Canadian Intern Personal Statement

Name:

Contact information:

Faculty, Department and year of studies (e.g. U3, MA2):

McGill Student number:

Preferred host institution(s) for an internship (you can list up to 3):

Age:

Citizenship:

Availability for 2017 and 2018 (e.g. September 2017-August 2018):

Part I: Internship Preparedness

In no more than 2 pages, explain why you are interested in pursuing an internship in general, why the internships listed on page 1 are of interest to you, and what makes you an excellent candidate for a CTC-QE internship placement. While we encourage you to indicate which of the CTC-QES partners you are most interested in working with, note that interns will be placed by the IHSP for the 2017-2018 cohort.

Part II: Questionnaire

Please provide short answers to the following questions (2-3sentences maximum). You may repeat information from your cover letter if you choose. Include the question number in your response.

  1. Describe your research experience and analytical skills
  2. Describe your past or ongoing involvement with community engagement activities.
  3. What is your motivation for participating in the CTC-QE Scholarship Program?
  4. Describe your leadership experience.
  5. What are your future goals?
  6. How prepared are you for scholarship in a Commonwealth country? In particular, how do you anticipate completing visa applications prior to departure?
  7. How do your interests fit within the themes established by the IHSP (citizen involvement; equity and diversity;working across disciplines/sectors; moving ideas and evidence to change).
  8. How will your involvement with the CTC-QE Scholarships contribute to innovation?
  9. What is your rationale for your choice of location(s)?
  10. What languages do you speak? Read? Write? How comfortable would you be working in these languages?
  11. Which semester will be your last semester enrolled as a full time student at McGill?
  12. Please declare any other funding you are receiving for your studies. Note that this award may impact any funding packages offered by your home department. For example, at McGill, offer letters for many departments include statements like the following: "Should you receive funding from another source, internally or externally, your funding package may be reduced in the interest of distributing financial support as broadly as possible to our student community."
  13. Please disclose any potential conflicts of interest. If there are no conflicts, please indicate “No potential conflict of interest to declare.”