All UBC Applied Science Co-op work terms are paid learning experiences.
If you have a position but do not have the necessary funding to pay a student, there may be assistance available.
Overview
SWPP+ provides post-secondary students with work opportunities related to their field of study and offers them the opportunity to use their academic knowledge in the workplace. Funding from SWPP+ ensures employers of all sizes have an opportunity to engage the next generation and build a talent pipeline for the future.
Funding is limited and administered on a first-come, first-served basis wherein completed applications are prioritized in the order they are received and approved based on eligibility requirements of that terms. For more information, please visit the SWPP+ Employer Funding website.
Eligibility
- Employers
- Registered, Canadian business or not-for-profit
- Post-secondary institutions (universities, colleges and polytechnics) will be able to be the employer of record to offer meaningful placements to students.
- Federal, Provincial, Territorial and Municipal Government does not qualify
- Financial institutions do not qualify
- Students
- Registered as a domestic student in a recognized post-secondary institution
- Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations
- Undertaking a placement that is recognized as work-integrated learning in connection with a course, degree, certificate, diploma, or other recognized program offered by the institution.
- Graduate students (including Masters and PhD’s) are eligible.
