J-1 Internship

For 10 years at The Walt Disney Company, Prof. Newton Lee has personally hired and supervised 50 student interns in animation, graphic design, software development, game music, and business marketing. Since then, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS) has placed hundreds of interns and trainees from all over the world at U.S. companies with tremendous success benefiting both the international employees and the host companies. We work with thousands of host organizations located in vibrant American cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Atlanta, Austin, Huston, Miami, and many more as well as other countries in Asia and Europe. Some of the host organizations include the American Film Institute, Georgia Tech, Harvard University, Lucasfilm (Singapore and USA), MIT Media Lab, Motorola, NBC Universal, UCLA, USC, Virginia Tech, The Walt Disney Company, and Fortune 500 companies.

Established in 2004, the Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS) is an award-winning California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity organization dedicated to improving society by conducting scientific and social research as well as being a fiscal sponsor for more than 150 humanitarian projects. We believe in changing the world for the better through education, research, and scholarships. Our ultimate goal is to create a better world with lasting peace, prosperity, and universal rights for all.