2023 CAPI internships

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Since 2003, CAPI has sent 195 Canadian students on life-changing placements with 53 different non-governmental organizations across 21 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific (and a couple in Africa, too!).

Please note: All placements are subject to Global Affairs Canada travel advisories, partner country entry and public health requirements, and UVic’s travel policies. Placements will be subject to country-specific rules, which are currently in flux. Please make sure that you have reviewed the country-specific requirements. We appreciate that these applications can be a daunting process in the best of times, so please reach out to CAPI internship program manager if you have any questions. Flexibility will definitely be an asset. 

Application timeline

Info sessions 11:30am-12:30pm 19 January 2023 and 1-2pm 8 February 2023 | Sedgewick C-wing, room C168 - map
Application deadline 10 February 2023 at 4:00pm Pacific Time
Interviews end of February 2023
Letters of offer sent to selected interns March 2023
Visa applications, booking flights and preparation for orientation and placement March-April 2023
Mandatory one-week in-person pre-departure training at UVic 24-28 April 2023
Overseas placement 4-7 months between May and December 2023 (exact dates to be determined)

 

Current Opportunities

2022 CAPI intern Elly Thompson on the coloured steps of the Batu Caves temple near Kuala Lumpur

Queen Elizabeth Scholars internships

  • What:
    Approx. 6-month work placements with human rights/community development non-governmental organizations in Southeast Asia

  • Who is eligible to apply:
    Full-time upper-level undergraduates and grad students at UVic; Canadian citizens or permanent residents; age 35 or under at the time of application

  • Placements (# of placements available):
    • Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, Bangkok, Thailand (1)
    • Malaysian Social Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2)

  • Duration:
    between May and November 2023

Full info

 


Sponsor:

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The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) is managed through a unique partnership of Universities Canada, the Rideau Hall Foundation, Community Foundations of Canada, and Canadian universities.

CAPI intern Luisa Schwarz at KSDC with students and fellow teachers

Global Skills Opportunity internships

  • What:
    Approx. 6-month work placements with human rights/community development non-governmental organizations in Southeast Asia

  • Who is eligible to apply:
    Full-time upper level undergraduate students at UVic aged 18 or older; Canadian citizens or permanent residents; priority for low income students, Indigenous students, and students with disabilities

  • Placements (# of placements available):
    • Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS), Jakarta, Indonesia (2)
    • Karenni Social Development Center (KSDC), Mae Hong Son, Thailand (1)
    • Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC), Subang Jaya, Malaysia (1)
    • Penampang DAP Service Centre, Penang, Malaysia (1)

  • Duration: 
    between May and November 2023

Full info

 


Sponsor:

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This project is funded by Global Skills Opportunity (GSO), the Government of Canada's outbound mobility pilot program.

CAPI intern Rasheedah in Japan

Japan internships

  • What/Where:
    Approx. 4-month work placements with CityNet – Plus Arts Center for Creative Partnerships in Kobe, Japan, a non-profit international organization that "works to solve social issues by incorporating creative ideas, mainly in the field of disaster prevention"

  • Who:
    Full-time upper-level undergraduates and grad students at UVic; Canadian citizens or permanent residents

  • Number of Placements:
    Two

  • Duration: 
    One placement will run from May to August 2023 and the other from September to December 2023
Full info

 


Sponsor:

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If you have any questions about our internships please contact Robyn Fila, CAPI internship program manager, by email at rfila@uvic.ca or phone at 250.721.7022 

About Robyn

Since 2010, Robyn has facilitated over 100 international internship placements for UVic students and graduates from across Canada. She is responsible for program and partnership development across the Asia-Pacific region, selecting, training and mentoring interns, and program monitoring and evaluation. CAPI’s international internship programs have focused on governance, development and migrants’ and refugee rights.

Robyn has an extensive background in experiential learning and curriculum development as it pertains to global and international education. She has worked in Indonesia with street entrenched youth and on with social change movements concerning reproductive rights in the Czech Republic. She has an undergraduate degree from UVic in Geography and a MA in Adult Education and Global Change from Linkoping University in Sweden.