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The Faculty of Arts Internship Program allows McGill University to offer the kind of global exposure that simply cannot be replicated in the classroom. McGill University is deeply committed to ensuring that our students are provided with every possible opportunity to make the most of their undergraduate years and to provide them with the necessary tools to be sought after by both the best graduate schools and employers. Internships are an ideal way for students to translate their classroom experience into real-world situations and gain valuable experience related to their field of study.
The vast majority of internships are unpaid and many of our students are self-funded. A small percentage, however, are fortunate to receive Arts Internship Awards from Faculty of Arts alumni and donors to defer a portion of their travel and cost of living expenses—which can amount to over $5,000 for an eight-week summer internship. This sum is out of reach for most undergraduates and unfortunately limits the number of students who wish to pursue an internship. Administered through the Dean's Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, the Arts Internships Awards have allowed the very valuable internship experience to become a reality for many Arts students.
With the generous support of our friends and alumni, the following Arts Internship Awards have been established:
- The Allan A. Hodgson Arts Internship Award
- The Anderson Family Internship Award
- The Anne and Larry Ullman Internship Award
- The Arts Undergraduate Improvement Fund (AUIF) Internship Award
- The Brenda and Morrison Hurley Arts Internship Award
- The Bryan Cooke Arts Internship Award
- The Bryce Internship Award
- The Burgess Family Internship Award
- The Carol & Lloyd Darlington Arts Internship Award
- The Class of '98 Arts Internship Award
- The David Tarr & Gisele Chevrefils Arts Internship Award
- The Dean of Arts Internship Award
- The Eva and Myron Echenberg Arts Internship Award
- The Gail Elizabeth Todgham Arts Internship Award
- The Hinda Ordower King Awards of Merit
- The Hon. Paul & Yvonne Casey Internship Award
- The Judy Patton Hamilton Arts Internship Award
- The Lev Bukhman Internship Award
- The Liz Gomery & Stefan Fews Internship Award in Arts
- The MacKinnon Initiative Award for Student Internships
- The Max Stern Internship in Art History Award
- The McDonald/Pekeles Arts Internship Award
- The Roland Arts Summer Internship Award
- The Scott and Kristi Daniels Arts Internship Award
- The Tania Zouikin Arts Internship Award in International Development
- The William Henry Kelly Social Work Summer Internship Award
The Allan A. Hodgson Arts Internship Award
The Allan A. Hodgson Arts Internship Award was established by Allan A. Hodgson (BA’58) to help students enrolled in the Summer Internship Program in the Faculty of Arts gain firsthand understanding of the global community, and of issues pertaining to international development. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this Award is designed to lend financial support to students, who wish to pursue an internship in the field of international development. The Award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
Students must have a demonstrated interest in the area of international development and propose an internship with a host organization actively engaged in this field. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, microfinance projects, education, environmental sustainability, medical services, community development and legal aid.
The Anderson Family Internship Award
The Anderson Family Internship Award was established by Blake (BA'80) and Nina (BA'81) Anderson to help students gain firsthand experience related to their fields of study. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
The Anne and Larry Ullman Internship Award
The Anne and Larry Ullman Internship Award was established by Anne (BA'90) and Lawrence (BSc'89, MBA'93) Ullman to help students gain firsthand experience related to their fields of study. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
The Arts Undergraduate Improvement Fund (AUIF) Internship Award
The Arts Undergraduate Improvement Fund (AUIF) Internship Award was established by the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) and the Arts Undergraduate Improvement Fund (AUIF) to help students gain practical experience through an internship in their relevant field of study. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this Award is designed to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
Please note: Students who have opted out of AUIF are not eligible to apply.
The Brenda and Morrison Hurley Arts Internship Award
The Brenda and Morrison Hurley Arts Internship Award was established by Dr. Robert Morrison MSc ('68) and Brenda Hurley to help students gain firsthand experience related to their fields of study. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
The Bryan Cooke Arts Internship Award
The Bryan Cooke Arts Internship Award was established on behalf of the Cooke-Altman family, through the Morris & Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation, to honour the memory of William Bryan Cooke (1909-1974), a Major of the Skinner's Horse Regiment of the Indian Cavalry and, for much of his life, a tea planter in South India's Highrange near Munnar. An avid reader, 17-year old Bryan Cooke's curiosity was so piqued by a novel by Somerset Maugham that he found passage on a boat to India and to a lifelong career and engagement with that country. The award aims to help others to gain firsthand experience related to their interests and fields of study. Administered through the Dean's Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
The Bryce Internship Award
The Bryce Internship Award was established in 2011 by Mary K. Wemp (BA '68) in honour of her grandson, Bryce Davidson Purves-Mitchell, to help support one or more undergraduate students participating in an internship conducted through the Faculty of Arts Internship Program.
The Burgess Family Internship Award
The Burgess Family Internship Award was established by Phillip Burgess (BA’81) to help students gain firsthand experience related to their fields of study. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
The Carol & Lloyd Darlington Arts Internship Award
The Carol & Lloyd Darlington Arts Internship Award was established by Lloyd Darlington (B.A. '67) to help undergraduate students enrolled in the Summer Internship Program in the Faculty of Arts through an internship with the purpose of improving the economic or social welfare of the poor in a developing country. Preference will be given to students in an internship associated with the use of more innovative or creative approaches to the improvement of economic or social welfare. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
The Class of ‘98 Arts Internship Award
The Class of ‘98 Arts Internship Award was established by the graduating class of 1998 in Faculty of Arts to help students gain firsthand experience related to their fields of study. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
The David Tarr & Gisele Chevrefils Arts Internship Award
The David Tarr & Gisele Chevrefils Arts Internship Award was established by David Tarr (BA’61) to help students gain firsthand experience related to their fields of study. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this Award is designed to lend financial support to students pursuing internships, particularly with community-based initiatives in the fields of education, sustainable development, community development and government accountability. The Award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
Students must have a demonstrated interest in community-based initiatives in the fields of education, sustainable development, community development or government accountability, and propose an internship with a host organization actively engaged in this field. Preference will be given to students with a demonstrated sense of initiative whose past and future activities embody community-based initiatives.
The Dean of Arts Internship Award
Established in 2010 by Dean Christopher P. Manfredi, The Dean of Arts Internship Award was created to help students gain practical experience through internships in their relevant fields of study. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this Award is designed to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
The Eva and Myron Echenberg Arts Internship Award
The Eva and Myron Echenberg Arts Internship Award was established by retired Professor of History at McGill Myron Echenberg (BA'62, MA'64) and his wife Eva to help students gain firsthand practical experience through an internship working in international development initiatives.
The Gail Elizabeth Todgham Arts Internship Award
The Gail Elizabeth Todgham Arts Internship Awards were established in 2010 by Gail Todgham (B.A. ’67) to help undergraduate students enrolled in the Arts Internship Program in the Faculty of Arts through an internship conducted in a museum, gallery, or an area related to the visual arts.
The Hinda Ordower King Awards of Merit
The Hinda Ordower King Awards of Merit were established by Richard, Joel and Norman King and their families to honour the memory of their loving stepmother, Hinda (B.A. 1947, BSW 1948, MSW 1953, PhD 1984) and help deserving Quebec, Israeli and Canadian students participating in a McGill School of Social Work international field placement.
The Hon. Paul & Yvonne Casey Arts Internship Award
The Hon. Paul & Yvonne Casey Arts Internship Award was established in 2010 by George Garvin Brown (BA’91) in honor of his grandfather, the Hon. Paul Charles Casey, a graduate of McGill University (Law'28), and grandmother, Mrs. Yvonne Casey. Judge Casey served as Quebec Appeals Judge from 1946 to 1979. This Award was established to help support a student in the Faculty Internship Program through an internship related to democracy, institution building, the judiciary or government. Preference will be given to a student pursuing a major in Political Science or History. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this Award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
Students must have a demonstrated interest in the area of democracy, institution building, the judiciary or government and propose an internship with a host organization actively engaged in this field.
The Judy Patton Hamilton Arts Internship Award
The Judy Patton Hamilton Arts Internship Awards were established in 2011 by Judy Hamilton (BA ’54) to help support one or more undergraduate students participating in an internship conducted through the Faculty of Arts Internship Program.
The Lev Bukhman Internship Award
The Lev Bukhman Internship Award was established by Lev Bukhman (BA’93) to help students enrolled in the Faculty of Arts Internship Program gain practical and hands-on experience in the field of microfinance, governance or self-sustainability. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
Students must have a demonstrated interest in the area of microfinance, governance or self-sustainability and propose an internship with a host organization actively engaged in this field.
The Liz Gomery & Stefan Fews Internship Award in Arts
The Liz Gomery & Stefan Fews Internship Award in Arts was established by Elizabeth Gomery (BA’98, BCL/LLB'03) and Stefan Fews (BA'96, BCL/LLB'00) to help students gain firsthand experience related to their fields of study. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this Award is designed to lend financial support to students pursuing internships. Preference will be given to any undergraduate student undertaking an internship in an area related to poverty reduction (eg. educating women, environmental issues, etc.). The Award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
The MacKinnon Initiative Award for Student Internships
The MacKinnon Initiative Awards were established by Kenneth J.C. MacKinnon (BA‘80) and Laura Santini MacKinnon (Honours BA’82) to help students gain practical hands-on experience through an internship in their field of study.
Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office and the Desautels Faculty of Management, these Awards of $2,500 each lend financial support to one Desautels Faculty of Management student and one Faculty of Arts student who wish to pursue an unpaid internship with a non-profit organization, preferably in the developing world. The Awards are meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
Students must have a demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship, innovation or a creative mindset, whether in business or in the arts. Their internship duties must involve hands-on experience and fieldwork. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, climate change, economic development, microfinance, environmental resource management and the arts broadly defined.
Management students who wish to apply for the Internship Award must submit completed applications to Michael Rankin, at Desautels Faculty of Management Career Services, Bronfman Building, room 650.
The Max Stern Internship in Art History Award
The Max Stern Internship award in Art History Award was established by Dr. Max Stern’s estate to help Art History undergraduate and graduate students gain first hand experience through an internship. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this Award is designed to lend financial support to students who wish to pursue an internship in the field of Art and Art History. The Award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship and to assist students in their pursuit of study in the area closest to Mr. Stern’s heart- Art and Art History.
Max Stern, O.C. (1903-1987) was an art historian and collector. In 1947, he bought the Dominion Gallery on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal and made it a focal point for the dissemination of “living art” and the promotion of Canada’s modern artists. The Dominion Gallery became one of the most vital and influential art galleries in the country, and remained open for over a decade after his death.
The McDonald/Pekeles Arts Internship Award
The McDonald/Pekeles Arts Internship Award was established in 2009 by McGill alumnae Dr. Gary Sean Pekeles BSc’72, MSc’81 to help students gain firsthand experience related to their fields of study. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
The Roland Arts Summer Internship Award
The Roland Arts Summer Internship Award was established by the David Roland (BA’91) family to help students gain practical experience through an internship related to international development and/or the advancement of social causes. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this Award was designed to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
Students must have a demonstrated interest in international development and/or the advancement of social causes, and propose an internship with a host organization actively engaged in this field. Preference will be given to students with a demonstrated sense of initiative whose past and future activities embody international development and the advancement of social causes.
The Scott and Kristi Daniels Arts Internship Award
The Scott and Kristi Daniels Arts Internship Award was established by Scott Daniels (B.A.’93) to help students gain firsthand experience related to their field of study. Preference will be given to students undertaking an internship in the field of economics.
Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
The Tania Zouikin Arts Internship Award in International Development
The Tania Zouikin Arts Internship Award in International Development was established by Tania Zouikin (BA’72) to help students gain firsthand understanding of the global community, and of issues pertaining to international development. Administered through the Dean’s Office in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts Internship Office, this Award is designed to lend financial support to students who wish to pursue an internship with an organization in the field of international development. The Award is meant to provide partial funding to assist students with travel and other expenses related to their internship.
Students must have a demonstrated interest in the area of international development and propose an internship with a host organization actively engaged in this field. Relevant fields include, but are not limited to, women’s projects, education, environmental sustainability, medical services, community development and legal aid. Preference will be given to female students.
The William Henry Kelly Social Work Summer Internship Award
The William Henry Kelly Social Work Summer Internship Awards were established in 2011 by Bill Mooney (BA ’91) to help one or more School of Social Work undergraduate students enrolled in any of the internships in the Arts Internship Program in the Faculty of Arts to strengthen their skills and assist social service agencies supporting the needs of children and youth at risk. Preference will be given to students intending to undertake such work in the Province of Prince Edward Island.