Internships

MINT Internship Fund

Applications are now closed for employers to apply to the 2023 MINT Internship Fund.

GCU is offering employers the opportunity to employ a GCU Graduate Intern with one month of their salary subsidised by our MINT Internship Fund. This provides an affordable way for companies to benefit from the skills and talent of a new graduate to deliver a fixed-term project.

As part of GCU’s award-winning MINT (Mentoring, Internships, Networking and Talks) Programme, the Internships Programme was established in 2020 thanks to support from Sir Alex Ferguson CBE. Internships give graduates the best possible chance to enhance their employability, and gain relevant industry experience to strengthen their long term career prospects.

Employer Guidelines:

• Open to SMEs and charities where GCU graduates are currently employed.
• Internships can be three, six, nine or 12 months in duration with the intern working on a full-time or part-time basis. (Full-time position based on a 35-hour week).
• The MINT Internship Fund provides one month of the intern’s salary (capped at £1,650), with the remaining cost to be met by the company employing the intern.
• Intern salaries are to be in line with the UK living wage.
• Internship opportunities are open to 2022 and 2023 GCU graduates.
• Eligible companies will advertise role specifications on GCU’s Vacancy Service.
• The company interviews and selects their chosen candidate via their normal recruitment process.