Call for Proposals – The International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) 2023-2028

How to Apply: 

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is issuing a call to organizations in Canada entitled “International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) 2023-2028.” The IYIP is funded by the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS), which is implemented by 12 federal departments to help young Canadians gain the skills and work experience they need to make a successful transition to the labour market. IYIP participants will complete international development internships aligned with Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

The program is valued at $29.76 million over a 5-year period.

GAC expects to fund project proposals of at least $2 million and up to $4.9 million. Submitting the project proposal is the only stage in this call. GAC may fund several proposals or none, up to the maximum funding available.

This call aims to provide Canadians aged 18 to 30, especially youth facing barriers to employment*, with an opportunity to acquire:

  • professional experience abroad (or, in some cases, virtually) in the field of international development
  • skills to prepare them for future employment or further education

*Definition of “youth facing barriers to employment” for the purposes of this call for proposals: persons between the ages of 18 and 30 who belong to or identify themselves as members of a group that faces discrimination, such as people living with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, racialized youth and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As an organization can only submit one application to this competition, interested applicants are asked to contact the Office of Research Services (ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca) to indicate their interest in this program no later than January 5, 2022.  For more information, please contact Jill Sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

 

 

External Deadline: 
Friday, February 24, 2023
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research