海角社区

Value and Duration

• Students may receive up to $2,000 per month from 海角社区 (GPS funding internship听unit) while engaged in the program, for a maximum period of 3 consecutive months.
• The award amount is prorated (proportioned)听depending on the duration of the internship, and whether it is part-time (15 to 29hrs/week)听or full-time (30 to 40hrs/week).

Note that International students on study permit are typically allowed to work a maximum of 24 hours per week if undertaking an internship in Canada (consult听International Student Services听for more information regarding weekly work hours).

Eligibility

Students must:

• Be enrolled in a doctoral program at 海角社区 and remain registered full-time during the internship
• In-course doctoral students:听
  • Applicants are making satisfactory progress towards their degree.
  • myProgress milestones and program/coursework requirements are completed in a timely manner.
  • Letter of support from supervisor.
• End of degree doctoral students:
  • Applicants have submitted their initial thesis before the start date of the internship.
  • Have not defended their thesis prior to starting the听internship.听
    Note:听GPS does not encourage听students to delay their defense date until after their internship. You may defend your thesis during your internship to meet graduation deadlines for the current term.
• Be PhD 6 or earlier
• Individual Development Plan (IDP) Requirement:
  • Applicants are required to have created their IDP (see听IDP Tools听offered by myPath).
  • Once this requirement has been fulfilled, they must complete the听IDP Census听to attest that they have created their IDP.听Note: Applicants are NOT required to submit their personal IDP document.
• Complete the course听Preparing for Your Internship听on myCourses and submit the certificate of completion to GPS prior to start date of internship in order to process award payments.
• If applicable,听hold appropriate work permit for internship site

Note:听the purpose of the Doctoral Internship Program is to give students learning experiences听outside of their current network.听Internships that are part of the student鈥檚 current graduate program, or that are related to the student鈥檚 research for their degree are not eligible for this opportunity. 听If unsure, please听internships.gps [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Internship%20inquiry) (contact GPS)听to verify eligibility.

Deadline to Apply

• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
• Students should apply at least 2 months in advance of the proposed start date.

How to Apply?

Students are responsible for securing their own internship. Find more information on how to find an internship here.

Complete the听, and upload the following supporting documents:

1. 听Doctoral Internship Plan 24-25听including all required signatures.听
2. A Personal Statement (max. 1 page) from the applicant indicating why this opportunity is important for their听career
3. CV of the applicant
4. In-course doctoral students:
   1. A Progress Tracking Report that highlights satisfactory progress towards the degree. The Report must be signed by relevant parties.
   2. A copy of the degree audit from听myProgress听(a PDF version of the audit can be downloaded by clicking Save as PDF).
   3. A letter of support from your supervising professor to complete an internship during your doctoral studies.

Students will be required to complete the听听DIP Student final report听at the end of their internship.听