VIA has additional positions funded by Community Service Work Study. This program has slightly different requirements from the regular Federal Work Study Program. Work Study students are needed to assist with research, graphic design, campus outreach, writing projects and fund raising for the volunteer program sending students to Asia and Trans-Pacific Exchange which brings delegations of medical students from Japan and university students from Japan, Thailand and Singapore. Flexible hours, projects tailored to your interests, casual work environment. No prior experience with Asia is needed to apply.
Students typically gain a full year of language acquisition.
The program is a full immersion program, including 4 hours of classwork per day, and includes a pledge signed by all participants, committing to speak only the language of study at all times. Middlebury also has master's programs for most languages. Stanford students are eligible to apply for need-based financial aid directly through our financial aid office, for all these summer programs. Sites in Spain, Italy, and France are open for year or semester study for students with 5 or more semesters of college-level language study. Students have the option of homestay or dormitory housing in most locations.