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If an individual at your organization, other than the Primary Contact listed on your Business Application, would like an account, please email [email protected] with the details of your request.

Businesses will only see multiple program application options if they have been approved to participate in both the On-the-Job Training and Internship programs.

Enter the last name of the Intern you expect to hire using the available field. Once you begin entering in the Intern's last name, a drop-down will appear listing Interns with the same last name. Select the correct option from the drop-down list. Review the email address as well as the name to ensure you select the correct individual.

If the Intern's name does not appear after entering in their last name, review the note at the bottom of the page for more information. You cannot proceed at this time with the application until the Intern has been approved to participate in the NYSERDA Clean Energy Internship Program.

If you are able to locate and select the Intern from the list, click Continue to advance to the next page of the application. Access the Application: Page 2 tab for related instructions.

Two Contacts will appear on the list. Verify the contact information for the New Employee (the Intern) and the primary Contact for your business (the Contractor) are correct. If you need to edit information for a Contact, click the Edit option to the left of the Contact line item to open the Edit Contact modal window. Make any necessary changes and click Save Changes. The modal window will close.

If you would like to add an additional Contact from your business, click the Add a Contact option to open the Add a Contact modal window. Complete all the information fields, being sure to indicate if the Contact should be listed as the Primary Contact. All Contacts at you business should be listed as Contractor for the Contact Role. After completing the form, click Save Changes to save the new contact. The modal window will close.

Once all Contacts have been verified and/or added, click Continue to advance to the next page of the application. Access the Application: Page 3 tab to for the next set of instructions.

Click Add a Site to open the Add New Project Site modal window. Complete all required fields on the modal window. When you begin typing an address, selections for matchings addresses will appear below the address field. Continue typing the address (including the city) if you do not immediately see the address listed in the initial list of suggestions. If located, click the suggestion. This will populate all other address fields. However, you can manually enter in all address fields if the suggestions continue not to locate the correct address. Click Save when complete. The modal window will close.

Confirm that the Project Site was added correctly. If you need to make edits, click Edit to the left of the Project Site line item to re-open the Add New Project Site modal window. You can also Delete the Project Site if needed. 

When complete, click Continue to advance to the next page of the application. Access the Application: Page 4 tab for the next set of instructions.

Complete all required fields on this page. The Date range of classes during internship field only becomes active when the business replies Yes to the Is the Intern taking one or more classes during the internship question.

This is the first page of the application where a Business can Save their progress to return to the application at a later time. 

When all information on this page is complete, click Continue to advance to the next page of the application. Access the Application: Page 5 tab for the next set of instructions.

Use the Choose File buttons for each required document to locate and upload the file from your computer. Once uploaded, the name of the file will appear to the right of each Choose File button.

If an incorrect or outdated file was uploaded, click Choose File again to locate and re-upload the correct or updated file. The newly file will replace the previously uploaded file.

A Job Description and a Signed Offer Letter are required for all Internship Applications.

A Remote Work Plan is only required if you selected Yes to the questions in Step 4 asking Will any portion of the internship be conducted remotely (not on-site or at a business location)? A remote work must plan must outline how those supervising the intern will engage with the intern during remote work.

By default, only one line item for Other Documents is provided. If additional optional documents are needed, click the Add Another Document option to include a separate line item under Other Documents.

Then, click Save to save your progress and click Continue to advance to the last page of the application. Access the Application: Page 6 tab for the next set of instructions.

Review all information provided in the application for accuracy. If any aspects of the application need to be updated, use the Previous button or the Grey Check Circles at the top-right of the page to navigate to previous pages in the application. After making an updated, return to the last page of the application.

This page also contains a Certification Statement that the Business should read through. This includes reviewing the Terms and Conditions for the PON 4000: Clean Energy Internship Program with the link provided in the Certification Statement.

Then, check the I agree to the terms and conditions stated above check box. This box must be checked off before the application can be submitted.

The Business can click Print to save and/or print a PDF version of the completed application if desired. Click Submit to submit the application. Once submitted, the page will refresh and display a green Application Status message confirming successful submittal.