Research Internships Scheme (Pilot)

About the research internships

Through the Research Internships Scheme (Pilot round 2) we will match Academy supported researchers with students to work on some of the most challenging problems facing society. These placements will increase the transition of diverse students into employment whilst also providing meaningful exposure to the engineering research world. It will also provide researchers with practical opportunities to develop inclusive leadership skills and give them access to research support and insight from a new generation of engineering talent. Funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

All internships will take place in the summer of 2024.

Who can apply?

Host Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible you must ensure that you meet the following criteria:

• Applicant (Host) must be an awardee of one of the following Royal Academy of Engineering (Academy or RAEng) research schemes; Research Fellowships, Research Chair/Senior Fellowships and Chairs in Emerging Technology.
• Internships must take place during the summer break between 3 June 2024 to 4 October 2024, lasting between four to twelve weeks in total. Hosts can indicate in their applications the amount of time they can accommodate an intern for.
• Hosts can be from any engineering discipline.
• Hosts in their first year of their Academy research scheme are not eligible to host.
• Hosts in their final year of their Academy research scheme must outlast the duration of the internship. Ideally their Academy research scheme should end after December 2024.
• Hosts on costed or non-costed extensions are not eligible to host.
• Hosts must provide the intern with the following: appropriate supervision and training; a meaningful project for the interns to work on (that can be carried out at the university premises or online if COVID-19 restrictions still apply); an appropriate, COVID-19 secure working space, including necessary equipment available for the duration of the project.

Any applications that are incomplete or do not adhere to the guidelines may be rejected.

For full details please refer to the guidance notes.

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