Received March 28, 2012

International Youth Internship Program (IYIP)

Dalhousie University was been awarded internship placements in the CIDA International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) in 2010. The IYIP is a youth internship program designed to give young Canadian professionals (ages 19-30) with a university/college degree(s) the opportunity to gain valuable international development work experience.

Learn about the experiences of the IYIP Interns here.

Thedeadlinefor receipt of applications for internship placement in mid June 2012 is Monday April 16, 2012 at 9 AM ADT.

Eligibility Criteria

• Be between 19 and 30 years of age
• Have graduated from a university or college program by the time the internship placement begins
• Be unemployed or underemployed
• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident legally entitled to work in Canada
• Have not previously participated in a program funded by CIDA’sYouth Employment Strategy (YES)

IYIP Intern FAQs

Upcoming internships for placement in June 2012 are listed below. 

Country	Internship Placement	Internship ID
Colombia	Global Ocean Observing Assistant	GOOS COL   APPLICATION FORM
Grenada, Carricou Island	Marine Protected Area Management Plan Assistant	MPA GCI APPLICATION FORM
Grenada, Union Island	Marine Protected Area Management Plan Assistant	MPA GUI   APPLICATION FORM
Belize	Marine Resource Management Assistant	MRM BEL    APPLICATION FORM
St. Vincent	Pelagic Fishery Research Assistant	PFR STV   APPLICATION FORM
Jamaica	Capacity Building Assistant	CBA JAM APPLICATION FORM
Colombia	Integrated Coastal Area Management Assistant	ICAM COL APPLICATION FORM
Uruguay	Coastal Monitoring and Modeling with the River Plate Assistant	CMM URU APPLICATION FORM

 

The Internship placement consists of: 

     - Pre-departure Program
     - Internship Placement for 5-6 months
     - Public Engagement Activity
     - Debrief Program upon Return

The IYIP Program covers the following expenses:

     - Return airfare from Canada to host country *

     - Intern salary to cover accommodation, meals and local travel

     - Health/repatriation insurance and vaccines required for the host country *

     - Accommodation in Canada for pre-departure and debriefing sessions *

     - Visa requirements for host country *

(* accountable expenses with receipts required)

To apply for one of the internship placements listed above, complete the APPLICATION FORM and send  by email with your curriculum vitae (that includes 3 references with daytime contact phone number and email following the instructions on the application form) to marine.affairs@dal.ca.

Thedeadlinefor receipt of applications for internship placement in June 2012 is Monday April 16, 2012 at 9 AM ADT.

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Becky Field
Administrator
Marine Affairs Program
Dalhousie University

www.marineaffairsprogram.dal.ca
marine.affairs@dal.ca

Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University

Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building, Suite 2127

6100 University Avenue

PO BOX 15000                
Halifax, NS  B3H 4R2
Canada

phone 902-494-3555
FAX 902-494-1001
marine.affairs@dal.ca
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