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International Study Award (ISA)
The ISA provides a stipend for one credit-bearing summer study abroad experience for eligible undergraduates receiving a Yale scholarship. You must apply to Yale Study Abroad and be approved for a Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad or Non-Yale Summer Abroad program. Yale Study Abroad does not administer the ISA. For all ISA-related details, including how to request funding, when it gets disbursed, how much funding you can expect, and more, visit the ISA website.
Program Information
Location
Paris, France
Term
Summer
Language
French
Minimum Language Requirement
Completion of the L4 level of host language, or equivalent.
Areas of Focus
Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
Structure
Study Center
Description
The CUPA summer program is an immersion experience in Paris which provides intensive work in French language, a selection of content courses in Art History, Literature, and the Social Sciences, and abundant opportunities for significant contact with the French language and culture. A language pledge is signed by all participants and must be respected for the duration of the program.
Read Daniella Sanchez's (Morse '25) A Day in the Life post from the program.
Two-Part Application Process
Applying to a Year or Term Abroad or a Non-Yale Summer Abroad study abroad program is a two-part process. These are separate application processes with individual deadlines and can be done simultaneously.
- You must apply to your intended program for admission by applying online from the program’s website. Select the Program Website button below to be directed to more information.
- You must apply to Yale Study Abroad for approval to study abroad and the ability to transfer the credit back to your Yale degree. The designated list of programs on our website does not constitute pre-approval or automatic approval from Yale. You must apply to our office by the relevant deadline in order to be approved. Select the Apply to Yale Study Abroad button below to be directed to more information.
Notes
Please have the Home School Approval form sent to lauren.perrino@yale.edu.
If trying to fulfill L5 on this program, students would take a placement test back at Yale to confirm the progress they have made with French over the summer.
Students who have taken French 150 at Yale should not take "Advanced French: Grammar, Composition & Conversation". Students who have taken French 160 at Yale should not take "Perspectives on Contemporary French Society". Please contact the Study Abroad adviser for France for guidance selecting courses for this program.