BioTalent Canada Science Horizons Youth Internship Program

ByMaurice

Description:

The Science Horizons Youth Internship Program is a wage subsidy initiative to help recent graduates eligible to work in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields acquire work experience fields linked to the green economy.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is up to $25,000 and will cover up to 80% of the participants salary. In addition to the wage subsidy contribution, employers may be eligible up to a maximum of $5,000 for training, skills development, and/or wrap-around services; please contact Jennifer Ash, Project Manager, for more details at jash@biotalent.ca.Funding by another federally-funded program like IRAP, Mitacs, etc. is not accepted.

Eligibility:

Employers must:

  • Be individuals
  • Be for-profit organizations (small- or medium-sized enterprises, corporations, or industry associations)
  • Be provincial and territorial, municipal and local governments including institutions, agencies and Crown Corporations,
  • Be post-secondary institutions
  • Be organizations, including but not limited to non-government organizations, including non-profit organizations, Aboriginal organizations, including band councils/tribal councils and local organizations
  • Provide an internship position in an environmental STEM field linked to the green economy
  • Provide a full-time internship with a required duration between 6-12 months
  • Establish and maintain a process for supervising and mentoring an intern.
  • contribute as at least 50% of the total cost of each internship.

The intern must:

  • Be aged 30 or under at the beginning of the internship
  • have graduated from a post-secondary institution (does not have to be a STEM grad),
  • be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred,
  • legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations,
  • not be in receipt of Employment Insurance (EI) benefits.

Other Things to Note:

Placements are currently filled so they are not accepting new applications unless more funding becomes available. If you would like to be placed on a wait list please contact askme@biotalent.ca.
BioTalent Canada is a delivery partner of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Science Horizons Internship Program.

Testimonials:

Green Crossovers – Emerging horizons in Canada’s bio-economy

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Ontario to identify and maximize government grants to grow their business. Click here to learn more about Moe’s background and how he can help your business.

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