Eligibility and deadline

Internships eligibility criteria:

• must be submitted before the deadline
• listed in internships bank;
• must be of a duration of 8 to 12 weeks (35 hours per week)¹;
• must take place within the summer semester of 2019, between April 29, 2019, and August 31, 2019;
• paid at a minimum of $ 350/week.

The starting date for the internships is at the discretion of the researchers and students concerned.

To qualify for the internship, applicants must be:

• 18 years of age or older; 
• Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or holder of a valid study permit in Quebec for the entire duration of the internship and valid for working in the health service field²;
• enrolled in a college or university program related to the internship³ (e.g.: biochemistry, biocomputing, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, biological sciences, biomedical sciences, biopharmaceutical sciences, psychology, etc.) in a Canadian institution;

To qualify for one of the $1000 CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation scholarships, applicants must:

• have applied to an internship offer before the closing of the competition and have received an internship offer from a researcher;
• be enrolled in a university undergraduate program and have completed at least four (4) semesters of the current university program at the beginning of the internship;
• have a minimum average of 3.5 out of 4.3 (or the equivalent of a B +) in his current study program;
• not hold another scholarship for the internship.

Application submission deadline: February 1^st, 11:59 PM

Incomplete applications that do not meet eligibility criteria or are sent after the deadline will not be considered.

¹A maximum duration of 16 weeks may be authorized at the request of the supervisor and the student, provided that the internship takes place within the authorized period.

²The specification "Not authorized to work in childcare, primary/secondary school teaching, health services field occupations," must not be indicated on the study permit.

³The student must not have completed his study program at the time of the internship.