Culture Works Canada (Student Work Placement Program) · Canada
Student Work Placement Program - culture and heritage
Intake status unconfirmed
Pays up to half a college or university student's wages, to $5,000 per placement, for co-op, practicum and other work-integrated learning at culture and heritage employers.
Matching is a starting point. The funder decides who is eligible.
Program at a glance
- Application status
- Intake status unconfirmed
- Funding amount
- Up to 50% of the student's wages, max $5,000 per placement
- Listed deadline
- Rolling; the form closes now and then to manage intake
- Who can apply
- Nonprofits, Charities, Businesses, Libraries, archives and museums.
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
- Good for
- Arts and culture, Heritage, history and archives, Libraries and reading
- Pays for
- Hiring students or youth, Paying people
Who it's intended for
- Details
- Nonprofit and for-profit cultural sector employers, heritage included. Federal, provincial and municipal government bodies are not eligible. Students: enrolled at a Canadian college or university, citizens, permanent residents or refugees, any field of study, no age limit. International students are not eligible.
- The catch
- Needs some of your own money.
Source checked against the funder's website on October 23, 2026. Always confirm current details with the funder.
Still to confirm
A profile match does not check every requirement. Confirm these points on the funder's page before applying.
- Whether the current intake is accepting applications, and its exact cutoff time and timezone.
- Nonprofit and for-profit cultural sector employers, heritage included. Federal, provincial and municipal government bodies are not eligible. Students: enrolled at a Canadian college or university, citizens, permanent residents or refugees, any field of study, no age limit. International students are not eligible.
- Any registration, membership or previous-funding restrictions.
- How much of the budget you must contribute and which costs are eligible.
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