Prospective Student

Undergraduate Summer Internship Award Program

PRESENTATION

Our Undergraduate Summer Internship Award Program offers students enrolled in scientific bachelor's programs at Canadian universities the chance to obtain competitive funding for a promising research internship under the supervision of a Polytechnique Montréal professor.

Application deadline: Sunday, February 1^st 2026

For the summer of 2026, the program features multidisciplinary and innovative internship projects in the following fields:

CYBERSECURITY | From governments to private companies, from aeronautics to finance, and from individual users to entire populations of major metropolitan areas, everyone is exposed to the technological and human challenges and growing threats of cyberattacks. Protecting personal data, securing financial transactions, defending critical infrastructures such as power grids and healthcare systems, and preserving the confidentiality of communications are all essential aspects of cybersecurity. Given this context, cybersecurity research plays a crucial role in our society, enabling us to develop new defense technologies, improve existing security protocols, anticipate future attacks and cope with the constant evolution of cybercriminals’ tactics.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | Research in chemical engineering focuses on understanding, designing, and optimizing processes that involve physical, chemical, or biological transformations to produce materials, products, and energy more efficiently and sustainably and to provide innovative solutions to society and industries. It encompasses the study of chemical reactions, thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, as well as the modelling and control of industrial processes. Relying on advanced experimental and computational tools, this research drives innovation in areas such as environmental protection, clean energy, water treatment, advanced materials, biomanufacturing, agri-food and pharmaceuticals. Overall, it helps address major challenges related to sustainability, safety, and the efficiency of industrial processes.

CIVIL ENGINEERING | Research in civil engineering aims to develop solutions to major urban and environmental challenges and spans several fields, including sustainable infrastructure, geotechnics, hydraulics, transportation, sustainable mobility, and the environment (drinking water and wastewater treatment, waste management, and contaminated site remediation). It involves developing new knowledge, methods, and technologies to design, build, and maintain safer, more sustainable, and higher-performing infrastructure, and helps address current challenges such as climate change, infrastructure resilience, and the ecological transition.

AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS

Explore the full list of internship projects available for summer 2026.

INTERNSHIP DATES

16-week internships (35 hours/week), from May 4 to August 21, 2026

AVAILABLE FUNDING

Selected students will receive competitive funding for their internship, including:

A research stipend of $10,800 (equivalent to an hourly rate of $19,26, based on 35 hours per week for 16 weeks)
A stipend for living expenses of  $3,000
A $3,000 admission scholarship for students who eventually decide to undertake a Master's degree at Polytechnique.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Program participants who wish to use their stipend for living expenses to secure affordable accommodations directly on campus within a 3-minute walk of Polytechnique Montréal are guaranteed a single furnished room at the ZUM university residences for the entire duration of their internship. The program coordinators will make the necessary reservations for interested parties. The cost of renting one of these rooms for 16 weeks is approximately $3,000.

ELIGIBILITY

In order to be eligible for the Undergraduate Summer Internship Award Program, you must:

Be enrolled as a full-time student at a Canadian university, in the 3rd or 4th year of a bachelor's degree program in STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics).
Demonstrate a strong interest in engineering, in applied research and in pursuing graduate studies;
Have a minimum cumulative university grade point average of 2.7 out of 4.0 (3.0 out of 4.3 | 7 out of 10 | 70% | B).
If you are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada: have a valid study permit (and a valid cooperative work permit if you are registered in a co-op program).

PREPARING YOUR APPLICATION

Your application can be submitted in English or French and must include all of the following documents:

The candidate identification and internship selection form, duly filled;
A cover letter describing 1) your interest in the field of engineering and applied research, 2) your academic and professional goals, including your interest in eventually undertaking a master's or doctoral degree, 3) your previous internship experiences, if applicable, 4) the reasons for choosing each of the internships you have selected, 5) how you believe an internship at Polytechnique Montréal will benefit you on a personal, academic and professional level;
A scanned copy of all your university transcripts (must show your course grades and grade point average);
Your curriculum vitae (CV);
If you are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada: a copy of your valid study permit and, for students registered in a coop program, a copy of your valid cooperative work permit;
Optional: a letter of recommendation from a professor or any other person who can attest to the quality of your application.

All of these supporting documents must be combined into a single PDF, in the order shown above. Please name your final PDF file as follows: Last name_First name_2026.pdf

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

Please send your application by email to stages.internships@polymtl.ca with the following subject line: Last name_First name_ 2026