Working Abroad

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<p>I have yet to speak with a school official regarding this, but I have the opportunity next summer to intern overseas for the govt, Chile specifically, under one condition and that is that I need to cover all expenses myself (ie. food, travel, housing, etc.). I may be able to get special deals on housing and other certain things but still unsure of what exactly. The internship would last for the full duration of summer, 3 in a half months to be exact and since Chile isnt the most expensive of places I figure it shouldn't cost me more than 4k for everything. I was wondering has anyone looked into doing an internships overseas and would UCs typically would offer financial aid for doing something like this or would it only be possible if I were taking classes in the country?</p>

<p>Any input much appreciated</p>

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<p>My best friend did something similar, but for the US government in Chile. You won’t get financial aid. BUT it sounds like a great opportunity, so I think passing it up would be a mistake.</p>

<p>You could look at studying abroad in Chile–that’s June-December, and doing the internship with studying abroad. THEN you’d get financial aid.</p>

<p>Round-trip ticket is about $1200, housing varies from maybe $150-$400/month depending on where you live, and food is a little cheaper than here, but not that much. Also, I presume you know Spanish? There’s very little English there.</p>

<p>I did study abroad there while I was at UCLA, and had an internship, so feel free to shoot me any more questions.</p>