The Student Hubs Ethical Internships Scheme offers all this, and more. We match students who want to make a positive social or environmental impact with ethical organisations who make this possible. Internships take place during the summer break and this is your chance to make a difference whilst gaining work experience, an insight into the not-for-profit sector, new contacts and new skills.

What?

Placements take place in university holidays and last from 4 weeks to 3 months. The organisations that students intern with through Ethical Internships are some of the most innovative charities, NGOs and social enterprises in the UK. Organisations who have been involved in the past are the Overseas Development Institute, Age UK, the National Trust, Housing for Women, Tree Aid and Ethex. The work students do on their internships also ranges, from communications and marketing to research and analysis.

Why?

Getting into the not-for-profit sector is difficult, so we're trying to make it easier for you to get experience and work out what you do (and don't!) want to do in your career. Student Hubs selects a group of 60 outstanding students looking to get experience, and then places them into charities, NGOs and social enterprises as interns over university holidays. As an Ethical Intern, you not only have the great experience of working on your placement, you also get training and the opportunity to meet lots of likeminded people in the sector.

Previous interns have said...

"My Ethical Internship got me my first job."

 "I discovered what I want to do in the future and gained confidence in my abilities and invaluable experience for my CV!"

 "I really enjoyed my internship and did not want to leave. I learned so much about working in the charitable sector. All the staff were really lovely to me."

Careers services have said...

"We're supportive of the Hubs Ethical Internship programme and welcome the, often hard to find, work experience opportunities it provides for Cambridge students" - University of Cambridge Careers Service

"We're happy to recommend and support the Student Hubs Ethical Internships Scheme" - University of Oxford Careers Service

How?

1. Check out the FAQs and make your application to Student Hubs Ethical Internships before Monday 23 January 2012 at 5pm. Fill in our online application form and send us your CV. See Apply for the full instructions.

2. If we think you'd make a great intern, we will invite you to interview with us.

3. If you're chosen to be part of the 2012 Ethical Intern cohort, Student Hubs then matches you with an organisation. We do this based on your preferences for sector (e.g. environment), location and placement type (e.g. research).

4. Once the match is confirmed, we then provide training and socials with the Ethical Intern cohort.

5. Your placement will take place during the summer break in 2012. Have a look at our 2011 case studies for inspiration.

If you want to know more before you apply, check out the FAQs or get in touch on ethical.internships@studenthubs.org. We're holding information events in Bristol, Cambridge, Oxford, Brookes, Southampton and Warwick. If you're an organisation looking to get involved with the Ethical Internships Scheme, please click here.