Travel in France Grants
The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs selects a number of American students between the ages of 16 and 25 years old to receive funding for travel in France. This initiative is designed to encourage young Francophiles from the U.S. to pursue studies in the French language and to discover French culture through travel in France.
The grants listed below are administered by the French Embassy and regional Consulates in the United States. These programs allow participants to travel to France, immerse themselves in the French language, and take part in a unique and unforgettable summer experience.
For high school students only (16-20 years old)
Available destinations for 2010:
Paris
Allons en France Program
Learn about the “Allons en France” initiative by visiting the site for last year’s program
link
Each participating French Consulate in the United States organizes its own candidate selection through its Cultural Services Department. Please follow the links below to find out how you can participate:
Chicago (more details coming soon)
New Orleans (more details coming soon)
Miami (more details coming soon)
San Francisco (more details coming soon)
Washington, D.C. (more details coming soon)
La Rochelle
Sur le port de La Rochelle, ensemble, protégeons notre mer…
Each participating French Consulate in the United States organizes its own candidate selection through its Cultural Services Department. Please follow the links below to find out how you can participate:
Los Angeles (more details coming soon)
New Orleans (more details coming soon)
San Francisco (more details coming soon)
For young Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 years old.
Youth International Meetings Program
Participating Consulates select the destinations offered to candidates from their region:
Atlanta
Boston
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
How to Apply
Chicago
Please note that the Cultural Services Department of the French Consulate in Chicago uses a different application form. More details about how to apply will be available soon.
Sur le port de La Rochelle, ensemble, protégeons notre mer…
For residents of the following states : Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
More details about how to apply will be available soon.
For Cinema Lovers
This year, the Cultural Services departments of the French Consulates in San Francisco and Houston will offer selected participants the opportunity to participate in the world-renowned Festival de Cannes
In San Francisco: The Film Society (an important partner for France in promoting French and international film) will work with the San Francisco Consulate to select a young professional or student from one of the region’s schools with a strong cinema program such as San Francisco Art Institute, UC Berkeley, etc.
In Houston: The France-UT Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Texas in Austin and the Houston Consulate are currently presenting a French Film Series of 9 French films. The film series began in October 2009 and will continue through May 2010. The selection for the 2010 Cannes Film Festival grant will be based on writing a personal film review of one of the films shown during this series, "Little Senegal". The contest is open to UT undergraduates under the age of 25. All are welcome to attend the film screening on Monday, February 8 at 7:00pm (Dobie Theather, Austin).
How to Participate
For more information about these programs, please contact: scule.washington-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
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