Designed for upper-year participants, Beyond U allows you to engage with a local not-for-profit through an immersive 12 to 14-week internship. The program provides you with experience working directly with organizations and community members to address key issues in our community, such as homelessness, poverty, health and wellness, gender equality, and more. Through this volunteer work, Beyond U participants thoroughly understand how the community-based organization functions, the populations it serves, and its foundational values. You will be challenged to reflect on these experiences, experience the social justice issues within our local community, gain greater insight into what work is being done to address these inequalities and understand what work still needs to be done.
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Program requirements and dates
The Beyond U Program involves:
- A 12-week local internship with one of our community partners in Kitchener-Waterloo
- A reflection program involving workshops and mentoring
- An independent reflection program
Check back in January 2025 for placement updates
Eligibility
All University of Waterloo students from any faculty are encouraged to participate in the program.
- Students must be eligible to work in Canada
- Internships may qualify for a co-op placement or fulfill EDGE requirements.
- Students participating in the program will receive a $4,500 stipend for their service throughout the summer distributed in two payments in June and August.
