Northumbria Graduate Futures can further support the growth
of small to medium sized businesses by providing a grant to recruit an undergraduate
Northumbria student for a Summer Internship of between 8-13 weeks. This new funding
activity is provided by the existing Northumbria Enterprise Business Support
scheme (NEBS2) and is aimed at trading SMEs in Tyne & Wear and
Northumberland.
Hiring a student on a Summer Internship offers a wealth of
benefits to an SME including an injection of passion to drive your business
further. Summer Internships are an excellent opportunity to capitalise on the
skills of a Northumbria student, one who can apply the theoretical learning
fresh from academic studies to fulfil a skills gap or undertake a specific,
timely project. A Summer Internship is a low risk and effective opportunity to
experience the benefits of recruiting a student and presents the very real
potential of identifying a candidate for a future opportunity such as placement,
part-time employment, or a permanent graduate employment.
Eligible SMEs can apply for a grant of up to £2,025 towards
the salary of a summer intern on a full time, paid internship from 8 – 13
weeks. This is offered on a minimum annual salary of £18,000 per annum with
funding provided pro-rata. For further information please contact internships@northumbria.ac.uk.
Don’t forget, that if you are a Northumbria graduate
jobseeker looking for an internship opportunity there is still the opportunity
to apply via the established graduate internship scheme, which has now been
extended to include internships from 8 – 26 weeks in duration. Interested graduates can find
details of current internships on
Northumbria University’s vacancy portal JobsOnline, or by going directly to the Northumbria Enterprise Business Support internship scheme details.
