Enriched Educational Opportunities (EEOs) are high-quality off-campus experiential opportunities officially recognized by the Faculty of Arts. EEOs foster self-development and help students transition successfully to the workplace or graduate studies. The University is striving to expand opportunities for undergraduates to participate in EEOs and to make them accessible to all undergraduates regardless of their financial capacity.ÌýThanks to a pivotal gift from Joseph Schull (BA ‘82, MA ’85) and Anna Yang (BCL, LLB ’88) to focus on international EEO opportunities, unpaid and underpaid internships are within reach for students in financial need.
EEO Bursaries are non-repayable forms of financial assistance based on demonstrated financial need, to help undergraduate students with the additional costs associated. All bursary programs are administered by the Scholarships & Student Aid and available at any time in the academic year*. EEO Bursaries in support of internships requires endorsement and recognition by the Faculty of Arts Internship Office* in order to apply to the EEO Bursary Program.Ìý
Getting Approval from the Faculty of Arts Internship Office
The Faculty of Arts Internship Office will determine which internship opportunities shall be recognized for consideration to apply for the EEO bursary program. These may include unpaid (or insufficiently paid to cover cost outlay) internships opportunities, depending on faculty-based priorities.Ìý
*Please note that the Faculty of Arts cannot grant approval after you have started the internship: all steps for the Faculty of Arts approval should be completed well in advance of the start of your internships.
The endorsement from the Faculty needs to be received before the start of the internship, however you can apply for the EEO bursary at any point in time once you have the approval granted.
Eligibility Criteria
Faculty of Arts Student eligibility for EEO Need-based Bursary Program is determined as follows:
- Unpaid (or insufficiently paid to cover cost outlay) internships, in-person or remote, local (off-campus and not at °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê-affiliated hospital or research institute), within Canada, or abroad.
- Be enrolled in an undergraduate Faculty of Arts degree (B.A., B.A & Sc., BSW, B.Th.)
- Be returning to the Faculty of Arts in the same program the semester following your internship
- Have anÌýofficial record for EEO participation eitherÌýon your transcriptÌýby registering to an academic internship courseÌýor by having your internship recognized as an EEO on your Co-Curricular Record (CCR)Ìý(see steps to apply below).
- Please note the Arts Internship Office will not support fee based and third-party internship opportunities:Ìýsee IneligibilityÌýcriteria listed here.