J-1 Internship and Traineeship

For 10 years at The Walt Disney Company, Prof. Newton Lee has personally hired and supervised 50 student interns in animation, graphic design, software development, game music, and business marketing.

Since then, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS) has placed hundreds of interns and trainees from all over the world at U.S. companies with tremendous success benefiting both the international employees and the host companies.

We work with thousands of host organizations located in vibrant American cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Atlanta, Austin, Huston, Miami, and many more as well as other countries in Asia and Europe.

Some of the host organizations include the American Film Institute, Georgia Tech, Harvard University, Lucasfilm (Singapore and USA), MIT Media Lab, Motorola, NBC Universal, UCLA, USC, Virginia Tech, The Walt Disney Company, and Fortune 500 companies.

J-1 Internship and Traineeship

J-1 Internship Eligibility

You are eligible for a 3 to 12-month J-1 internship if:
1. You are currently a full-time university student outside the United States, or
2. You have graduated from a university outside the United States less than one year ago.

J-1 Traineeship Eligibility

You are eligible for a 3 to 18-month J-1 traineeship if:
1. You have graduated from a university outside the United States more than one year ago and you have a one or more years of work experience, or
2. You have not graduated from a university but you have five or more years of work experience in a single field.

Apply Now

Most companies accept interns all year round. You must be at least 18 years old. There is no upper age limit.

To apply for a J-1 internship or J-1 traineeship, email your resume/CV to career.internship@ifers.org or click on the following button: