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Exchange program with the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, France
  • Each year, a Boston College Graduate student is granted the position of pensionnaire étranger at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. Founded in 1794, and located in the heart of the Latin Quarter (on the rue d’Ulm), the ENS at Ulm is the single most prestigious institution of higher learning in France. This position entails free lodging in one of the campuses of the Ecole, free access to classes and seminars, academic advising by distinguished ENS professors, and library privileges at one of the best libraries in Paris. For more information about the ENS, consult the web site.
  • As the position carries no stipend, students selected for the program are encouraged to apply to grants or fellowships to help finance their year in Paris. They may also request a teaching assistantship from the French Ministry of Education. This position provides a monthly stipend in exchange for teaching English conversation. See web site for details and application instructions.
  • The exchange program with the ENS is open to all Boston College graduate students, although priority will be granted to students in Romance Languages and Literatures, and in general to those who can demonstrate that they intend to make the most out of this intellectual and academic experience. Students wishing to be considered this program are invited to send a statement of interest to Ourida Mostefai, Coordinator of the Program by December 15 for the following academic year.
Outside Grants and Fellowships
  • The Chateaubriand Fellowship in the Humanities and Social Sciences: The Chateaubriand Fellowship is offered annually by the Embassy of France in the United States to doctorate students enrolled in American universities to conduct research in France for up to ten months.  Chateaubriand recipients receive a stipend, a round trip ticket to France and health insurance. More
  • The Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship: The annual Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship is awarded alternately in the fields of Greek and French (even years in French) to support a year of full-time research. Applicants must be unmarried women 25 to 35 years of age who hold a doctorate or have fulfilled all the requirements for a doctorate except the dissertation. More
  • The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship: The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation offers fellowships in the humanities and social sciences to support students in the final stages of doctoral study whose work offers significant potential for advancing academic scholarship related to ethics and/or religion. More
Teaching Assistantships in France
Teaching Assistantships in Lombardy, Italy
  • Thanks to a special formal arrangement with the government of the region of Lombardy, Italy, Boston College is pleased to be able to send each year two students to work as English-language assistants in the schools of the towns and cities of the region (excluding Milan). The program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Students who apply must first secure nomination from the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.
  • Assistants are paid a stipend (though not one sufficient to meet all expenses of one's stay in Italy). The assistantship can last anywhere from three months to a full (Italian) academic year (from October through May). Applications are usually available by late March.
  • For further information, please consult the following documents (up-to-date documentation and current application forms will be posted each March as soon as they are received from the program's administrators): (1) Program Description; (2) Frequently Asked Questions; (3) Application Form; (4) Recommendation Form.
  • For any further information and to apply to the program, contact Professor Franco Mormando, email Mormando@bc.edu.

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