Launch of Warwick Graduate Internships (WGI) Programme 2017/18

Thanks to part-funding by Santander Universities and generous donations from Warwick alumni and friends, Warwick Graduate Internships 2017/18 (WGI) programme has opened for employer sign-up until 17th September, offering fully funded 6 week full-time internships starting in January 2018.

This year’s cohort of open-minded, portable, potential graduates - most holding a 1st or 2:1, representing all faculties and a broad sweep of sector interests, are signing up ready to apply for your potential internship.

Funding

The 2017/18 Warwick Graduate Internship Programme will provide full funding* for 6-weeks internships as follows. Note: Host organisations can choose to extend the internship after the 6 weeks at their own cost (internship must begin between 3 - 9 January 2018).

  • £1565 (including VAT where applicable) per internship at UK charities (of any size) - 10 places available on a first come first served basis
  • £1565 (including VAT where applicable) per internship, funded by Santander Universities and The University of Warwick – 64 places available on a first come first served basis for SME's to take part.
  • SMEs from targeted high-demand sectors including Social Guidance and Community Work, Creative Arts and Design, & Publishing, Media and Performing Arts will be given priority.

*Calculated based on the 2017/18 minimum hourly wage of £7.05 at 37 hours per week for 6 weeks.

The University of Warwick strongly recommends paying graduates at the National Living Wage or above to give access to a more diverse cohort of talent.

You may wish to propose a longer internship or increase the salary that you pay your intern if for example, the role is London-based, to incentivise the best candidates to apply. However, please bear in mind that Warwick can only fund the first 6 weeks.

Programme Schedule

Your commitment to the strict schedule is essential to facilitating an efficient and successful delivery of the programme. Take note of the important dates in the Programme Timetable, ensuring that you are able to meet them, noting our 17th September cut-off for uploading your internship vacancy.

Register your Interest to receive more information

Interested in maybe hosting a graduate?  Register your Interest (myAdvantage login required) now. Expressing your interest does not commit you to participation, but it is necessary for inclusion in the programme.  It will also enable us to be in touch with more details.  If you are new to Warwick’s jobs portal, you will first need to apply for an account on myAdvantage

Uploading Internship Vacancy

The template for creating your internship vacancy can be found on Warwick Graduate Internships website. Once you have your vacancy ready please email placementlearning@warwick.ac.uk, we will look through it and make any recommendations that will support graduate engagement, approving it when you are happy with the final content and we will then upload onto MyAdvantage for you.