Spotlight on interns
Read about 2012 interns
Isabel's Bolivia Adventure: An Irreplaceable International Experience (Part 1)
Where are they now?
Interviews with SFD alumni
Videos
Huron University students’ experience. Watch video 1 and video 2.
Acadia University students’ experience. Watch the video.
Podcasts
University of Victoria students’ experiences. Listen to their podcasts.
2012-15 projects
2011-15 projects
Catherine Dandonneau
Program Officer
International Initiatives and Exchanges
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
600-350 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1B1
(613) 563-3961, ext. 312
sfd@aucc.ca
With support from:
Students for Development
The competition is closed.
The 2011-15 program
Since its launch in 2005, over 1,000 Canadian students from over three-quarters of Canada’s universities have participated in internships in developing and emerging countries through the Students for Development program.
The 2011-15 program continues to support Canadian students’ internships abroad but also includes two new components.
Internships for Canadian students – leaving Canada
Internships for senior-level Canadian students (3rd year undergraduate to PhD) to work with partner organizations in SFD-eligible countries for a minimum of three months, for academic credit.
Internships for international students – coming to Canada
Internships for master’s and PhD students from SFD-eligible countries to study in Canada for one academic term, for academic credit.
Networking activities
Student networking activities to connect university students in Canada with counterparts overseas.
Eligible countries
Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam and Zambia.
Publications
Highlights of the 2010 Students for Development program.
