Each year SingWell hosts summer internships for graduate students and high achieving upper-year undergraduate students. Our immersive four week program allows students to work alongside select SingWell team members to learn a specialized skill in a new environment.
Successful candidates receive:
Come to the University of Montréal to help new discoveries about the benefits of group singing for people who stutter! At the International Laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound research (BRAMS) of the University of Montreal, Professor Simone Falk is running a research program on how singing in a group can help well-being, communication and speech production in children and adults who stutter. The student intern will help with data collection and analyses, and will be involved in outreach activities such as running a workshop with our partners from the stuttering communities. They will learn about stuttering, how to run experiments with a group, acquire new skills in speech, singing and communication analysis and develop skills in knowledge mobilization. This internship will take place from mid-July to mid-August 2025.
French language skills considered an asset, but not a requirement, for this internship site.
Come join the SingWell team at Toronto Metropolitan University for hands-on training focusing on analyzing saliva samples! The student intern will learn how to use Immunosorbent and Chemiluminescent assays to analyse cortisol and oxytocin levels in the saliva. This isn’t just theory – they will be gaining practical skills in biochemistry. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop expertise in sample processing, precision with salivary endocrine analysis techniques, and a deeper understanding of hormonal responses. This internship will take place during the summer 2025 semester.
The Cognitive Aging and Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory (CAANLab) is run by Dr. Ben Zendel in the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland (www.caanlab.ca). At the CAANLab, we study the human auditory system using a variety of neurophysiological, audiological and cognitive techniques. We are expecting to be testing participants involved in a multi-site SingWell project during the summer of 2025. The internship would involve assisting with the in-lab assessments of participants in this study. This includes EEG, cognitive and auditory assessments. As a member of the CAANLab, you will have the opportunity to learn about all of the techniques we use in the lab, including using EEG to record both cortical and subcortical responses, using transcranial current simulation (tDCS, tACS) to modify neural function, using virtual reality for research, and how to use a suite of audiological and cognitive assessments. This internship will take place between June and August, 2025.
Experience an immersive internship in the Music & Rehab Studio of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa! Under the supervision of Professor Anna Zumbansen and in collaboration with students from the Music & Rehab Studio laboratory, the student intern will contribute to the analysis of audio and video data from research participants living with aphasia following a stroke. Training will include speech analysis procedures (CLAN software) and mood and group cohesion observation scales (ELAN software) for a project on the effects of group singing on aphasia rehabilitation. This internship will take place in May 2025 OR mid-July to mid-August 2025.
PLEASE NOTE: Internship sites, availability, and training details are subject to change. Successful candidates are solely responsible for ensuring they have the appropriate student and travel documentation available for their assigned site, including a valid passport, traveler’s insurance, and student visas (if applicable). Successful candidates are responsible for paying for their round trip travel to the internship location upfront, and will be reimbursed after the internship period is complete. Any supplemental travel, entertainment, and gratuitous living expenses incurred during the student’s internship period will be at the expense of the student and will not be paid for or reimbursed by SingWell.
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