Internships
Nine two-month internships will be offered to participants in the study tour. They will begin immediately following the end of the tour, and last for two months. Students accepted for internships will receive a grant of 750 EUR per month.
The institutions in question all offer exceptional opportunities in their respective areas.
Located in Vancouver, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (www.asiapacific.ca) is Canada's leading platform for research into the country's links with Asia.
The Canadian Conference of the Arts (www.ccarts.ca) in Ottawa serves as the national forum for Canada's arts and cultural community.
The Canadian Labour Congress (www.canadianlabour.ca), located in the nation's capital, is the umbrella organization for dozens of affiliated Canadian and international unions, as well as provincial federations of labour and regional labour councils.
An internship centred at the Consulate General of Poland in Toronto, working in conjunction with the University of Toronto, the European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC) and the European Chamber of Commerce in Toronto (EUCOCIT) to prepare an evaluation of European-related institutions and programmes in Toronto in a variety of fields, with a view to helping the various bodies develop a common platform.
Canada's leading environmental NGO, the David Suzuki Foundation (www.davidsuzuki.org), is offering an internship at its Montreal office.
From its office in Toronto, the European Union National Institutes for Culture (www.eunic-online.eu/canada) coordinates the various activities carried out in Canada through the EUNIC network of international cultural relations institutes of the Member States of the European Union.British Columbia's Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons (www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/octip) was the first office of its kind in Canada. Its mission is to develop and deliver an integrated and permanent response to human trafficking in the province.
Physical and Health Education Canada (www.phecanada.ca) in Ottawa is a national, charitable, voluntary-sector organization whose primary concern is to influence the healthy development of children and youth by advocating for quality, school-based physical and health education.
Portage, situated in Montréal and at Lac Écho (www.portage.ca), is an internationally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to the social rehabilitation of substance abusers.
The application form for those wishing to undertake an internship can be downloaded by clicking here.
All applications (including accompanying documents as indicated in the form) must be sent via e-mail to
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by the application deadline – Wednesday 18 May 2011.
NOTE: Please ensure that your academic supervisor, too, submits his/her letter of recommendation for the internship by the application deadline.
Decisions on internships will be made by the four-member EU-Canada Study Tour Selection Committee.
