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Graduate Knowledge in Action

The Graduate Knowledge in Action, powered by Practera, is a 3-4-week virtual work experience designed to prepare you for the workplace through real business challenges from either the Humanities and Social Sciences or the STEM sector.  

During the project, you will work as a virtual Student Consultant team. You will receive a project brief from your client and will need to present your research and insights at the end of the program. You’ll receive client and professional mentor feedback along the way, and will be supported with content via Practera’s work based learning platform. Completion of the project will be included on your Student Experience Record.

You will develop skills, including innovation, service oriented, problem solving, leadership, collaboration and cultural consciousness.

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Student Consultant Responsibilities

As a student consultant, you will need to: 

  • Work with your team, mentor and client online, and attend meetings 

  • Commit 50 hours in total for the 4-week experience 

  • Attend Student Orientation 

  • Attend Project Briefing with your Client 

  • Complete all project deliverables 

Timeline:

Projects for Doctoral students will take place from February 23 to March 29, 2026.

Projects for Master's students will take place from June 1 - June 28, 2026.

Eligibility

Doctoral student eligibility 

  • Must be in PhD year 1-3 in the humanities or social sciences 

  • Must be registered full-time in the Winter semester

  • Must be in good academic standing

Master’s students eligibility

  • Must be a Master’s student in:

    • Faculty of Engineering
    • Bioresource Engineering
    • Mathematics & Statistics
    • Physics
    • Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
    • Earth and Planetary Sciences
    • Geography
    • Natural Resource Sciences
    • Computer Science
    • BBME 

  • Must submit a letter of support from your supervisor to participate in the project. 

  • Must be registered full-time in the Winter semester.

  • Must be in good academic standing.

How to Apply?

Doctoral students

Master's students

  • complete this form to apply
  • Deadline to apply: May 14, 2026 @ 11:59pm
  • Thesis students: submit a letter of support from your supervisor to internships.gps [at] mcgill.ca by May 15 @ 5:00pm

SER Recognition

All participants who meet the project requirements will receive SER recognition.

How to Apply?

Don't miss out on your chance to participate in the Graduate Knowledge in Action. 

Apply - Doctoral Apply - Master's

Testimonials

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