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Langara's GSO internship program strives to cover most of the cost of participation. Costs will vary upon duration, type, and location of internships. The Co-op & Career Development Centre will advise each student as to which of the following funding sources are available and appropriate.

Sources of funding

We are fortunate to have funding available from a number of sources including Global Skills Opportunity (Employment and Social Development Canada), Langara Global, and the One World International Scholarship program.

  • GSO funding
    • Up to $1,000 for underrepresented students
    • Up to $500 for other students
  • Langara Global Fund
    • Up to $1,500 for all participating students

In-person internships available only for underrepresented students.

  • GSO funding
    • Up to $10,000 for underrepresented students
  • Langara Global Fund
    • Up to $1,500 for underrepresented students
  • One World International Scholarship (only available for in-person internships)
    • $2,000 for eligible participating students*
      (*A separate application required. Find out more about this award here.)

Collaborative Online Integrated Learning - Extension (COIL-EX) is open only to students who have completed a COIL-VE (Virtual Exchange) component in their Langara studies.

  • $5,000 for underrepresented students
  • $2,500 for other students

Eligible expenses

The below outlines examples of expenses that may be covered depending on your internship type and availability.

  • Tuition for Langara Internship Course (Work Integrated Learning Experience - WILX)
  • Internship program fees
  • Home office equipment for internship (e.g. laptop, webcam, headset, etc.)
  • Software
  • Inclusion and accessibility tools (e.g. closed captioning, translation, etc.)
  • Tuition for Langara Internship Course (Work Integrated Learning Experience - WILX)
  • Internship program fees
  • Airfare*
  • Accommodation**
  • Passport and visa arrangements
  • Travel insurance
  • Inclusion and accessibility tools (e.g. closed captioning, translation, etc.)
  • Other international expenses (e.g. food budget and local transportation)

* Based on typical economy class prices. If you are a student that requires special accessibility accommodations, please connect with us at globalskills@langara.ca.

** For most internship destinations, the accommodation is included in the program fee and arranged by our partner organization. However, if you would like to arrange your own accommodation, the funding may be used to cover some or all of the cost.

Collaborative Online Integrated Learning - Extension (COIL-EX) is open only to students who have completed a COIL-VE (Virtual Exchange) component in their Langara studies.

  • Tuition for Langara Internship Course (Work Integrated Learning Experience - WILX)
  • Internship program fees
  • Inclusion and accessibility tools (e.g. closed captioning, translation, etc.)

This internship has taught me how to better manage my work, how to share empowering comments with people I work with and empathize with their points of view. I think it all can be directly applied in my future work. I chose this specific remote internship program because it's related to my neuroscience studies. With time I found it a great pleasure to build tools that can change the way Jamaican kids perceive stress-management or emotions and that can equip them with self-confidence.

– Wiktoria, Child & Youth Mental Health online internship out of Jamaica, Intern Abroad HQ

Learn more

Interested and want to find out more? Contact globalskills@langara.ca or join an information session.

Ready to go? Apply online now.

Note: The GSO program is a federally funded project and all participating students will need to create an online account on the GSO platform to complete a pre- and post-internship survey.

About Global Skills Opportunity

Global Skills Opportunity (GSO) is an integral component of the Government of Canada’s International Education Strategy. The program aims to empower post-secondary institutions to increase the participation of young Canadians—especially underrepresented students—in international learning opportunities both at home and abroad.