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About France@Illinois
The Department of French & Italian hosts France@Illinois with the support of Villa Albertine - The French Institute for Culture and Education, which designated the University of Illinois as one of 28 Centers of Excellence across the country.
France@Illinois sponsors interdisciplinary activities including conferences and workshops, job fairs, film series, lectures by distinguished scholars, writers, and artists, and cultural exchanges. It fosters collaborations across disciplinary boundaries and serves as a point of information about events or initiatives related to France and the francophone world around campus.
The University of Illinois cultivates many partnerships with universities and research centers throughout France.
Please contact the France@Illinois Director, Professor Marcus Keller, to send items for inclusion in the calendar or to request co-sponsorship for France-related events. Upcoming events are featured in our current calendar.
Network of Centers of Excellence of the Embassy of France
Brown University│Columbia University │ Cornell University │ Dartmouth College │ Duke University │ Georgetown University & George Washington University │Harvard University │ Indiana University │Johns Hopkins University │ Louisiana State University │Massachusetts Institute of Technology │ New York University │ Northwestern University │ Ohio State University │Princeton University │ Texas A&M │ University of California Berkeley │University of California Los Angeles │ University of Florida │ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign │ University of Kansas │University of Southern California │ University of Texas at Austin │ University of Virginia │University of Wisconsin at Madison │ Washington University in St. Louis│Yale University
Initiatives Under the Auspices of Villa Albertine:
Albertine Foundation Grant Programs
- The French in Higher Education Grant, ranging from $2,000 to $20,000, is aimed at promoting enrollment in French through mid- to long-term changes at the department and program level.
- Albertine Higher Education
- Community College in France aims to increase accessibility to study abroad for all students through short-term summer programs and facilitating enrollment in degree-granting programs.
- The Transatlantic Mobility Program awards eligible institutions up to $20,000 for a duration of 2 years to facilitate the development of dual and joint programs.
- The Transatlantic Research Partnership is aimed towards supporting the research activity of at least two scholars from two different disciplines from a French and a US institution through a fellowship of up to $20,000 over 24 months. Research projects are to address one or several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
- Albertine Cinémathèque is a $2,400 grant awarded to support French film festivals on campus, including opportunities to bring filmmakers into conversation with students. Awardees choose at least 6 titles from the year’s selection of contemporary, alternative and classic films.
Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)
TAPIF is one of Villa Albertine’s longest running and most sought-after programs. American students are placed in classrooms in metropolitan France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and La Réunion for a seven-month contract, renewable twice. Assistants teach 12 hours of English class per week in one, two, or three schools. Duties include serving as a resource person in conversation groups, providing small group tutorials, and giving talks related to American studies.
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Campus France USA assists US-based students in entering into French universities, from scholarly advice to visa applications. The organization facilitates study abroad in summer, semester or year-long programs, entry into Master’s and PhD programs, dual and joint degrees, branches of Erasmus+ such as the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree, and the pursuit of medical studies and art programs through CampusArt. There are many scholarships and grants available to aid students in accessing their desired program.
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The Alliance Française, founded in 1883, aims to foster exchanges between French speakers and local communities through language classes and cultural events. There are currently more than 800 chapters in 130 countries and over 100 within the US network.
The Federation of Alliances Françaises USA is a nonprofit organization representing 100 Alliance Française chapters in the United States. Through annual national conferences, grants, showcasing literature and film, and publications and best practices resources, the Federation supports member chapters in promoting the French language and francophone cultures.