Polish-American Internship Initiative consists of the following stages:
| Stage | Date | |
| 1. | Announcement of the Program for companies. Companies send initial notifications to PAFF and apply for the Program (send Company’s Offer Submission Form to EEF). |
September-October |
| 2. | Recruiting students to the Program: | |
| a) | Announcement of the Program for students. Internship offers are published after receiving applications from companies. |
November-December |
| b) | The assessment of students’ applications by EEF. | December-January |
| c) | The transfer of data on candidates to companies. | February |
| d) | Selection of interns by companies. | beginning of March |
| 3. | J-1 Visa application procedure. Polish students going on summer internship for U.S. companies need to obtain a J-1 visa. Exceptions are the holders of Green Card or U.S. passport. | by the end of May |
| 4. | Preparation for the internship. | May-June |
| 5. | Official Program Inauguration – interns‘ meeting in Warsaw. | June |
| 6. | Implementation of internships. | July-August-September |