Real Estate Internship & Mentorship Program
Program details
The focus of the Real Estate Internship & Mentorship Program (REIMP) is an internship that runs for three to four months from May to August.
Sponsoring organizations provide full-time, paid summer jobs for accepted students and a mentor to act as a contact person for faculty and students.
It's central to the program's goal that sponsors:
- Mentor their students
- Introduce their interns to the organization’s role in the real estate industry
- Provide opportunities for meaningful work
Ideally, the internships involve a workload that allows students to see how their studies apply in the industry.
The program is run by UBC Sauder’s Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre with assistance from the UBC Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate.
The UBC Sauder School of Business and the UBC Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate are extremely grateful to Grosvenor Americas for providing financial support to administer this program and help in supporting the Centre.
Applications are now closed for the 2025 academic year.
What this program provides
| Professional experience and mentoring for select UBC Sauder School of Business students interested in a career in real estate. |
| A paid position over the summer for 3rd or 4th-year undergraduates is typically with a local firm specializing in real estate development, investment, brokerage, or appraisal. |
| Valuable professional experience and the opportunity to build mentor networks. |
Eligibility
To be eligible, students must be in the 3rd or 4th year of their undergraduate degree and:
- Must have completed or be enrolled in C307 Real Estate Investment
- Intend to return to UBC Sauder after their summer internship
- Enroll in at least one additional class offered in the real estate option
Program requirements
Students must commit three to four months to this program from May to August.
How to apply
Please submit your application on COOL (Jobs > Search) and include the following:
- Cover letter indicating why you're interested and would be a good choice for a real estate internship
- Resume
- UBC transcript showing your grades (PDF or screenshots are fine)
Admission to the program is through a three-step process:
- A pool of candidates is selected from UBC Sauder undergraduates who have taken real estate or urban economics courses.
- Using resumes, brief personal statements, and personal interviews, the most promising internship candidates are selected from this pool.
- A selection of these top students is offered to each sponsor so that both sponsors and interns are matched by choice. Both the sponsor and the student must agree for the internship to occur.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this program, please email John Wilms, Manager, Business Development, at john.wilms@sauder.ubc.ca.