
The Challenge: Prepare the Next Generation of Clean Energy Workers
Massachusetts' growing clean energy industries need a robust, diverse, and equitable pipeline of talent to keep up with their work on decarbonization strategies and climate solutions.
About
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Internship Program facilitates the placement of college students and recent graduates into paid internships with verified clean energy companies across Massachusetts by providing stipends for interns during fall, spring and summer sessions. Since its launch in 2011, the program has allocated over $24 million to place more than 5,000 interns at over 600 unique companies, and 900 interns have received full or part-time jobs at their host companies as a result of their internships.
To help diversify program participants and ensure their success, MassCEC is partnering with four training providers who will recruit interns from underrepresented groups. These participants will have access to career readiness workshops and mentors throughout their internships.
Learn more about our support for internship diversity
Employers who'd like to participate in the Clean Energy Internship Program can start by creating an account and profile on our Workforce Portal.
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Program Schedule
The Clean Energy Internship Program offers three sessions per year:
- Spring (January-May)
- Summer(May-August)
- Fall (September-December)
Enrollment for the Summer 2023 session is now open.
Funding is allocated on a first-come/first-served basis until it runs out, or until the deadline for employers to submit signed offer letters to MassCEC has passed.
Process Step | Timing |
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Open enrollment and intern selection begin |
February 15, 2023 |
Summer 2023 session start date |
May 15, 2023 |
Deadline for employers to submit signed offer letters to MassCEC |
June 16, 2023 |
Summer 2023 session end date |
August 31, 2023 |
Deadline for Summer 2023 session reimbursement packages |
September 30, 2023 |
Who's Eligible
To participate in the program, employers must be clean energy or water innovation companies registered to do businesses in Massachusetts, with at least one office located in the Commonwealth.
For the purposes of this program, MassCEC defines a clean energy employer as “an employer engaged in whole or in part in goods and services, or advanced and applied technologies that significantly reduce or eliminate the use of energy from non-renewable sources, including, but not limited to: energy efficiency; demand response; energy conservation and those technologies powered in whole or in part by the sun, wind, water, geothermal energy, including networked geothermal and deep geothermal energy, hydrogen produced by non-fossil fuel sources and methods, alcohol, fuel cells, fusion energy or any other renewable, non-depletable or recyclable fuel."
Apply
Application Process
- Create an employer account and fill out the company submission. Await approval of your account from MassCEC. All approved employers are eligible to participate in the program for a full year from the date of their application submission.
- Once your company has been approved for the program, you can submit new internship postings, which will be published once approved by MassCEC.
- Access the student dashboard to review candidates. If you have external candidates, they can submit intern applications here. Every candidate must have a profile on the internship portal to participate in the program.
- Contact candidates from the student dashboard in whom you are interested and conduct an in-person or phone interviews.
- Click on “eligibility check” for the student(s) you'd like to hire and notify internships@masscec.com that you submitted an eligibility check for a student.
- Once an eligibility check is processed, you will receive an automated email letting you know that the intern has been approved and prompting you to submit a signed offer letter.
- Submit a co-signed offer letter to internships@masscec.com to receive funding. After funding has been reserved for the intern, you will receive an email confirmation.
Reimbursement
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Sign and return your award letter.
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After completion of the internship, submit your Reimbursement Package to internships@masscec.com. You must submit your fully completed reimbursement package before the session deadline of September 30, 2023.
Application Materials
Summer Internship Diversity Support Webinar
Hosting interns from our Targeted Internship Program is an option for all Summer 2023 Clean Energy Internship employers. In this webinar, you'll learn about our four training partners who will recruit and place students and recent graduates from underrepresented groups in clean energy internships, as well as their plans to host career readiness workshops and provide mentors for participants throughout their internships.
When: March 2, 2023, 12 noon EST
Please take our interest survey if you would like to be contacted by our training providers.
Clean Energy Internship Leads to Full Time Hire
A former Intern, now full-time employee, and the co-founder of the company that hired him both share their advice to students and employers on how to get the most out of the Clean Energy Internship Program.
Additional Resources for Employers
Vocational Internship Program
Our Vocational Internship Program (VIP) is a workforce development initiative that enhances the talent pipeline for Massachusetts clean energy companies and places skilled labor from vocational high schools in paid clean energy internships during the academic year. MassCEC reimburses employers for the wages paid to the intern.
Jobs Board
Looking for full- or part-time employees with a passion for the clean energy sector? You’ve come to the right place! Post your non-internship positions with us and attract skilled candidates to join your team.
Resume Board
Find your next star employee! Registered employers can view our resume database and reach out directly to qualified candidates.