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UVic Sustainability Scholars Program

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The UVic Sustainability Scholars Program is raising the bar on sustainability.

Our paid internships offer graduate students from any discipline the opportunity to advance applied sustainability research projects for community, government, Indigenous, and not-for-profit partners. 

Become a sustainability scholar

  • get paid to apply your research skills, collaborate with organizations, and develop your professional capacity in the field of sustainability
  • enhance your career prospects working on real-world sustainability projects
  • support the sustainability needs of communities contributing to a more just, sustainable future
  • our 250-hour internships run from May 1 to August 15

Questions? Email Laurel Currie, Program Manager.

Who is eligible?

  • current UVic graduate students (Masters, PhD) from any academic discipline
  • review the application guidelines for list of eligibility

How to apply

Become a sustainability partner

  • do you have a sustainability problem you need help with? Do you have an applied research project that moves you closer to your sustainability targets? Are you preparing for tomorrow’s sustainability challenges?
  • become a sustainability partner and benefit from graduate-level applied research skills, fresh ideas, leading-edge knowledge
  • meet the moment, mentor a future sustainability leader
  • pitch us your project and gain access to a diverse pool of talented UVic graduate students ready to contribute their ideas and expertise toward actionable solutions

  • interested? Contact Program Manager

Who is eligible?

  • any organization with a pressing sustainability challenge and ideas for an applied research project to address it

Interested in partnering?

  • contact our Program Manager to discuss your ideas and to request a Project Proposal template
  • 2025 project proposal deadline: October 31, 2024

Need help?

Send us an email with your ideas, questions or to request more information.

In the news

Driving sustainability forward
UVic Sustainability Scholar, Akash Mohanty, smiling and leaning against a UVic electric car.
Akash Mohanty is one of a dozen students driving sustainability forward on Vancouver Island through the University of Victoria’s Sustainability Scholars program. Credit: UVic Photo Services
Fostering food independence on Haida Gwaii
Julia Weder, UVic Sustainability Scholar, smiling at a table in a market
UVic Sustainability Scholar, Julia Weder, sits at an engagement booth at Hospital Day, an annual celebratory event in June in Daajing Giids to support community wellness and health. Credit: supplied image