Internships Abroad

 In order to do an internship abroad for Jan Plan Credit, there are additional steps to take and additional paperwork to be filled out (in comparison to doing an internship domestically) before the Career Center and the Registrar's Office will approve the application.

Colby College discourages travel to countries and participation in a program in a country for which there is a U.S. State Department Travel Warning in effect at the time of departure. Students wishing to travel to a country currently under a U.S. State Department Travel Warning are required to submit a petition to the Travel Warning Review Committee providing a complete description of and justification for their study/travel at a Travel Warning site. If approved, they will then be required to sign a waiver as part of the application for approval process.

In the event that a country goes under Travel Warning after a student has been approved, the student will be required to submit a petition, and sign a second waiver, in order to proceed as planned.

Students on programs already in session when the Travel Warning is issued will not be required to return, but will be advised of the Travel Warning by the Off Campus Study (OCS) office.

For a listing of countries currently under Travel Warning consult the U.S. State Department website.

Please find below the basic checklists to follow in order to complete the specified international experience:

International Internship (Career Center)
Fall, Spring, Summer
Transcript Notation – Minimum 10-20 hours/week at the job site (100 total hours)
·    On-line Application Form (http://www.colby.edu/registrar/internship/InternApp.cfm)
·    Faculty Sponsor
·    Risk form *
·    Health form **
·    Proof of insurance coverage abroad ***

International Jan Plan Internship (Career Center & Registrar)
Jan Plan Credit
Minimum 30 hours/week at the job site (100 total hours)
·    On-line Application Form (http://www.colby.edu/registrar/internship/InternApp.cfm)
·    Faculty Sponsor
·    Risk form *
·    Health form **
·    Proof of insurance coverage abroad ***

Notes:
* The risk form must be signed by a parent and witnessed by someone over 18 who is not the other parent. Do not fax us this form. Only original copies will be accepted.

** You should make an appointment with the Health Center or your own doctor as soon as possible in order to complete the health form.

*** Request a letter from your insurance company stating that you will have health insurance coverage abroad. Copies of health insurance cards are not acceptable. If you have Cross Insurance through Colby, you are covered, but you still need to obtain a “proof of insurance” letter by contacting Lisa Farrington at (800) 537-6444 or LFarrington@CrossAgency.com.