Internships

This is a list of internship opportunities that may be of interest to our Political Science students. This list is by no means exclusive. The Department of Political Science does not represent or act as agent for any of the internship or field experience placement sites below. The postings contain information created and maintained solely by other public and private organizations. Please contact the agencies directly if you have any questions. For more information on internships at Western see the Student Success Centre website.
Funded Internships/Paid Positions
- AFS Intercultural Programs
- AIESEC Global Internship Program
- Canada West Foundation Student Internships
- Canadian Cooperative Association
- CARE Canada
- Coady International Institute, Youth Partnership
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Federal Public Sector Research Affiliate Program
- Green Corps
- Inter-American Development Bank
- International Criminal Court
- Manitoba Legislature Internship Program
- Mines Action Canada, Young Professionals International Mine Action Program
- NATO Internship Program
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Ontario Legislature Internship Programme
- Ontario Municipal Internship Program
- Ontario Internship Program
- Ontario Public Service Regular Student Hiring Program
- Parliamentary Information and Research Service Internship Program
- RAND Corporation
- Rooftops Canada: Intern Program
- Sandra Rotman Centre
- Service Canada Job Bank for Students
- UNDP
- UN Galaxy
- World Bank
Unpaid Internships
- Association of American Universities
- Bundestag Internship (Emigré Memorial German Internship Program)
- Atlantic Council of Canada
- Canada World Youth
- Canadian Parliamentary Internship Program
- Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI)
- Chatham House
- Coalition for the International Criminal Court
- Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (FFIPP)
- Institute of International Relations, Prague
- International Court of Justice
- International Crisis Group
- International Institute for Sustainable Development, Leaders for a Sustainable Future Program
- International Institute for Strategic Studies, US (DC)
- Ontario Public Service Summer Experience Program
- PASOS (Policy Association for an Open Society), Czech Republic
- United Nations Association in Canada - UN Professional Placements Programme
- United Nations Institute for Disarmament
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Voices - Voix
- The Woodrow Wilson Centre
- World Trade Organization