Rhode Island Clean Energy Internship Program - Employer

The Rhode Island Clean Energy Internship Program is co-managed by the Renewable Energy Fund (REF) and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER). It is a workforce development initiative that focuses on enhancing the talent pipeline for Rhode Island employers engaged in the clean energy industry. The Rhode Island Clean Energy Internship Program facilitates the placement of students and recent graduates who are considering career opportunities in clean energy through paid internships across the state. Consistent with the REF and OER’s roles as catalysts in growing the talent needed by the clean energy industry, the Internship Program is designed to provide students and employers with the tools to connect, and REF will reimburse eligible employers for intern stipends. 

Key Goals:

• Enable clean energy employers to mentor students and provide internship opportunities across a broad spectrum of student backgrounds
• Support the need for greater diversity in the workforce
• Designed to provide tools for students and employers to connect and combat real-world energy problems in the environment through reimbursed intern stipends

The objectives of the Clean Energy Internship Program are to:

• Provide the clean energy community with a talented pool of young professionals.
• Enable students to gain significant career opportunities in a challenging economic environment.
• Enable clean energy employers to mentor students and provide internship opportunities across a broad spectrum of student backgrounds.
• Support the need for greater diversity in the clean energy workforce.
• Provide a peer network of students interested in working in clean energy.