Humanities+ Internships / Summer 2023
General
- Undergraduate; 4th year, 3rd year, 2nd year
- 200 hours per learner
- Dates set by projects
- Learners apply to projects
Preferred companies
- 6/6 project matches
- Canada
- Payment by employer C$15.25 / hour
- Any
- Any
Categories
Overview
- Details
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Please Note Internships with our students MUST either be PAID or take place within a non-profit. Unfortunately, any other unpaid opportunities cannot be considered at this time. Please reach out if you have any questions about this.
Humanities+ is seeking employers to host 200hr+ SUMMER internships for our uniquely skilled students! For an overview of H+, check out our slide deck for employers.
Benefits:
- Wage subsidies – Employers may qualify for a Magnet SWPP wage subsidy (50% - 70% of the wage.) Our team can give more details & support your application.
- Talent recruitment – Interns received 50+ hours of training in digital and professional skills.
- Uniquely valuable employees - Our motivated interns have highly valued skills. They're driven, insightful, and imaginative, and will bring NEW perspectives to the challenges your team faces.
- Long-term investment – Because students are in the later years of their degree program, H+ offers the possibility to recruit talent for the long-term.
- Learner skills
- Writing, Problem solving, Communication, Research, Humanities
- Deliverables
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Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project. Typical final project deliverables could include:
- Various written pieces (content development) as needed for your organization.
- Research conducted & a compiled report of research results
- White paper analysis with recommendations
- Project plans & reports
- Final presentations and supporting documents, manuals etc.
- Grant applications
- Etc.
Project Examples
All our students are all in the upper-years of a Humanities-based undergrad program.
Their core skills include: critical thinking, creative problem-solving, creativity, critical analysis, teamwork, the ability to communicate effectively in person and in writing, emotional intelligence, intercultural awareness, etc.
Their hard skills include: writing, content creation, editing, translating, researching, documenting, image & video creation, idea generation, project planning and execution, etc.
Tasks could include, but are by no means limited to, the following ideas:
- Develop content & communications for web, social media, etc.
- Create written content and materials for a variety of uses / contexts
- Assist in the planning, coordination, management of projects / programs / services
- Collect and review information
- Conduct research on a wide range of topic - products, services, markets, etc.
- Create visuals for data in the form of infographics, presentations, etc.
- Support the writing of reports, grants, etc.
See our slide deck for more details on student skill sets & possible roles!
Required questions to apply
Companies must answer the following custom questions in order to apply to this experience:
We will monitor the students' progress, and provide formal/informal feedback on a regular basis to the students and occasionally to the placement coordinator. (Evaluation forms provided by H+ team.)
We will mostly treat the students as employees; let their expectations be like those of their co-workers, but with a bit of extra support and guidance.
What financial compensation will you provide to interns who will work with you for this project? (Our program requires that internships be paid, OR unpaid if with a non-profit organization - as required by law. Students can be paid an hourly rate, or by stipend, but the stiped must equate to at least 14.25$/hr or more.) We can help you to apply for a 50% - 70% wage subsidy refund! (Reach out to us to learn more about this & eligibility requirements!)
We will be available for a quick video call with the placement coordinator to discuss the suitability of the match, and confirm our project is an appropriate fit for the internship
We will assign a mentor or advisor to assist the students, during their internship, to clarify roles and responsibilities.