CAPI internship program gets another boost
UVic student and Queen Elizabeth Scholar Marcus Hougaard (front) with new friends during a hike up Mount Kinabalu. Marcus is currently finishing up his time in Malaysia, after spending 6 months in Kota Kinabalu, as an intern with DAP Service Centre. You can read more about Marcus' experience in his blog.
CAPI is delighted to announce that Internship Program Manager Robyn Fila was yet again successful in an application to secure funding for 25 UVic students to experience life-changing research internships in Asia as part of the project "Navigating Complexity Together: Community resilience and adaptation to the impacts of a changing climate in Southeast Asia."
Funding is provided by the 2025 Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program, managed by Rideau Hall and Universities Canada.
The project will provide UVic students with work and learning opportunities to address the impacts of a changing climate in Thailand and Indonesia. Students will work with established partner organizations, community leaders, climate activists, land-rights defenders, migrant and refugee communities, and young entrepreneurs contributing to climate change initiatives, leadership training programs, and socio-economic development projects.
QEScholars will cross academic, cultural, sectoral and geographic borders to complete 6-month internships developing research, leadership skills and knowledge necessary to become competent, confident, and compassionate global citizens.
Working with the Global Alliance Against the Traffic in Women, EarthRights, Chiang Mai University's Environmental Law Clinic, and the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies, QEScholars will:
1. Strengthen impact on local and global communities working on climate change initiatives.
2. Increase knowledge, research skills and critical thinking, contributing to strengthening individuals and communities beyond traditional academic borders.
3. Enhance cross-cultural networks and deepen QES relationships.
The University of Victoria is one of 22 Canadian Universities and Colleges to be awarded this QES program funding, part of $6.2 million supporting international collaborative projects focusing on the adaptation, response and resilience to a changing climate.
To learn more about CAPI QES internships visit the QES internship page
To learn more about the QES program, visit queenelizabethscholars.ca
The 2025 Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) is managed through a unique partnership of Universities Canada and the Rideau Hall Foundation.