The University of Sheffield is offering two funded workplace/internship schemes for SMEs and Charities within Sheffield City Region.

Santander Universities: Employability Scheme 2021

10 x £1,000 grants are available for SMEs and Charities within Sheffield City Region to host a student internship of between 70 and 108 hours.

Organisations can apply if they:

• Have 250 employees or less, and an annual turnover of less than £50million
• Are a UK company, sole trader, partnership, or charity based in the Sheffield City Region
• Can offer a valuable internship that helps students develop their employability, with the option for it to be held remotely.

The Scheme is particularly interested in receiving applications from organisations in sectors where unpaid work experience is the norm so we can provide a paid experience for a student in this area, and/or in sectors that the current pandemic has hit hardest so we can support local businesses in these areas.

The internships can start from mid-June and need to be completed by 31 October 2021.

Closing date for applications: 11 April 2021

Click here to find out more and here for the documentation.  

University of Sheffield Careers Service: SME Funded Projects Scheme

This will provide funding to SMEs in the Sheffield City Region to recruit final year students to work on flexible projects of 50 or 100 hours in length.

Organisations can take part if they:

• Have 250 employees or less
• Are a UK company, sole trader, partnership, or charity based in the Sheffield City Region
• Can offer a valuable internship that helps students develop their employability, with the option for it to be held remotely.

We will provide a grant of £500 for an internship of 50-100 hours or £1,000 for 100+ hours per student appointed.

Internships need to have been completed by 31 July 2021.

Closing date: 30 June 2021 and the application form can be accessed here.

For further information on the scheme, please email:  smejobs@sheffield.ac.uk

Location: SCR

Value: £1,000 max

Deadline: 11 Apr + 30 Jun 2021

Date Added: 15 Mar 2021

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