J-1 Student Interns

Participation in the Student Intern subcategory is available only to foreign students currently enrolled and pursuing a degree at a postsecondary academic institution outside the United States, and whose U.S. internship will "fulfill the educational objectives for his or her current degree program at his or her home institution."

J-1 Student Interns:

May participate in an internship program for a maximum of 12 months per academic level;
May not extend the internship past one year as determined by the US Department of State;
Are ineligible for a Social Security Number unless s/he will be paid by Temple University;
Are required to return to home institution upon completion of the internship program;
Are ineligible to return to the US as a J-1 Research Scholar or Professor for one year from the J Student Intern Program completion date of the internship.

The Intern program is a structured work-based learning program that:

Temple cannot place a student intern in any position that involves the following:

Unskilled or casual labor
Child care or elder care
Aviation
Clinical positions or engaging in any other kind of work that involves patient care or contact, including any work that would require student interns to provide therapy, medication, or other clinical or medical care (e.g., sports or physical therapy, psychological counseling, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, social work, speech therapy, or early childhood education)
Cannot involve any "position, occupation, or business that could bring the Exchange Visitor Program or the Department into notoriety or disrepute." [22 C.F.R. § 62.23(i)(8)(ii)]

Requirements and Limitations:

3-week minimum, 12 month maximum - no extensions
Annual compensation of at least $24,000 must be provided by either the home institution, government scholarship, Temple University funding and/or personal funding.
Participation in the Student Intern subcategory is available only to foreign students currently enrolled and pursuing a degree at a postsecondary academic institution outside the United States, and whose U.S. internship will "fulfill the educational objectives for his or her current degree program at his or her home institution."

Application Information:

An application check list can be found here.

A completed application must be submitted to Temple at least 2 months prior to the desired start date.
ISSS will take 7-10 business days to process applications.
Students pursuing a graduate level degree will need to be approved through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.
Students pursuing an bachelors level degree will work directly with ISSS, no approval from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is needed
Departments may contact Sarah Froberg (sarah.froberg@temple.edu) with any questions when inviting student interns.

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