Find an Internship

You can find below our listing of previous hosts who have opportunities in their organization for doctoral interns.
However, we encourage you to look for the internship opportunities that better align with your career plans. 

Steps to find your internship 

  1. Identify your goals
    Complete your IDP to identify your goals and expectations for the internship experience
  2. Locate your own internship
    • Use your network
    • Refer to McGill resources (myFuture, speak with professors and advisors, etc.)
    • Browse online (LinkedIn, Indeed, etc.)
    • Pick up the phone and cold call the company you are interested in
  3. Apply to the internship
    Research, plan ahead and persevere

Criteria for Internships

  • The company or organization must be legitimate
  • Should ideally be 3 months in length (minimum of 1 month)
  • Interns may work the legal maximum (equivalent to full-time work) each week, which is dependent on their immigration status within the country of work. 
  • Interns should be conducting high-level, meaningful work appropriate to their level of education and expertise
  • Must gain valuable experience from the opportunity
  • A clear job description with defined tasks and objectives 

 

Internship Opportunities with Previous Hosts

  • You can find our listings here:

For an introduction to any of our postings contacts, email internships.gps [at] mcgill.ca (subject: DIP%20-%20Request%20for%20an%20introduction%20to%20potential%20host) (Graduate Funding).

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