Interns are assigned to international advertising and marketing communications projects with any of the sectors of the industry. Work experience is combined with educational seminars. The interns represented 20 countries and 45 educational institutions. The program is open to undergraduate and graduate students whose studies include advertising, communications or marketing. Non-US students who are not already studying in the USA must be undergraduates if they wish to come to the USA under this program.
Assignments normally run from four to eight weeks.
They often run parallel to summer vacations in the northern hemispher, about June to August, and are arranged as appropriate in the southern hemisphere. Students may arrange with their college or university to obtain academic credit toward degree requirements. Most internships are paid, but some are not, depending on local laws, customs and the policies of sponsors and universities. The amount of remuneration to cover travel, housing and other costs is negotiated between the sponsor and the intern.