Powering a sustainable and equitable future through Indigenous youth-led clean energy projects.
ImaGENation (Imagine-Nation) is a capacity-building program that supports Indigenous youth-led clean energy projects grounded in kinship, mentorship, and a shared energy future.
Facilitated in partnership between SevenGen, Indigenous Clean Energy, and Student Energy.
Meet the 2021-2023 Cohort!
Teams Receive up to a $50K Clean Energy Project Award!
-Nimkii Youth Collective, ImaGENation project team’s off-grid solar installation.
Applications have now closed as of March 1st, 2024.
Cohort 2 applications were extended to March 1st, 2024 to allow for more applications from Indigenous Youth pursuing projects in Quebec, the Atlantic provinces, and the Territories.
Stay tuned for updates on the teams in May and how you can support their projects!
If you missed our Q&A Webinar and want to learn how to strengthen your application please access the recording here.
ImaGENation Program Elements
A Program Designed for Indigenous Youth, by Indigenous Youth.
Up to
$50,000
awarded to each project
8
Project teams to be enrolled
18
Months of mentorship, training, and execution
Hear From ImaGENation Project Leaders
Hear from the Indigenous youth leaders who are advancing clean energy projects as part of the ImaGENation Program. Episode 5 Building Our Roots is joined by Alexandra Thomson, the Program Manager at ImaGENation, as well as Tikkan Morrisseau and Sara Fontaine, ImaGENation cohort members and leaders of a sustainable greenhouse project, as they share their visions for clean energy futures.
Listen Now!
Sara Fontaine | Project Lead
Tikkan Morrisseau | Project Lead
Alexandra Thomson | ICE Director, Youth Programs
Interested in Being Employed Full-Time?
ICE offers a wage subsidy for participants that want to do a project in their community. Your community may be eligible to apply as an employer through the Generation Power program to hire you as an employee while you develop and launch your clean energy project.
Generation Power provides a 75% wage subsidy up to $30,000 for employers who hire Indigenous youth under 30.
Learn more at www.generationpower.ca