American Assistants in France Program

The American Assistants in France Program is funded by the French Ministry of Education. Approximately 1,500 teaching assistantships are available in French Primary and Secondary Schools. Applicants should be American citizens between 20-34 years old, graduates or undergraduates, with proficiency in French, Previous study abroad in France is not a problem! The stipend this year, after mandatory deductions for health care and social security, was approximately 750 euros per month. For information and application forms for the next competition, available online in October 2007, see:
http://www.frenchculture.org/a_assistantship-program_195.cfm

The frenchculture.org website also offers information on other opportunities for study in France, including the Youth and Sports Grants, the Chateaubriand Fellowships for Research in France for doctoral candidates in the Humanities or Social Sciences, internship opportunities in many fields from 1-12 months, etc