experience working with an international organization! Students will also have the ability to earn a micro-credential which can be posted to their LinkedIn profile upon successful completion of the internship.

  • What are the eligibility requirements to participate?

    • - Minimum 2.5 GPA
    • - English proficiency (no other language proficiency required, although some knowledge of Spanish is helpful if placed with an organization in Spain)
    • - All participants must have their own home computer/laptop and access to internet

  • What does the application process look like?

    • Step 1: Apply on the ISA website and pay the $95 application fee
    • Step 2: Submit additional application materials such as your resume, unofficial transcript, internship supplemental form
    • Step 3: Pay a $405 referral deposit in ISA student portal *
    • Step 4: Your application is then sent to placement team
    • Step 5: Placement team confirms an internship/project
    • Step 6: Pay the final program fee by Payment Deadline *
    • * only applies to students whose university does NOT have a direct billing agreement set up with ISA

  • What's included in the Cross Cultural Toolbox?

    • Our Cross-Cultural Toolbox is designed specifically for our remote interns. While these interns may not be physically in their host country, they still have daily interactions with colleagues coming from a variety of backgrounds. We want to encourage that interaction and aid students in their intercultural competence as they progress through their remote internship. The Cross-Cultural Toolbox is a compilation of resources that students will access before and during their internship experience which will enhance their cultural learning. Participants will start with an intercultural competence assessment during our virtual pre-program orientation and then receive regular communication packed with content relevant to the culture of the country in which they are interning. Our team will also hold "coffee catch ups", just as we do when students are on-site, in order to discuss topics of cultural significance and what they have learned from their experience.

  • What additional costs should I expect?

    The only additional costs required are a personal laptop/home computer and internet access. Neither ISA nor the host organization can provide this to participants. Should students select to use ISA's school of record for academic credit, a $375 charge will be added to the program fee.

  • What if I don’t need academic credit?

    You can simply participate just for the experience! We have updated our co-curricular activities to provide the necessary structure for the internship without requiring academic credit.

  • Can graduate students participate?

    Yes, however graduate students should expect to be working with undergraduates on group project internships.

  • How many hours per week will I be working?

    • -Individual placements- 27 hours per week for the 10-week program and 12 hours per week for the 16-week program

  • Will I be required to work in my company’s time zone?

    • - Students need to recognize that there will be some evening or early morning hours required because the companies are located in the Asia/Pacific region or in Europe. Participants should expect to have weekly or even daily meetings (depending on the project) with their internship supervisor located in abroad. However, all host organizations recognize that interns are typically located in the U.S. and will accommodate so that the majority of work can be completed in U.S. time zones.

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