Get up to $20,000 per year in funding to hire co-op students through the Tech Co-op Grants Program. Whether you’re a technology-based company looking to grow or a non-tech organization looking to grow your innovation, idea or product. footprint, our program could be right for you.
Each employer is eligible to receive a maximum of four grants each per program year (May 1 to April 30) valued at up to $5,000 (a total value of $20,000), to recruit and train between one to four distinct co-op students. The employer is accountable for the remainder of the student’s salary during the co-op term.
Innovate BC (formerly BC Innovation Council (BCIC)) encourages the development and application of advanced or innovative technologies to meet the needs of industry in B.C. It is a Crown Agency of the Province of British Columbia.