2023 CAPI internships
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 Robyn Fila if you have any questions. Flexibility will definitely be an asset.
Application timeline |
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| 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
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
Sponsor:
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.
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
Sponsor:
This project is funded by Global Skills Opportunity (GSO), the Government of Canada's outbound mobility pilot program.
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
Sponsor:
CAPI's Jarislowsky Japan Chair
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