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Internships

An internship is a short term opportunitity at a placement that helps you gain work experience. Interning abroad provides you with an enriching opportunity that allows you to develop essential skills while you broaden your global perspective. 

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Funding

students in Ghana with QES funding

Interested in a 60-day internship in Ghana summer 2025? Laurier students will travel to Accra, Ghana this summer for an internship focused on community resilience, human rights, and migration in a changing climate. Successful applicants are awarded a grant of $6,177. Watch the recorded information session and apply by January 19th:

https://wilfrid-laurier.zoom.us/rec/share/dk6Exc5I7d7irK0ZAbqjZdte8pmSFkO7mbSHHKsizqg_XxcwBxn1L1XMHz5NlsJc.9VUIjrnFN-pC4f-M

Passcode: h#s67=eZ

*This program is open to all undergraduate students with preference being give to students in Geography and Environmental Studies, Human Rights and Human Diversity and Global Studies programs.

The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) program aims to mobilize a community of young leaders to create lasting impacts at home and abroad. The program helps develop the next generation of innovative leaders and community builders by enabling international academic, professional and cross-cultural experiences in over 150 countries. The QES program is led by the Rideau Hall Foundation in collaboration with Universities Canada and with founding support from Community Foundations of Canada.

Want to learn more? Attend the information session happening on January 13th! See details below:

QES Information Session

  • When: January 13, 2024
  • Time: 1:30 - 2:30p.m.
  • Where: Online via Zoom. Join here!

Apply now!

Application deadline is January 19, 2024.

Please reach out to globalengagement@wlu.ca for any questions.