Upcoming Events/Deadlines

  • 2026/03/15 - Deadline to apply for an internship for the Fall 2026 period

Basic Requirements

The VISION program supports students in post-secondary education at one of the supporting institutes (Simon Fraser University [SFU], Toronto Metropolitan University [TMU], Carleton University [CU], University of Ottawa [UO], École de Technologie Supérieure [ETS]); under one of the program’s co-applicants. Mainly this would be at Master’s and PhD level, but we have some support available for undergraduate students (especially those interested in doing a Master’s).

As a student, you would need to apply to the program (beyond being accepted by one of the co-applicants). Once you are accepted into the program you would need to complete all the mandatory requirements, and could complete the optional components.

Mandatory Requirements

Mobility
  • Students must complete an internship at one of our approved collaborators
  • Students must visit a studio (from one of our collaborators)
  • Students should perform one exchange with a co-applicant at another institute
Professional Skills (i.e. Soft-Skills)
Technical Skills
  • Students must complete one course that is not from their home institution, from the approved list
  • Students must participate in at least one annual forum
  • Students must attend one Technical Skills development workshop
  • Students must participate in the problem pitch sessions (held during the annual forum)
  • Students must attend the workshop on on the legal, ethical, and regulatory challenges and emerging topics and considerations for the industry

Cross-Institutional Courses

The following cross-institutional courses should be available to all students in the VISION program, although depending on the time of year and whether faculty are on sabbatical, some might not be available each year.

  • CU:
    • Computer Animation Technologies
    • Visual Effects Technologies
  • ETS:
    • Rendering Photorealistic Computer Graphics
    • Discrete Surfaces: Representation, Algorithms, & Processing.
  • SFU:
    • Visualization
  • UO:
    • Intro. To Computer Animation
  • TMU:
    • Audience and Public

Professional Skills Workshops

The following professional skills workshops should be available to all students in the VISION program, although depending on the time of year and whether faculty are on sabbatical, some might not be available each year. These workshops usually run for 2-3Hrs on a specific day.

  • EDIA by Design
  • Project Management
  • Job Mobility
  • Effective Communication
  • Collaborative Problem Solving

Technical Skills Workshops

The following technical skills workshops should be available to all students in the VISION program, although depending on the time of year and whether faculty are on sabbatical, some might not be available each year. These workshops usually run for 2-3Hrs on a specific day.

  • ETS
    • Parametric Models
    • Rendering & Material Capture
  • CU
    • Basic Film Setups
    • Motion Capture
    • Node-Based Compositing
    • Match-Moving
    • Stereoscopic 3D
    • Audio for Visual Media
    • History & Ethics of Film
  • UO
    • Computer Vision for VFX (not available for 2025-2026)
  • SFU
    • UI/UX for Film