University of Toronto Department of Political Science

AFS Interculture Canada

Volunteer opportunities in Canada and other opportunities abroad

http://www.afscanada.org/can_en/home

Aga Khan Foundation Canada

Opportunities in Canada and abroad

http://www.akfc.ca/en/join_us/international_development.shtml

AIESEC Global Internship Program

http://www.aiesec.ca/en/

Amnesty International Canada

Volunteer opportunities

http://www.amnesty.ca/

Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada (AUCC)

http://www.aucc.ca/index_e.html

Bundestag Internship (Emigré Memorial German Internship Program)

Eligibility: Canadian and US citizens and permanent residents. International students. German fluency

Paid

Deadlines: Nov

Website: www.daad.org/?p=53287#deadline

Atlantic Council of Canada

International internship opportunities

http://www.atlantic-council.ca/interns.html

Canada West Foundation Student Internships

Eligibility: current student or recent graduate. 4 month internships in Calgary

Deadline: 3 times/year

Paid

Website: www.cwf.ca/V2/cnt/about_employment.php

Canada World Youth

Unpaid internships

http://www.canadaworldyouth.org/en/Content.aspx?PageId=25

Canadian Crossroads International

Volunteer opportunities in Canada and abroad

http://bbnc.cciorg.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=276

Canadian Embassy in Beijing, China

Eligibility: Canadian citizen with at least a Bachelor degree.

Deadline: May

Paid

Website: http://geo.international.gc.ca/asia/china/job_opportunities-en.aspx

Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Eligibility: Canadian and American students at schools in US and Canada

Deadlines: March for summer semester, July for Fall semester, November for spring semester

Unpaid

Website: www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/offices-bureaux/intern_stages.aspx?lang=eng

Canadian Feed the Children

Volunteer opportunities in Canada

http://www.canadianfeedthechildren.ca/

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Internship Program

Paid internships

http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/internships

Canadian Parliamentary Internship Program

Eligibility: Canadian citizens with at least one degree. 10 month program.

Deadlines: January 31^st

Paid

Website: www.pip-psp.org/index-e.html

CARE Canada

Paid internships through CIDA and DFAIT

http://care.ca/main/index.php?en&internships

Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI) &
Silk Road Studies Program (SRSP), Sweden (Stockholm) & USA (DC)

Unpaid internships available on an irregular basis.

http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/index.htm

Central European University Professional Internship Program

Eligibility: Undergraduate students.

Deadlines: April 1^st for fall semester, November 1^st for spring semester. March deadline for the summer internship program

Fee to participate

Website: http://ceu.bard.edu/internship/CEUFallInternshipwithStudyAbroad.shtml

Chatham House

Unpaid 3 month internships/

http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/about/internships/internship_information/

CIGI, Canada (Waterloo)

http://www.cigionline.org/

Coady International Institute, Youth in Partnership Program

CIDA-funded internship

http://www.coady.stfx.ca/youth/

Coalition for the International Criminal Court

Various unpaid internships.

http://www.iccnow.org/?mod=employment

Consulate General of Canada, New York City

Eligibility: grad students only

No internship currently.

The Council Of the Federation Youth Internship Program

Eligibility: 25 years of age or under, completed undergrad or graduate degree, eligible to work in Canada. 1 year program

Deadline: end of May

Paid

www.councilofthefederation.ca/youthinternship/youthinternship.html

CUSO-VSO, International Volunteer Program

Overseas volunteer opportunities in different sectors. Unpaid.

http://www.cuso.org/volunteer/volunteer-placements/

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

http://www.ebrdjobs.com/fe/tpl_ebrd01.asp?s=luWtZEbOmDPuRrDmj&jobid=56024,7268548621&key=62573199&c=655434344865&pagestamp=sewvjyembfwiwxgwgx

Federal Public Sector Research Affiliate Program

http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/rap-par/index-eng.htm

Federal Public Sector Youth Internship Program

http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/yip/index.shtml

Federal Student Work Experience Program

Campaign begins in October.

http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/fswep-pfete/index-eng.htm

Heritage Toronto

Volunteer opportunities in Toronto

http://www.heritagetoronto.org/

Institute of International Relations, Prague

http://www.iir.cz/display.asp?lng=uk&ida=

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia

Program is currently inactive, but check back in the future.

Website: www.ires.ubc.ca/students/global/index.html

Institute for Security Studies, Africa (Nairobi)

http://www.iss.co.za/index.php?link_id=3994&link_type=12&tmpl_id=3

Institute for the US and Canadian Studies (ISKRAN), Russia (Moscow)

http://iskran.iip.net/engl/index-en.html

International Court of Justice

Unpaid internships.

http://www.icj-cij.org/registry/index.php?p1=2&p2=6

International Criminal Court

http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Recruitment/Internships+and+Visiting+professionals/

International Crisis Group

Unpaid internships in different locations

http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=1154&l=1

International Institute for Sustainable Development, Leaders for a Sustainable Future Program

http://www.iisd.org/interns/intro.aspx

International Institute for Strategic Studies, US (DC)

Unpaid full-time and part-time internships.

http://www.iiss.org/about-us/staffexpertise/interns/

Jefferson Institute

http://www.jeffersoninst.org/Home.asp

Manitoba Legislature Internship Program

Eligibility: must have a degree

Deadline: February

http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/info/internship.html

Mines Action Canada, Young Professionals International Mine Action Program

CIDA-funded paid internships

http://www.minesactioncanada.org/index.cfm?fuse=learn.ypimaap

NATO Internship Program

http://www.nato.int/structur/interns/index.html

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

http://www.ohchr.org

Ontario Legislature Internship Programme

Eligibility: Recent graduates of Canadian universities. 10 month program.

Deadline: Feb

Paid

Website: www.olip.ontla.on.ca/index.htm

Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) Toronto

Volunteer opportunities in Toronto and across Canada

http://www.opirguoft.org/

Ontario Internship Program

Eligibility: Recent graduates who are legally entitled to work in Canada. Two year internship.

Deadline: January

Paid

Website: www.internship.gov.on.ca

Ontario Public Service Regular Student Hiring Program

http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/RSSH.asp

Ontario Public Service Summer Experience Program

http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/SEP.asp

Oxfam Canada

Volunteer opportunities in Canada and abroad

http://www.oxfam.ca/

Parlimentary Information and Research Service Internship Program

Eligibility: Bachelor degree, bilingual.

One year paid internship

Deadline: January

http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/Jobs/PIRSInternship/index-e.asp

PASOS (Policy Association for an Open Society), Czech Republic

3-6 month internships

Applications accepted on a rolling basis

http://www.pasos.org/

RAND Corporation

Summer internships for graduate students

http://www.rand.org/about/edu_op/fellowships/gsap/

Rooftops Canada: Intern Program

Eligibility: Canadian citizens/perm residents. Must hold a university degree and be between the ages of 19 and 30. 6 month internship through Gov of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy Program.

Stipend.

Website: www.rooftops.ca

Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership

Eligibility: Minimum Bachelor degree required, related to ethics in leaderships.

Paid 9-month internship, with possibility to extend for 3 months

Deadline: March

Transparency International

Paid internships

http://www.transparency.org/contact_us/work

UNDP

http://jobs.undp.org/

UN GALAXY

https://jobs.un.org/Galaxy/Release3/vacancy/vacancy.aspx?lang=1200

UNICEF Canada

Volunteer opportunities

http://www.unicef.ca/portal/SmartDefault.aspx

United Nations Association in Canada – UN Professional Placements Programme

Eligibility: Canadian citizens with a minimum of a bachelor degree

Unpaid, must pay organization to participate.

http://www.unac.org/en/projects/interns/index.asp

United Nations Institute for Disarmament

Unpaid internships for undergraduate and graduate students.

http://www.unidir.org/html/en/home.html

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Unpaid internships.

http://www.unodc.org/newyork/en/internship.html

University of Toronto Community Service – Centre for Community Partnerships Co-Curricular Service-Learning Summer Internship

Eligibility: U of T student?

Summer internship

Unpaid

Deadline: May 15

Website: http://studentlife.utoronto.ca/community/service/workccp/summerintern_2009.htm

US Commerical Service, Department of Commerce (at various US consulates across Canada)

Eligibility: Canadian students enrolled in a degree program.

3 or 6 month internships

Unpaid

Deadline: March 13 for summer/fall internships, October 30for winter internships

Website: www.buyusa.gov/canada/en/internships.html

US Department of Justice Internship Program

Eligibility: US citizens

4 month unpaid internships

Year round application process

http://www.justice.gov/opa/internopportunities.htm

VSO International

Volunteer opportunities abroad

http://www.beso.org/

War Child Canada

Volunteer opportunities

http://www.warchild.ca/

White House Internship Program

Eligibility: US Citizen, enrolled in an undergrad or graduate program.

Deadline: March for the summer program, end of May for the fall program

Unpaid

Website: www.whitehouse.gov/about/internships

The Woodrow Wilson Center

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=internships.welcome#research

World Bank

Paid internships in Washington, D.C. Two internships sessions/year.

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTHRJOBS/0,,contentMDK:20515785~pagePK:64262408~piPK:64262191~theSitePK:1058433,00.html

World Trade Organization

https://erecruitment.wto.org/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?jobinfo_uid_c=3475&vaclng=en

Political Science Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan

http://www.csfp-online.org/index.html

Fulbright Scholars Program

http://www.cies.org/about_fulb.htm

Rhodes Scholarship

http://www.canadianrhodes.org/alumni

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship

http://www.rotary.org/en/studentsandyouth/educationalprograms/ambassadorialscholarships/Pages/About.aspx

Sauvé Scholars Program

http://www.sauvescholars.org/

Women’s Executive Network Top 100

http://www.wxnetwork.com/homeenglish.aspx