Welcome to Level UP, powered by Riipen! This innovative program connects employers with Canadian post-secondary students for 60-hour paid projects. Students receive $1,400 CAD from Riipen upon successful project completion. 

Employers

Here’s how it works:

• Request to match your project to this Level UP: May 2024 cycle. The Level UP team will review and either accept your match or request slight changes. 
• Once your project is matched, students will apply to work on the project with you. You will review applications, and select the student(s) that you feel will be the best fit with your project. 
• The student will set the team start and end dates in collaboration with you. They will need to hit “start project” on the Riipen platform and submit all deliverables including 60 work log hours before the end date.
• The Level UP team will review their project submission & deliverables, before processing payment. 

Opportunities are limited and this Level UP funding cycle will close once filled. 

For more on how to get started, check out this article - Getting Started With Level UP: Employers.

Students

STUDENTS MUST BE ELIGIBLE & INVITED TO JOIN LEVEL UP. Students can request access & confirm eligibility to this program here.

For further guidance, visit our help article - Getting Started with Level UP: Students.

Important Dates

• April - May 2024 - Employers will be invited to match their projects with Level UP. During April, the Level UP team will work with employers to match projects. You will not receive any student applications during this time. 
• May 2024 - Students will be invited to join Level UP. Students will apply to projects, and employers can accept or decline applications. Projects can start immediately upon acceptance.

Our help articles in the Level UP Help Centre will help you get started.

Projects require clearly defined deliverables outlined in the project description. Deliverables include the working documents and the final project uploaded for review and payment. This may encompass source code, presentations, marketing materials, etc. 

To validate completion, students submit deliverables as uploaded files with a reflective note. Tangible proof or samples of completed work are necessary, with redacted deliverables if under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).