Session dates
PARIS 
Fall 2013: August 19 - December 20 Spring 2014: January 20 - May 23 Fall 2014: August 18 - December 19
STRASBOURG Fall 2013: August 20 - December 20 Spring 2014: January 21 - May 23 Fall 2014: August 19 - December 19
BRUSSELS Fall 2013: August 19 - December 20 Spring 2014: January 20 - May 23 Fall 2014: August 18 - December 19
Semester calendar
5 week intensive preparation term + 1 week vacation + 12 week internship & field research
Application deadlines for all Field Study and Internship programs
Fall 2013: April 15, 2013 Spring 2014: October 15, 2013 Fall 2014: April 15, 2014
Graduating seniors applying for the Fall semester: May 20 preceding. (Seniors availing themselves of this later deadline should inform IFE by the standard deadine (April 15) of their intent to file an application.)
Program fees
(N.B.: all prices are in euros)
The Field Study and Internship programs ................. 7,200.00 €
Please note: For many of IFE’s partner institutions, IFE bills program fees to the institution directly. Students at these institutions continue to pay home tuition. For students paying IFE program fees directly, some need-based financial aid is available for those cases where there is a difference between the total cost of a semester at IFE (tuiton, room and board) and the total cost of a semester on the home campus.
Housing fees
The cost of housing varies by residence and by city. IFE bills only for the real cost of each housing situation.
Some approximate housing cost estimations for the entire 18-week semester:
PARIS Student residences without meals (with kitchen access): 2400 €-2700 € Student residences with partial meal plans: 2800 €-3000 € Female residences with partial meal plans: 3100 € Female residences without meals (with kitchen access): 2200 €-2400 € Homestays with some meals: 2400 €
STRASBOURG Homestays: 3000 € (including breakfast and dinner) Student residences without meal plans: 2200 €-2600 €
BRUSSELS Student residences without meals (kitchen access): 1750 € - 2500 € Homestays: 1800 € - 2300 € (meals extra)
More information about the various types of housing can be found on the "Optional Housing Form" of the Application.
