Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)

Funding

Depending on your demonstrated financial need and degree track as follows, you are eligible to receive:

• MA in four summers on the Vermont campus: Up to 100 percent
• MA in 3 summers on the Vermont campus and one summer in Paris: Up to 100 percent
• MA with an initial summer in Vermont, followed by an academic year in Paris: Up to 47 percent
• MA with an initial summer in Vermont, followed by an academic year in Paris, and a final summer in Vermont: Up to 54 percent

Eligibility

TAPIF alumni are eligible for our need-based graduate financial aid and an application fee waiver. Our financial aid is awarded in the form of grants, not loans. This means that if you qualify, you will attend the School of French at a reduced cost.

Deadline

You are encouraged to apply as early as possible, and follow the application deadlines.

The deadline for applying to the academic year in Paris option is March 15, and there is limited funding for this option. Aid awards are offered on a first come, first served basis. If you need funding to attend, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Application and Financial Aid

1. Please review the graduate program application requirements and instructions.

2. Once you have started your application (and before you have submitted it), please email the School of French at frenchgraduate@middlebury.edu to receive your application fee waiver.

3. Once the waiver has been processed (typically within 24 hours), submit your application with the required transcripts, letters of recommendation, and language assessment.

4. When you apply, indicate in the short answer questions that you’re affiliated with TAPIF.

5. Upon submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation email which will include a link to our need-based financial aid application. Please complete and submit this application.