Massachusetts Clean Energy Internship Program - SIPS Initiative

Are you passionate about fighting climate change, addressing environmental harms, or advancing a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world? Have you wondered whether your studies, skills and experiences could help you get a job working on these issues? If this describes you, keep reading for a great opportunity this summer to get your foot in the door and explore jobs making a positive impact.

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (“MassCEC”) seeks to increase diversity within the Commonwealth’s clean energy workforce and create career pathways for Massachusetts college and clean energy certificate students that lead to greater economic stability. In doing so, MassCEC is interested in ensuring Pell grant recipients, First-Generation College students and students from Environmental Justice neighborhoods or Disadvantaged communities as defined here are exposed to career pathways and opportunities in clean energy. 

Browning the Green Space (“BGS”) is a coalition of leaders and organizations powering a just energy transition in the Northeast by creating jobs, building wealth, and reducing energy burden in Black and Brown communities. BGS is partnered with MassCEC to recruit underrepresented students for internships with clean energy companies and environmental nonprofits during the summer 2026 cohort of the MassCEC Clean Energy Internship Program. In addition to their internship, participating students will also receive access to career development workshops and opportunities to connect with peers at other companies throughout the summer. 

These paid positions are funded by the MassCEC. To participate in the program, candidates must have completed a minimum of twenty-four (24) college credits and be currently attending a Massachusetts community college, four-year college, graduate college, or a recent graduate who is considering career opportunities in clean energy (recent graduates are defined as college students who graduated undergraduate or graduate college with a graduation date of May 2025 through June 2026. Law School students, Ph.D. candidates, or students who have been previously enrolled or matriculated in a Ph.D. or Ed.D. program are not eligible to participate in the Program. For more information on the MassCEC Internship Program, visit www.masscec.com/clean-energy-internship-program.

If you are interested in learning more, please complete our intake form and upload your resume at: https://bit.ly/2026-SIPS-INTERN . If you have any questions, please contact tatiana@browningthegreenspace.org. 

BGS is recruiting on behalf of several clean energy companies and nonprofit organizations in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors for paid summer internships focused on: 

• Marketing and Communications
• Organizing and Community Engagement
• Business Development
• Project Management
• Public Policy and Advocacy

Most of these positions have in-person and remote working options. Organizations that have open positions this summer include: WSP, Self- Reliance, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, LabReNew, Ratel Consulting, Preservation of Affordable Housing, and many more!