Brunel Summer Internship Programme (BSIP)
The Brunel Summer Internship Programme offers eligible students the opportunity to gain eight weeks paid work experience over their first summer break. This is open to all eligible home/UK first year undergraduates, from any course.
Registration for BSIP 2024/25 is now closed.
Please note that registration closed Thursday 12th December 2024.
If you have any questions or would like to know more about the programme please contact BSIP@Brunel.ac.uk or a member of the BSIP team.
Please note that all internships must be completed in the UK. Internships abroad are not supported by this programme.
What is BSIP
The Brunel Summer Internship Programme is an employability focused project that offers a number of paid internships for up to 280 hours during the summer of 2025 for eligible first year undergraduate students (please note that this does not include students in their foundation year). The programme is funded by Brunel University London through their commitment to the Office for Students.
As a student on the programme, you will be given advice and guidance in a variety of employment related matters, this includes; how to write a CV and cover letter, interview preparation skills and business etiquette workshops. You will then be able to apply to internship that we advertise all based within the UK. Once Placed the university will pay you a tax free bursary of circa £3,000 to undertake up to 280 hours of work.
Why do an Internship?
- Build your skills, knowledge and personal attributes
- Increase your self confidence
- Build your knowledge of graduate recruitment
- Find out about a particular industry
- Make valuable contacts
- Have excellent experience to add to your CV and your HEAR report
- A chance for a potential future employer to get to know you
BSIP Award Ceremony 2024
To be eligible you can be studying any course but must be a Home/UK first year student (Not including those in their foundation year).
In addition you need to be able to select at least ONE of the following criteria:
- Are registered with DDS and have either a disability, dyslexia, long-term health issue or mental condition
- Are of black/ black (other) ethnicity
- Come from a low-income household (under £25K)
- Are a care leaver
- Are a young carer
- Are estranged
- Are a refugee
- To be in an area ranked quintile 1 in the government's Index of Multiple Deprivation, to check if your postcode meets this criteria then please search here http://imd-by-postcode.opendatacommunities.org/imd/2019
Registration for BSIP 2024/25 is now closed.
Please note that registration closed Thursday 12th December 2024.
If you have any questions or would like to know more about the programme please contact BSIP@Brunel.ac.uk or a member of the BSIP team.