2024 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. Please make sure that you have reviewed the country-specific requirements. 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 | October 2024 and January 2025, CAPI Boardroom FRA A168a map |
Application deadline | Date TBA January 2025 |
Interviews | TBA |
Offers made | End of February 2025 |
Visa applications, booking flights and preparation for orientation and placement | March-April 2025 |
Mandatory one-week in-person pre-departure training at UVic | End of April 2025 (Includes a weekend) |
Overseas placement | 4-7 months between May and December 2025 (exact dates to be determined) |
Current Opportunities
![CAPI intern Rasheedah in Japan](../../../assets/images/internship-program/rasheedah-2017-japan.jpg)
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 2024 and the other from September to December 2024
Sponsor:
CAPI's Jarislowsky Japan Chair
![2022 CAPI intern Elly Thompson on the coloured steps of the Batu Caves temple near Kuala Lumpur](../../../assets/images/internship-program/elly-thompson_msri_2022_web.jpg)
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 undergraduate students at UVic aged 18 or older; Canadian citizens or permanent residents - Placements:
3 placements in Malaysia - Duration:
6 month placement between May and December 2024
Sponsor:
The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) is managed through a unique partnership of Universities Canada, the Rideau Hall Foundation, and Canadian universities. QES 2024 is made possible with financial support from Community Foundations of Canada in collaboration with Victor Dahdeleh.
![CAPI intern Luisa Schwarz at KSDC with students and fellow teachers](../../../assets/images/internship-program/luisa-schwarz_web.jpg)
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:
5 placements in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia - Duration:
6 month placement between May and December 2024
Sponsor:
![Global Skills Opportunities program logo](../../../assets/images/internship-program/logos/gso-logo_eng-blue.png)
This project is funded by Global Skills Opportunity (GSO), the Government of Canada's outbound mobility pilot program.
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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