VPR Announcements

Raed Kadri, the Business Development Officer for NCE Auto21 will be coming to the University of Victoria to provide information on the new Connect Canada Internship Program linking graduate students and companies for research placements. The information session is open to faculty and graduate students who are interested in learning about this opportunity.

Date: Thursday, October 27
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Student Union Building, Rm 110b

About the Program
Regardless of the issue, the sector or the location, Connect Canada internships can help companies find a cost-effective solution developed by highly skilled graduate students under the supervision of an academic supervisor. For graduate students, it provides a pathway to further develop their research skills, while gaining valuable industry experience and contacts. For the academic supervisor, the stipend is considered a part of their research funding and provides an opportunity to make contact with various industrial partners.

The categories of research that can be performed through this program fall into the following categories:  natural science, engineering, economy, social science, health, environment and ethics. Each internship is four-to-six months and is completed by a graduate student at the master’s, PhD or post-doctoral fellow level.

Connect Canada internships are funded by $5,000 from the company, which is matched by Connect Canada for a total intern stipend of $10,000 for the entire internship. The Connect Canada Internship program is funded by the Industrial Research-Development Internship (IRDI) program through the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE).  

For more information about the program, visit https://www.connectcanadainternships.ca or contact Raed Kadri - Business Development Officer at Raed.Kadri@auto21.ca.

Seating is limited for the information session. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP to Dailene O’Neill (resprog3@uvic.ca) .