School of Languages & Linguistics French, Italian and Spanish Studies

Studying French Abroad

Melbourne Global Mobility Program

The Global Mobility program provides support to students interested in studying overseas for part of their university degree either as an Exchange student or as a Study Abroad student. On either program you can receive credit or fulfil academic requirements for your studies overseas, if your study schedule is approved.

Scholarships for Language Students

The Univerisity's Melbourne Abroad program offers a number of language study scholarships each year.

French Government Assistantships

The French Government offers a number of awards to young Australians wishing to take up positions as English Language assistants in secondary or primary schools in metropolitan France and elsewhere. Applicants must be Australian teachers of French, final year B.Ed. or Dip.Ed., students intending to become teachers of French, or Bachelor of Arts students majoring in French. Assistants are appointed for seven months and are required to conduct conversation classes in English. More details are available on the website of the Embassy of France in Canberra

Other Study abroad information

Students who wish to attend intensive language (and cultural) courses should consult the website of the French Embassy in Australia (in particular the web page Répertoire des centres de formation en français langue étrangère en France), which provides information on language centres across France:



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