CAPI Internship Program
2023 interns Faaiza Vakil (holding camera) and Brigitte Larkin (back, centre) with colleagues and students at a Gaelic football game. Faaiza and Brigitte spent 6 months in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia working for the Malaysia Social Research Institute.
Since 2003, CAPI has sent over 200 Canadian students on life-changing placements with non-governmental organizations across the Asia-Pacific.
CAPI is offering internship opportunities across Asia in 2026, including in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan. See below for instructions and current opportunities.
Application timeline |
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Info sessions |
15 October (12:30pm-1:30pm), 18 November 2025 (12pm-1pm) and 14 January 2026 (12:30pm-1:30pm), CAPI Boardroom FRA A168a map |
Application deadline | 30 January 2026 |
Interviews | Early February 2026 |
Offers made | Mid February 2026 |
Visa applications, booking flights and preparation for orientation and placement | March-April 2026 |
Mandatory one-week in-person pre-departure training at UVic | Last week of April 2026 (Includes a weekend) |
Overseas placement |
4-7 months between May and December 2026 |
Current opportunities
Japan internships |
QES internships |

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