First-Year Internship Program
About the Program
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to offer eligible first-year students an internship opportunity through the First-Year Internship Program.
The Program provides a paid eight-week internship during the summer after the first year of study. It typically runs from May to June with some flexibility with the employers. Past organizations have been government and private sector companies, and universities where students gained valuable and meaningful employment experience. The total value received by a successful student in the program is approximately $4,800 for full-time employment for a period of 8 weeks during the summer term. The contribution of the employer will be $1,500, with the rest of the funding being covered by the University.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the program, a student needs to meet the following requirements:
- completed Grade 12 of High School with at least an 90% average grade
- registered as a full-time, first year student in one of our three programs (i.e. Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering)
- have maintained an 80% average or better (a CGPA of 10.0 or above) in the by the end of the first year of studies on May 1st
- and have completed all required first-year courses within their program and have achieved second-year status in Engineering by May 1st
For more information, please refer to First-year Internship Program Guidelines document or contact CEEInfo@cunet.carleton.ca.
Feedback
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is striving to continually improve on the first-year internship program. Therefore, we strongly encourage, appreciate and welcome all feedback from employers and students alike about the internship program. At the conclusion of the program, we ask all students and employers to fill out an online survey to collect feedback and possible testimonials to help us improve and promote the program. Please complete the Feedback Form that applies to you.
More Information
First-year Internship Program Guidelines
CEE Affiliation Agreement (For external employers)
Jade Tu, B.Eng. (Civil Engineering) Candidate, 2024
“Throughout my internship with Dr. Jennifer Drake, I was able to work in many different environments with different people and their unique projects. I got to work and assist many of her graduate students with their research projects including lab work and field work. Alongside other undergraduate students, we were able to perform lab work for Dr. Drake’s personal research and projects as well. From this experience, I got to learn more about lab procedures, different fields of study within engineering, design/3D rendering work, and in general I believe I learned more what a career in engineering would be like for me in the future.”
Iman Tejpar (she/her)
B. Eng. (Architectural Conservation and Sustainability) Candidate
“I highly recommend the UG internship programs to prospective students as it will allow you to develop many transferable skills.”