British Columbia Arts Council - Co-op Placements

Deadline: 
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 11:45pm
Funding region: 
British Columbia
Applicants: 

The Co-op Placements program assists arts and cultural organizations to hire students for professional work experience through co-op placement and work-integrated learning programs.

In order to be eligible, applicant organizations must:

  • Be an arts organization, museum, book publisher or Indigenous cultural centre that has received at least one grant since April 1, 2014 through BC Arts Council operating or discipline-specific project programs;

OR,

  • Be an incorporated non-profit arts or cultural organization that has received a grant through BC Arts Council’s Shared Cost Arrangement programs at BC Touring Council or First Peoples’ Cultural Council (Aboriginal Arts Development Awards or Indigenous Arts Awards) since April 1, 2017.

OR,

  • Be an Indigenous Government, Friendship Centre, or Métis Chartered Community offering dedicated arts and culture program(s) or project(s) where the scope of work of the Co-op or Work-Integrated Learning student would focus on these activities.

AND

  • Employ an eligible co-op or work-integrated learning student as a paid employee for one or two terms, for a maximum of 32 weeks under normal circumstances.
  • Hire an eligible student from post-secondary institutions with established co-op or work-integrated learning programs.
  • Meet the eligibility requirements, including minimum number of hours, of the institution and program from which the student is to be hired.
  • Not have any outstanding final reports on previous BC Arts Council grants.
  • Organizations may apply for up to two consecutive terms for a single individual. Applications for concurrent employment terms are not eligible.