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)
Paris
More details about this program: Allons en France Program
Learn about the “Allons en France” initiative by visiting the site for last year’s program
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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. Application to the 2010 program is NOW CLOSED
Atlanta (2010 application now closed)
Chicago (2010 application now closed)
New Orleans
This grant was awarded to a high school student from Louisiana who participated in the contest organized by the ALCFES (Association louisianaise des clubs de français de l’enseignement secondaire).
Miami (2010 application now closed)
San Francisco (2010 application now closed)
Washington, D.C. (2010 application now closed)
How to prepare your class for the Washington, D.C. contest
La Rochelle
More details about this program: 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. Application to the 2010 program is NOW CLOSED.
Atlanta (2010 application now closed)
Boston (2010 application now closed)
Houston (2010 application now closed)
New Orleans
This grant was awarded to a high school student from Louisiana who participated in the contest organized by the ALCFES (Association louisianaise des clubs de français de l’enseignement secondaire).
San Francisco (2010 application now closed)
For young Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 years old
More details about this program: Youth International Meetings Program
Participating Consulates select the destinations offered to candidates from their region:
Atlanta
Boston
Houston
Miami
Chicago
Sur le port de La Rochelle, ensemble, protégeons notre mer
The Cultural Service Department of the French Consulate in Chicago and Northwestern University have worked together for many years to encourage academic exchanges. Each year, a student from the Department of French at Northwestern University is selected to participate in one the summer exchange programs sponsored by the French Embassy. This year the selected candidate will participate in the Youth International Meeting Program: "Langue et Culture à Paris".
How to Apply
Application to the 2010 program is NOW CLOSED.
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
Application to the 2010 program is NOW CLOSED.
For more information about these programs, please contact: scule.washington-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
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