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CATEGORIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
For career advice, coaching and counselling, visit the Ryerson
Career Centre.
In addition to many other services, the Ryerson Career Centre also offers
The Faculty of Arts also provides Career Counselling Services
Jean McNulty talk to Communication and Culture students (22 January 2008) about Getting a Job in the Public Sector.
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ESSAY AND OTHER COMPETITIONS
- Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Video Contest
- Identify the 25 most important issues in Canada’s future with Asia
- For details, click here or refer to the 25@25 Video Contest website
- Contest closes 31 December 2009
- Atlantic Council of Canada (ACC) Student Essay Contest
The ACC sponsors an annual essay contest for current graduate and undergraduate students interested in NATO. Follow links for topics, guidelines, and prizes.
- Deadline for 2009 competition: June 12
- Canadian
Study of Parliament Group
National Essay Competition
- 5000 words (max) on any subject matter
broadly relating to parliament, legislatures or legislators
- $1000 prize and public recognition at
a suitable event or time
- Deadline usually in January of each year
- click here for details of the current competition
- Dalton
Camp Award (FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting)
- 2000 words (max) on the link between democratic
values and the quality of the media in Canada.
- 3 X $5000 prizes
- Deadline: 15 November
- (The) Diplomat Essay Competition
- theme: sustainable development in China
- prize: Round trip ticket to Tokyo, five days hotel accommodation and daily stipend (Nov. 10 – 14, 2010). The winning essay will also be published on The Diplomat’s website.
- Educational
Foundation of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians
and the Centre
for International Governance Innovation
- 2000 words (max) on different topic each year
- $1000 first prize, $750 second prize,
and $500 third prize (awarded in Ottawa)
- Fraser
Institute Student Essay Contest
- 1000 - 1500 words on different topic
each year
- $1000 first prize; $500 second prize
- Deadline usually in June of each year
- Geoff Weller Memorial Prize [Canadian Association of Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS)]
- Page limit: 30 pages (undergraduate); 40 pages (graduate) on a subject dealing with intelligence, security, or law enforcement
- Prize: combination of cash and travel, accommodation and conference registration to present the paper at the annual CASIS conference
- Deadline: usually in July of each
- Click here for further information
- Municipal Education and Research Foundation (MERF) Local Government Research Paper Award The Municipal Education and Research Foundation (MERF) sponsors annual awards to current students in diploma or degree-granting programs, for outstanding research papers on the subject of municipal administration and/ or management. The awards will be judged on technical competence, significance of findings, originality and clarity of expression.
- up to three awards in the amount of $500
- Deadline: 15 June of each year
- Further details here
- National Citizens' Coalition Scholarship Fund
- 1500 - 2000 words on different questions each year
- 3 prizes
- $2500, $1500, and $1000 scholarships
- first prize essay published in The Canadian Conservative
- all winners receive a one-year NCC membership
- all winning submissions are published on NCC website
- Deadline 01 June of each year
- Progressive Economics Forum
- 5,000 – 10,000 words on any subject related to political economy, economic theory or an economic policy issue, which best reflects a critical approach to the functioning, efficiency, social and environmental consequences of unconstrained markets
- 2 prizes
- $1000 for the top graduate essay
- $500 for the top undergraduate essay
- Deadline: 01 May of each year
- Further details here
- Young Journalist Award
- sponsored by the Delegation of the European Union in Canada
- open to all Canadian students interested in journalism or European affairs [Note: NOT restricted to Journalism students!]
- By submitting a journalistic piece to the EU Delegation, students could win a study tour in Europe if their submission is selected
- Deadline is usually the end of January in each year. Consult the web-site for specific dates and rules.
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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
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FORMS
- Ryerson University Forms Cabinet for current students
If the form you require is not listed there, please also check:
the “Forms” section of your program’s Student Handbook
- G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education Forms
- Office of Undergraduate Admissions & Recruitment Forms
- Senate Forms [includes medical certificate and religious observance request]
- School of Graduate Studies Forms
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS @ RYERSON
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INTERNATIONAL STUDY
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INTERNSHIPS/PLACEMENTS
- Centre international d’études pédagogiques (CIEP)
Assistant Exchange Program
(for further details see “International Study” above)
- Coady International Institute offers, through its “Youth in Partnership” a series of international internships. The program is open to:
- recent university/college graduates or about to graduate
- currently unemployed or under-employed
- between 19 and 30 years of age;
- Canadian citizens or have permanent residents eligibility to work in Canada;
- first time participants in the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy (YES)
- Council of the Federation Youth Internship Program
Aimed at encouraging young Canadians to participate more actively in public policy development, public service, government and political life
- Émigré Memorial German Internship Program (EMGIP)
- EMGIP – Bundestag Internship offers internship opportunities for US and Canadian students in the German parliament, the Bundestag. The internships are two months long in positions matching the student’s interest and experience. Interns will be placed with their preferred Fraktion, Ausschuss, with individual members of the Bundestag and their offices. In addition to contributing to the respective offices, interns have the opportunity to study legislative and administrative procedures in the German parliament.
- EMGIP – German State Parliaments is a fellowship program that provides American and Canadian students the opportunity to intern at the Landtage - German State Parliaments. This is a great opportunity for individuals hoping to pursue careers at a regional level of government in the US or Canada, or who are interested in specific policy issues such as the environment, education and/or healthcare. Participants on the program gain practical work experience with a state parliament, utilize their German skills and experience German culture firsthand.
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Government of Canada
- CIDA International Youth Internship Program
- The International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) is an employment program for young Canadians between the ages of 19-30. Post-secondary graduates may be eligible to work in a developing country and contribute to Canada’s international development goals. Not only will this experience contribute to personal and professional growth, your sponsor organization will lend a helping hand in your search for employment once your internship ends.
- Hansard
Scholars Programme
Study British politics at the London School of Economics
and do an internship in Parliament, Government or
with a lobbying group, media organization or charity.
- MASS LBP Internship Program is open to undergraduate students and recent graduates each season. Internships typically last from 4 to 8 weeks and are full-time, although part-time placements will be considered in exceptional circumstances. Interns can expect to gain valuable insight on effective public consultation techniques and develop their research and project design and management skills.
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Ontario
Legislative Internship Program
- Parliamentary Internship
Program
- Rooftops Canada/Abri International
operates a six-month internship program – International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) – as part of the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy, facilitated by the Canadian International Development Agency’s Youth Action Division. Interns work with partner organizations in Chile, South Africa, Cameroon, Egypt, and India. To be eligible, candidates must have graduated from college or university and be between the ages of 19 and 30. We need candidates with backgrounds in planning, architecture, economic development, community development, international development, women’s studies, and/or cooperatives.
- Washington
Internship Program
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NEWS & WEATHER
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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SCHOLARSHIPS
- Bill 7 Award
Honours queer history by supporting queer students.
The Bill 7 Award is a registered charitable trust that awards scholarships to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer and 2-spirited students, resident in Ontario and in financial need in any post-secondary institution in Ontario, attaining their first degree.
Click here to apply
- Black Business and Professional Association Scholarships
The Black Business and Professional Association offers a number of scholarships in several categories
- Legacy Scholarships are established in the name of Black Canadians who enriched Canada with their contributions in the arts, the professions, science, business, technology, politics and other areas of endeavour. Value = $2,000 except the Harry Jerome Scholarship, which is $5,000.
- First Generation Scholarships of $1,000.00 to $2,000.00 are available to students whose parents have not participated in post-secondary education studies.
- Four Leaders of Tomorrow scholarships valued at $2,000 each are available to students from high priority neighbourhoods in the Greater Toronto Area who are attending an accredited Canadian university or college.
- There are also several Sponsored Scholarships listed on the web-site
Check the site for eligibility and for application information. Deadline for applications is May 29 in each year.
- ( Canada ) International Scholarships
- ( Canada ) Millennium Scholarships
- Erasmus Mundus PhD Scholarships
- Graduate Funding
- Kiwanis (Toronto) scholarships
The Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation administers two funding streams with the generous support of the C.F. Brookes Estate.
- tuition scholarships of $3,000 value
- deadline May 1 of each year
- Scholarship Partnership Proposals
- deadline December 31 of each year
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- Sauvé Scholars Program
The Sauvé Scholars Program – launched in 2003 by the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation which was established by the late Governor General, the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé – is a unique opportunity for 12-14 young leaders under the age of 30 from around the world to spend the academic year in Montreal for a period of research, reflection, personal and professional development. Applicants must have completed undergraduate education by 31 July, prior to taking up a position.
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STUDENT ORGANISATIONS
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