Summer Internship Program

As an intern, you will be matched with an organization by The Winnipeg Foundation based on your skills and interests and the needs of the host organization. Jobs will provide a hands-on opportunity to gain skills and experience in the non-profit sector.

Host organizations are responsible for providing mentorship. You and your mentor will work together throughout the summer, exchanging ideas about the voluntary sector and community development.

The goal of SIP is to provide you with hands-on, meaningful summer employment and the chance to learn about a local charitable organization.

SiPpers will work full time during July and August at a pay scale of $16.50 per hour.

Eligibility

• You must have participated in Youth in Philanthropy or any other volunteering or philanthropic initiative for at least one year.
• You must be in Grade 11 or higher at the time of your application.
• You must not have participated in SIP before.
• You must be available throughout July and August.

The Winnipeg Foundation places interns at organizations based on the skills of the youth and the needs of the organization. *Summer Internship Program is on pause for the 2025 year*.

Organizations are expected to provide a mentor to advise the intern throughout the summer and provide insight into careers in the non-profit sector. The mentorship component is key; your intern will gain an understanding of the voluntary sector thanks to your guidance and knowledge and your organization will benefit from the experience of mentoring a youth.

Eligibility

• Your organization must have a registered charitable number from Canada Revenue Agency to apply for a Summer Internship Program Grant.
• Organizations may apply for a Community Grant, Summer Internship Program Grant or any special program grant in the same year, but applications must be for different projects.

Criteria

• A Summer Internship Grant is up to $6,000 and covers the intern’s wages and administrative stipend for the eight-week duration of the program.
• Host organizations must have a specific project that will introduce an intern to the non-profit sector. Preference will be given to projects that provide experience specific to the non-profit sector and non-profit leadership.
• The internships are physically based in Winnipeg and usually occur from early July to late August

The Winnipeg Foundation matches successful intern applicants with positions at host organizations based on the needs of the organization, the demands of the position, and the qualifications and interests of the intern.