Up to $15,000 Climate Internship Grant
- Organization: Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS)
- Type: Grant
- Location: British Columbia, Canada
- Deadline: November 20, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS), a climate institute hosted by the University of Victoria and created in 2008 with a B.C. government endowment, gives organisations in British Columbia up to $15,000 to hire a university student for a summer climate action project. Non-profits, First Nations and Indigenous organisations, local and provincial governments, co-ops, social enterprises and private companies can apply. Students do not apply here: the organisation applies, then hires a student from UBC, SFU, UNBC or UVic for an internship between late May and late August 2027. **What you get:** - Up to $15,000 from PICS towards the cost of employing a student intern, paid to your organisation as a grant - A place in the programme's cohort model, which creates chances for sharing and learning across the participating organisations and students - A guide and resources to help you recruit and hire a student from one of the four PICS universities - A PICS launch workshop for your intern, as long as they are hired by April 30 **What you'll do:** - Plan a practical, well-defined climate action project and give the intern three to five specific tasks, such as literature and policy reviews, meetings and engagement events, field or desktop data collection, new guidance resources, or draft reports and plans - Choose, hire and supervise a student from UBC, SFU, UNBC or UVic, hiring no later than April 30 - Run the internship between late May and late August 2027; the application form suggests 13 to 16 weeks - Share what the project produces so it can inspire climate action in other organisations and communities **Key dates:** - Applications close November 20, 2026 at 4 p.m. (Pacific time; the page names no time zone) - Organisations hear decisions in mid-December 2026 - Student internship jobs are posted on the PICS Careers page between February and April 2027 - Hire your student by April 30, 2027, so they can join the launch workshop - Internships run between late May and late August 2027 **More information:** - Questions about the application go to picsintern@uvic.ca - The application form sits at the bottom of the programme page and has a Save and Resume option; a saved link expires after 30 days - To set the intern's wage, the FAQ links the University of Victoria's recommended hourly rates for student research assistants and co-op students - PICS funded 30 B.C. organisations in the 2026 round
