OVIN Talent Development Internship Program (OVIN-TIP)

The OVIN Talent Development Internship Program (OVIN-TIP) provides support for current college and university students and recent undergraduate or Master’s graduates, to work on industry-driven research and development projects related to automotive and smart mobility technology such as Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technologies, Electric Vehicles (EV), battery technologies the metallurgical (metal & mining) sector and other related areas. Companies can tap into world-class talent to strengthen their capacity to develop new products, services, and processes, while interns receive hands-on industry experience and mentorship opportunities in areas such as software and hardware development, artificial intelligence, and data analytics.

Intern: 

• Undergraduate Level:
  • Undergraduate students in their final year of study (registered at an accredited post-secondary institution in Ontario)
  • Or recent graduates from an undergraduate program from an accredited post-secondary institution (within three years of graduation)
• Graduate Level:
  • Current Masters and PhD students, (registered at accredited post-secondary institution in Ontario)
  • Recent Masters graduates from an accredited post-secondary institution (within three years of graduation)

Applicant/Industry Partner: 

• Institution-based Internship: Applicant is a principal investigator from an Ontario-based post-secondary institution and has an eligible Ontario-based company as the contributing Private Sector Industry Partner. Interns must spend a significant portion of their time on-site or in the field with the company.
• Company-based Internship: Applicant is the eligible Ontario-based company

Project: 

• Project-based, with clearly defined R&D activities, milestones, and outcomes to be completed within the Internship duration 

To inquire about the program and to open an application, please complete a client intake form. An OCI Business Development Manager (BD) will contact you to discuss the opportunity and assist you.

Reference documentation (the Program Guidelines, the OCI Funding Agreement, the Eligible Expenditures Guide, the Full Proposal Questionnaire, the Letter of Support Template, and the Data and Information Sharing Protocol (DISP) documents) are available on the OVIN Resource Document Page.