In addition, an advisory council provides advice and support to the program. Admission to the program will typically be available to first year Masters students and third year undergraduate students with first class academic standing. Applicants will be screened by the faculty advisors with the leading candidates subsequently bei ng interviewed by the faculty and a member of the Advisory Board. A sub-set will be selected as FIP interns. The program of activities begins in May or each year, with three to four months of summer employment for about a dozen interns.
Placements typically are in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and abroad.
Clearly the success of the program is dependent on the support of sponsoring organizations. Sponsoring organizations provide summer jobs for the students and a mentor as a contact person for the faculty and students. Ideally, the summer position provid es the student with an overview of the organization and its objectives. However, it is recognized that in practice the ability to achieve this ideal will be limited by the short duration of a typical summer position. A report submitted to the Division in early September by the intern completes the program.