Student Step by Step Guide

STEP 1 – SIGN UP

Create personal account.
Please carefully read all participation and eligibility criteria

STEP 2 – APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP

Click ‘Browse Internships’.
Search internships by Title, Organization, City, or Date Posted.
Click on an internship to learn more about it.
When you’ve found an internship you’re interested in, click ‘Apply Now’.
Upload your résumé (and provide link to a portfolio of work if applicable). Click `Save and Continue` and ‘Submit’.

STEP 3 – WAIT

While waiting for the organization to review your application you may apply for other internships. Students are only permitted to do one internship per program year

STEP 4 – GET HIRED

Organization may contact you for an interview.
If selected for the internship, the organization will draft and sign the letter of agreement – a contract including the deliverables of the internship.
You will then be prompted by email to sign into the SCiP website and accept the letter of agreement. Your internship does not begin and your award will not be reserved until you accept the letter of agreement through the SCiP website.

STEP 5 – INTERNSHIP IN PROGRESS

Once you have accepted the letter of agreement your internship may begin!
You may now at any time during your internship upload your proof of enrolment document and wait for approval of the document.

STEP 6 – AWARD APPLICATION

When the internship is over, you must apply for your award. If you haven’t already done so, upload your proof of enrolment document now.
Once your proof of enrolment has been approved and your organization has submitted your End of Internship Declaration, you can submit your Award Request.

STEP 7 – RECEIVE YOUR AWARD

Once your Award Request is approved, we will submit your completed application to the Government of Alberta with the next batch of award applications. Award Request batches are sent at the end of each month.
Please allow 4-6 weeks from the date the Government of Alberta receives your application for your cheque to arrive.

Since its foundation in 1990, Volunteer Alberta has worked to promote, celebrate, and enable volunteerism in Alberta. The cornerstone of its mission is to empower Alberta's nonprofit sector organizations through knowledge exchange and strategic connection. Through these connections, Volunteer Alberta communicates its unique character, values, and purpose.

SCIP Terms and Conditions

SCiP is made possible by funding from the Government of Alberta. The $1000 SCiP awards are provided by the Ministry of Advanced Education, at Volunteer Alberta’s request, at the end of a student's internship.