Quick Facts about Hiring Students through MRU

MRU’s Career Services team is ready to assist you in your hiring process, including providing resources, creating opportunities to connect with student talent, and helping you access funding to subsidize student wages.

Did you know?

  • As a participating employer, you may qualify to receive up to 50% reimbursement of a student’s salary—or up to 70% reimbursement for underrepresented students—through the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP). 

  • MRU Career Services can help you fill your employment needs with Eligible students for Student Work Integrated Learning (WIL) funding. 

  • MRU Career Services can help you ensure your company project aligns and scopes into a quality Work Integrated Learning experience that is mutually beneficial for employer and student intern.

Have you applied for the Summer 2025 funding? Hurry and apply before portals close!

All 18 sector funding agencies under the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) are currently open for summer 2025 applications from Employers. Also visit Career Ready (subsidiary of Technation) for great funding opportunities.

Graduate Employment Funding

Did you know that employers can receive funding for hiring a new graduate?

This funding provides up to $30,000 per graduate (aged 15–30) for 6–12 month internships in R&D, engineering, market analysis, and tech services. Eligible to Canadian SMEs partnered with NRC IRAP.

This funding provides unemployed and underemployed Albertans with employer-delivered work-site training and paid work experience to develop workplace and occupation-related skills.

This funding offers up to $30K in wage/training subsidies for employers hiring recent grads (under 30) in environmental STEM roles. Internships last 6–12 months.

Benefits of Work Integrated Learning

Talented, up-and-coming students hired on WIL opportunities are eager to apply their academic knowledge in real-world settings. 

By hiring students through the WIL program, you’ll have the opportunity to work with enthusiastic students who will add value to your business, injecting new ideas based on current research, technology, and trends.  

Visit the main Employers section of our website to further explore the benefits of adding student talent to your team.

Connect with Our Team

For further information on funding opportunities, connect with our Career Services Coordinator by email at vmomoh@mtroyal.ca. 

We also invite you to attend the various workshops and events we offer throughout the school year, where funding organization representatives can provide clarity and direction to guide you through the process.