Internships in Chile · Latin America

Learning in Chile,
Impacting the World.

Spend your summer gaining real-world professional experience in Chile while immersing yourself in the language and culture.

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13+ Professional Fields
1:1 Living with a Host Family
100% Fully in Person
Cultural Programming

The Program

Real work, and a real place to live it

Andes Global Field Programs (AGFP) places university students in professional internships across Chile. You apply, interview, and we work to match you with a host organization that fits your field and where you want to go next.

More than an internship. Gain professional experience, improve your Spanish, and immerse yourself in Chilean culture through activities that connect you with local communities, fellow students, and professionals.

Professional Experience

Work on real projects with a host organization matched to your field.

Language

Spanish at work and at home, all day, until it starts to feel natural.

Immersion

Excursions, guest speakers, and daily life with a Chilean host family.

What You Can Work On

The fields shaping Chile today

Chile is a good place to learn by doing. These are some of the areas our students spend their time in.

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Innovation

A growing startup and tech scene, most of it in Santiago.

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Public Health

Community and public health work across the country.

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Entrepreneurship

Startups and social ventures getting off the ground.

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Public Policy

Working alongside the people who write and run policy.

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Conservation & Sustainability

Internship opportunities in conservation, field research, and environmental management.

Internship Fields

You choose a field when you apply. Where you land depends on what host organizations need that year, but we build every match around what you actually want to work on.

Alongside the Work

Language, culture, and career support

Language & Career

You work on real projects in Spanish the whole time you are here. Most students tell us their fluency and their confidence at work climb faster than they expected once the language stops being something they think about.

Cultural Programming

Explore Chilean and Latin American culture and history through excursions and talks by faculty and invited experts.

AGFP students on the steps of the Museo de Bellas Artes in Santiago
Students visiting La Moneda, Chile's presidential palace
A student meeting a Mapuche elder in traditional dress
Learning traditional pottery in the town of Pomaire
Students on the colorful hillside stairs of Valparaíso
Exploring a local produce market with the group
Visiting a craft market in San Pedro de Atacama
A boat excursion in the bay of Valparaíso

In Their Words

What our students say

“My Spanish improved a lot, in both fluency and complexity. Working in technical settings, I picked up immigration, political, and legal vocabulary, and I could hold a real conversation with people from every kind of background in Chile.”
AGFP Intern
“I learned more about Chilean politics and the social and political needs of its citizens. Highlights included collaborating on government funding applications, meeting the Governor, and supporting the Smart City Expo.”
Minerva GarcíaHarvard College student
“My understanding of Latin American culture deepened by exposing me to new people, histories, and languages I had never explored. Latin America hosts a diverse array of cultures that is truly irreducible.”
Dulce GonzalezHarvard College student

Where You Will Live

A home with a Chilean host family

We work with an experienced housing coordinator to place students with families we know and trust. Living with a family is a big part of the program. It is where a lot of the language sticks, and where a lot of the friendships come from.

  • Your own room in a safe, welcoming home
  • Three meals a day for your whole stay
  • A family looking out for you the whole time
Pilo Mella with family Pilo Mella Pilo Mella with friends

Eligibility

Who can apply

Enrollment

Open to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students in good academic standing at the time of application.

Language

A minimum intermediate level of Spanish is required; preference is given to more advanced speakers. Activities are conducted primarily in Spanish.

Experience

You do not need to have traveled abroad before, though it helps. What matters more is being flexible, taking initiative, and showing up with a good attitude.

Ready to begin?

Apply to the AGFP Internship Program

If you have questions or you are ready to apply, get in touch with our program director.

Pilo Mella

Program Director · Andes Global Field Programs

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