Arts Work Experience Internship
Want to gain employable skills, earn course credit, and receive an honorarium from RPIRG? With an Arts Work Experience Internship(AWEI) with RPIRG, you can do that!
Our internship is a part-time, paid placement for undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts at the U of R. Students will pay regular tuition fees and receive 3 credit hours they can use for their degree, the benefit of interning at RPIRG is we also include an honorarium on top of the 3 credit hours. Interns work up to 8 hours per week on a designated project for 13 weeks.
To be apart of this awesome opportunity there are a few requirements: Interns must be able to commit up to 8 hours per week during a 13-week semester, working for a community organization; Must have a declared major in a Faculty of Arts program (NOT including Health Studies, Human Justice or Journalism, because they have their internship programs); Must have completed between 54 - 90 credit hours (negotiable) at the end of the semester in which you are applying, which MUST include at least 12 credit hours in your major; Must have a satisfactory academic standing, with a program GPA of at least 70%.
If you're interested and eligible, fill out the online application form given below before the deadline. Include your resume and unofficial transcript. After the application deadline, eligible students will be asked to book a meeting to determine their suitability for the program and discuss their options.
Why Choose RPIRG
Membership and community outreach
You’ll engage directly with RPIRG's diverse membership and community partners, learning how to build relationships, foster collaboration, and communicate organizational values.
Planning fall orientation and social events (with a main focus on logistics, marketing, etc.)
You’ll help coordinate major campus events, gaining experience in event planning, budgeting and promotional content. You'll learn how to manage logistics and develop marketing strategies that engage a student audience.
Policy and research development
Interns will assist in researching social justice issues and developing policy recommendations. This provides exposure to policy analysis, research methodologies, and critical thinking.
Advocacy work (communications, outreach, etc.)
You’ll contribute to public awareness campaigns, help make a change, and work on outreach strategies. This builds your skills in persuasive communication, digital media, and activism.
Administrative support for the RPIRG's programs and events
By supporting day-to-day operations, you'll develop an understanding of how a nonprofit functions behind the scenes. You'll be strengthening your organizational and time management skills.
Documenting organizational procedures to help with institutional memory
You’ll play a key role in maintaining the organization history by documenting processes and creating resources for future interns and staff. This improves your technical writing and process-mapping skills.
Gain insights into potential career paths in project management and advocacy
This hands-on experience will let you dip your toes in the water, see what you like or don't like and thus push you into the right career path for you.
Accessibility Information
The main entrance to the Riddell Center is physically accessible, and the building is serviced by several public transit routes. If you are taking paratransit, the bus drives up right to the front of the Riddell Center doors, and if by other it is approximately 1 minutes from the bus stops to the front of the Riddell building.
Our office is located on the second floor, there is an elevator diagonal to Riddell Centres front entrance.
Washroom access: There are gendered washrooms including accessible stalls across the hall from the main doors. There is a gender-neutral washroom on the second floor of the Riddell Center just around the corner from the elevator near the main entrance.
If you have additional accessibility needs, please contact at outreach@rpirg.org