Micro internships are now available

General news

Applications are now live for our micro internships and will close 1st March 2024.

Some great opportunities to work with external organisations on live project briefs and receive a £250 bursary upon completion!

This is a great opportunity for students to gain experience of UK working culture, add UK work experience to your LinkedIn profile and grow your network!

There are a lot of opportunities available such as:

  • Social change outreach at Citizens UK (Social outreach focusing on East London politics and social change in the lead up to the London Mayoral elections)
  • Market research (Primary) at Prorizon (Health and wellbeing app start up focusing on professional athletes)
  • Market research at OnePlan (Event planning organisation working with large businesses and the Paris 2024 Olympics)
  • Social media development at Equal Kicks (Organisation focusing on gender equality in sports, founded by Alum Lauren Heria)
  • Marketing and data analysis at Fraser Coutts and partners (International business and deal broker)
  • Content project Management at We Are The News (News focused social media platform with a focus on user generated content and community discussion)

In order to apply, students must first complete a preparation journey which will help them to build a cover letter needed for application.

The preparation journey will ask students to:

Once you have received email approval from the team, the rest is easy! Simply upload your cover letter to the application/s you wish to apply for and that is it!

Full guidance on the application process can be found here

If you are lucky enough to get selected:

Once selected by your partner organisation, you will be invited to an initial meeting to agree final plans, outputs and objectives, and define a timeline for these activities to take place.

Students will then be expected to work on the project for 6 hours per week for 8 weeks from start date.

If you are studying on a tier 4 visa, this time will count towards any working hours limitation set out as per the terms of your visa.

Please note: This is a competitive process - Final selection of candidates will be made by the partner organisations offering the micro internship. Some students may be unsuccessful in application.
 
If you have any questions about the application process or the micro internships, please feel free to drop us an email fsconnect@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk and the team will be in touch soon.