The Brunel Summer Internship Programme is one of the university's nationally recognised Widening Participation programme. BSIP has a proven track record of providing eligible students with an insight into how to succesfully navigate the jobs market and develop their employability. With expert advice, participants will have the opportunity to gain first-hand, fully-funded experience interning at one of our partner organisations over the summer.
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.
What is BSIP
The Brunel Summer Internship Programme is an employability focused project that offers a number of paid internships during the summer 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.
Participants will be given advice and guidance in a variety of employment related matters. Additionally, there will then be able to apply to internships with organisations who collaborate with the programme. Once Placed, the university will provide participants with a bursary to facilitate the internship.
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 2025
Eligible students will be contacted once they join Brunel. However, if you are wondering about the eligibility criteria ahead of joining us, you can find some information on that below:
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