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Opportunity to gain funding for a summer placement at a UK non-for-profit institution from the Careers Advisory Service

What is Charity Insights?

Charity Insights is a Careers Advisory Service initiative developed for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø undergraduate and PhD students. It offer students a chance to experience working in the UK not-for-profit sector through a short internship. The internships are 4 weeks in length (or part-time equivalent) and can be taken at any point during the summer. 

The scheme requires you to find your own internship within a non-profit organisation based in the UK. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Careers Advisory Service will then offer you £245 a week over the four weeks.

Eligibility criteria

• You must be a current 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College undergraduate or PhD student who will be continuing with their studies at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in the 2013/14 academic year.
• The organistion you complete the internship with should be a registered charity, voluntary organisation or associated fund raising body or a statutory body.
• The internship must be based in a UK office
• Whilst on the internship you should have a distinct 'graduate level' project to complete in the four weeks
• The Internship & Placement Unit must be provided with a contact name within the organisation

More information on Charity Insights, including Case Studies from previous participants and the application process, can be found on the Charity Insights page of our website.

Applications close on 17 May 2013.