Providing internships

If you would like to develop a particular area of your business or to facilitate success and increase productivity, but you’re not yet ready to recruit a new permanent member of staff, then taking on a student intern may be the ideal solution. 

Any organisation can also advertise a position free of charge via CareersZONE.

Please note: all vacancies and opportunities advertised through SOAS must abide by The Careers Group policies and statements.

SOAS’s unique combination of language scholarship, regional focus and disciplinary expertise means our students are exceptionally well equipped for entering a globalised workforce. Our students are specialists in the languages, laws, literature, cultures, customs, economics and politics of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. They are also dynamic and engaged citizens, taking part in a number of extra-curricular activities alongside academic studies. 

Added value for employers offering internships:

• Allows you to access specialist skills for a relatively low cost.
• Allows you to identify quality talent early.
• Will raise your profile on campus through word of mouth.
• Provides new ideas and enthusiasm.
• Enables you to assess whether there is a need for a role on a longer-term basis.
• The placement student/graduate could become a future full-time employee - a ‘try before you buy’ approach to recruitment.

If you are interested in offering a placement or internship and would like more information, please email internships@soas.ac.uk.

SOAS Careers offers funding for organisations that take part in our Summer Internship Programme. This year, the SOAS Internship Programme is available for Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Taught Masters programmes) students. Organisations can apply to hire 1-2 interns per year. 

Internship criteria 

• The internship should be structured for 5 weeks full-time (35 hours per week) or 10 weeks part-time (17.5 hours per week), paid at the national or the London Living Wage.   
• The organisations should be small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and charities based in the UK and abroad.  
• The internship should be project-based, with clear learning objectives and tangible support from the organisation.  
• Internships take place between mid-June and mid-September, 
• Relevant employer liability insurance for in-person and remote working must be in place.  

Benefits of taking a SOAS intern 

• Organisations will access the wonderful talent of SOAS students & graduates. 
• Our students are specialised in the languages, laws, literature, cultures, economics and politics of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and beyond.  
• SOAS students are dynamic and engaged citizens with a propensity for critical thinking within their global communities.  
• Each organisation will receive a contribution to the intern’s salary (£1150).

Applications for the programme are open between 1 October and 11 December 2024.

• For more information please email internships@soas.ac.uk
• Please complete our funding application form to apply for funding