The John R. Gentille Foundation (JRGF) Internship Grants provide valuable support for student chapters, companies and interns. Chief among these is a program that assists in the identification and evaluation of potential full-time new hires through summer or school-year internships.
Internship programs enable the recruitment of talented students, giving employers a cost-effective labor force without a long-term commitment. Likewise, students who explore a career with a mechanical contractor while simultaneously finishing their degree tend to remain in the industry long-term and are more knowledgeable on day one of their full-time position. The mutual benefit of an internship ensures the industry’s human resource needs are met with a qualified and educated future workforce and is a win-win for the student and employer.
Grant Description
Employer Internship Grants are intended to offer support to mechanical contracting companies that are new to offering internships, small companies, or those that are looking to grow their internship program in the mechanical industry.
Grant Eligibility
- Interns may be from any 4-year accredited college of university.
- Minimum eligible internship duration is 8 weeks and may occur anytime during the 2027 calendar year (January – December, 2027).
- One application will be accepted per company location and one grant may be awarded per company (25 available).
- Internships must be in mechanical contracting industry.
Grant Process
- DUE April 1, 2027 (2027 Interns).
- Submitted by the Company.
- Reviewed by the Career Development Scholarships & Grants Sub-Committee.
- Following the internship, a photo (titled with the intern’s name) must be submitted to mhoffman@mcaa.org with the intern on the jobsite, at the office, by a company logo, or in company swag.
Employer Internship Grant applications for 2026 are currently closed. Please check back on September 14, 2026 for the 2027 form (2027 employment).
Contact MCAA’s Michele Hoffman with questions or to submit photos via email.
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Please consider making a contribution to the John R. Gentille Foundation for a project, initiative or cause. JRGF is designated as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) by the IRS. Your support will be greatly appreciated and will be used to enhance the mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, HVACR service and industrial piping industries.