
Clean Foundation — Science Horizons Youth Internship
NS, Canada
Subsidized intern to help combat climate change
grant_single|update January 24, 2025
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grant_single|deadlines
- grant_single|openingDateAugust 1, 2021
- grant_single|closingDateJuly 9, 2024
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Wage Subsidies And Interns
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
grant_single|grantors
- Clean Foundation
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grant_card_status|open
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Hire an intern for a positions that help combat climate changes and receive a subsidy of up to 50% of their salary, maximum $25 000 or 80% for youth from employment equity groups.
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This grant is available to companies throughout Canada, as long as they meet the specified criteria. There are no specific geographical limitations within Canada for applicants of this program.
- Companies located anywhere in Canada.
grant_single|admissibleProjectsExample
$ 18,400
Hire a youth intern to develop a carbon footprint reduction plan
$ 14,320
Engage a youth intern for urban reforestation projects
$ 10,300
Employ an intern for renewable energy educational outreach
$ 12,150
Hire an intern to develop green building initiatives
$ 8,500
Hire an intern to develop a recycling initiative
$ 7,500
Hire an intern for climate change education workshops
grant_single_labels|admissibility
Eligible employers must meet specific criteria to qualify for the Science Horizons Internship Program funding.
- Be a legal entity incorporated or registered in Canada, including for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
- Include Indigenous organizations and groups, such as band councils, tribal councils, and self-government entities.
- Be a provincial, territorial, regional, or municipal government, or their departments, agencies, institutions, and Crown Corporations, where applicable.
- Be a public health, educational (including post-secondary educational institutions), or cultural organization.
- Be an individual.
- Have the ability to contribute at least 20% of the total cost of each internship.
- Create a position with an environmental focus for someone who does not currently work at the organization.
- Host an internship between 6-11 months in length.
- Be located anywhere in Canada.
- Be capable of supervising and mentoring an intern with a formal training plan.
- Have an established payroll system.
- Be able to receive payments by direct deposit.
grant_eligibility_criteria|who_can_apply
Eligible organizations include legal entities incorporated or registered in Canada, Indigenous organizations and groups, various levels of governments and their departments, public health, educational and cultural organizations, and individuals. The program encourages employers who can provide environmental-focused positions for young Canadians.
grant_eligibility_criteria|who_cannot_apply
Legal entities incorporated or registered in Canada, including for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, Indigenous organizations and groups, provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments, public health, educational, and cultural organizations, and individuals are all eligible for the grant.
- Nothing
grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses
The Science Horizons Internship Program places young Canadians in engaging roles within the clean economy, reinforcing the workforce with skilled, job-ready individuals. This program supports organizations by providing significant wage subsidies and barrier alleviation funds.
- Placement of young Canadians in environmental roles within the clean economy.
- Provision of meaningful work experiences to youth to enhance their skills and career readiness.
- Support for organizations through wage subsidies covering up to 80% of an intern’s salary.
- Assistance for employment equity groups with higher subsidy rates.
- Facilitation of diverse projects with a focus on clean technologies and sustainable practices.
grant_eligibility_criteria|zone
The Science Horizons Internship Program subsidizes expenses related to intern salaries, training, and support for barrier alleviation.
- Up to 80% of an intern's salary for youth from employment equity groups, to a maximum of $25,000.
- Up to 50% of an intern's salary for qualified, job-ready youth, to a maximum of $25,000.
- Barrier alleviation funds for training, certifications, personal protective equipment, transportation, childcare/family care, remote work supports, adaptive technology, etc.
grant_single_labels|criteria
There are evaluation and selection criteria for this grant. The evaluation and selection criteria include:
- Eligibility of the employer and the intern
- Creation of a position with an environmental focus
- Ability to host an internship between 6-11 months
- Location in Canada
- Supervision and mentoring plan for the intern
- Established payroll system
- Capability to receive payments by direct deposit
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Here are additional relevant details for this grant:
- The program requires employers to provide meaningful work experiences with an environmental focus.
- The employer is required to have a formal training plan for mentoring the intern.
- Employers must submit proof of the intern's salary each month signed by a CPA or authorized individual.
- A mid-term check-in is mandatory to ensure the progress and growth of the internship.
- A final subsidy payment is contingent upon the submission and review of all required documents and reports.
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