Not-for-Profit Undergraduate Award

Award type:

International experience awards, Other travel funding

Award description:

An award, valued at $2,000, will be provided annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in second-, third-, or fourth-year in the Faculty of Arts (excluding the School of Accounting and Finance), who is participating in a co-op or other work experience, or a field placement with a not-for-profit or NGO organization locally, nationally, or abroad with little or no remuneration. The experience must be for a minimum of 12 weeks in length. Selection is based on academic achievement (minimum 75% overall average) and the nature of the experience. Interested students should apply prior to the work term, by March 15 for Spring or Fall experiences. This award is made possible by generous donors who wish to remain anonymous.

Value:

$2,000

Eligibility & selection criteria:

participating in a co-op or other work experience, or a field placement with little or no remuneration
experience must be with a NGO organization locally, nationally or abroad
must be a minimum of 12 weeks

Level:

Year Two, Year Three, Year Four

Program:

Arts→Anthropology, Classical Studies, Communication Arts, Economics, English Language and Literature, Fine Arts, French Studies, Gender and Social Justice, Germanic and Slavic Studies, Global Business and Digital Arts, History, International Trade (minor), Liberal Studies, Medieval Studies, Music, Peace and Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sexuality, Marriage and Family Studies, Social Development Studies, Sociology and Legal Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies

Citizenship:

Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student

Selection process:

Application required

Term:

Spring

Application deadline:

March 15

Additional instructions:

Complete the Community & World Service Award Application (PDF)