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Dartmouth-McGill Arctic Research

The Dartmouth-McGill partnered internship is a continuously-evolving opportunity that offers new and exciting insights into Arctic research in a structured setting. Students have the opportunity to contribute to an Arctic science study, regardless of background or experience, with researchers at Dartmouth College and McGill University in Canada.

About the Internship & Current Project

Stories from Indigenous communities worldwide illustrate the centrality of water to Indigenous wellbeing and culture. "For Indigenous Peoples, water provides lifeways, subsistence, and has undeniable spiritual significance," described Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz in an end-of-mission statement. This project seeks to demonstrate how Indigenous youth's knowledge, creativity, and innovation can play a vital role in responding to water justice and adverse mental health outcomes.

At this stage of the project, the internship would focus on researching Arctic Indigenous languages and ontologies in relation to water and how they manifest in Indigenous conceptualisations of justice, Indigenous law and forms of governance. Arctic Indigenous languages and language renaissances are powerful tools of resilience, justice, identity, self-determination, and of healing intergenerational trauma. During the internship, the student would research Indigenous languages and ontologies of the Arctic, and begin to gather words and concepts from those languages related to water. Through this effort, we will collaboratively work to develop a "dictionary" of water, water justice, and water governance terms from Arctic Indigenous languages. The internship will aim to share the findings of this work through a peer-reviewed academic journal article as well as other publications or presentations of interest to the project and internship. 

Details & Requirements

LOCATION: McGill University, Montreal, Canada

DURATION: 8-10 weeks 

ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for funding, you must have an "L term" (Leave Term) status with the College.

ITEMS TO SUBMIT WITH YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION

You are required to submit a resume/CV and unofficial transcript with your application at the time of submission. These are uploaded directly into the application.

Budget

  • Standard funding available for travel-based internships is $5,500. If expenses are higher than the standard award amount please specify and articulate where additional funds are needed. Consideration will be given on a case-by-case basis. Please provide detail in the budget outline.

Resume or CV

  • Please submit a current resume or CV.

Supervisor Statement

  • Applicants must ask their host organizations to complete the Supervisor Statement, which verifies your offer of internship and includes a description of the work to be completed. This is not required if applying to partnered opportunities. 

Recommendation(s)

Requests for recommendations are made directly through the application link. Please begin your application and use the links provided to invite recommenders to complete an online form

  • One recommendation must come from a Dartmouth faculty member

  • A second recommendation is suggested, but not required. Secondary recommendations can come from previous employers, advisors, staff, or an additional faculty member. 

Writing Sample:

  • This should be a research paper, opinion piece, newsletter article, narrative paper, blog post or creative essay that demonstrates your writing/research skills. Sample should be 1-3 pages in length.

Applications missing the above elements will be considered incomplete.

For more information on Dartmouth's Travel Safety Policy, Travel Registry, and Exception process, please visit the Global Dartmouth website here. 

Post-Travel Requirements

Returning interns agree to participate in workshops or informational sessions related to internships. Following completion of the internship, students are required to submit a 3-5 page report describing not only the kind of work done, but also something about the organizational host, the people with whom the intern worked, and how the experience was meaningful.

Application & Deadlines

DEADLINES: 

 This is an internship that is available on a quarterly basis. Deadlines for future internships will be updated here.

We are currently accepting applications for Spring internships.

  • ​Spring internships: EXTENDED to Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
  • Summer internships: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

APPLICATION: To apply for funding, complete the Arctic-Environment Remote Internship online application by the deadline.

Please apply here at this link.

This is a generic application for the Arctic-Environment Internships, please indicate you are applying for the Dartmouth-McGill Research Project. If you are interested in our other Arctic-Environment Internships, please find them here. Please specifically note your opportunities in order of preference where indicated on the application.

Expressions of interest and questions may be directed to Arctic Program Manager, Sanaa K. Siddiqi.