The White City Internship Fund
Unlock the potential of our dynamic, engaged and diverse talent pool through the Imperial College London White City Internship Fund.
Exclusive to member businesses and charities based in Scale Space or I-HUB on the White City campus, the fund allows you to harness the innovative skills and enthusiasm of an Imperial Intern to support and deliver a defined, growth-focused project between July and September each summer.
Projects must be a minimum of eight weeks in duration and can be advertised as full or part-time hours. Business will receive a 50% salary contribution towards the cost of hiring an intern (for up to eight weeks full time or part time equivalent). This is based on the intern being paid a minimum wage of £13.85 per hour (Real London Living Wage 2025).
To apply - please complete our Project Registration Form by Friday 30 May 2025.
The scheme is funded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund and delivered by the Imperial College London Careers Service. If you have any questions, please contact the Placement and Internship Unit. .png)
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Step one: Project Registration
To apply to the scheme, all interested businesses must complete a Project Registration Form. Submitted forms will be reviewed by a selection panel against the scheme criteria and available funding will be allocated on a rolling basis until Friday 30 May. Should the full amount of funding be allocated prior to this date, the scheme will close early.
Step two: Project Scoping
If selected for funding, we will support you to fully scope the project and outline the skills and experience required for the role. You will have sign-off on the final job description before advertising.
Step three: Advertising
Once the job description is confirmed, the opportunity will be advertised on your behalf via the 'Exclusive Opportunities' section of our online careers portal, JobsLive . All internship roles will be advertised for a minimum of two weeks. The Placement and Internship Unit will monitor applications throughout this period and publicise the internship to eligible students and graduates through various marketing channels.
Step four: Shortlisting
When advertising is completed the Placement and Internship Unit will download and share all applicant's CVs and application forms with you. If you select in your Project Registration Form that you would like shortlisting assistance, the Placement and Internship Unit will shortlist the applications and provide you with the applications of the most suitable candidates based on the criteria outlined in the job description.
Step five: Interviews
Once you’ve reviewed the applications, you will be able to contact your preferred candidates to arrange interviews at your convenience. Once you have selected your intern, please advise the Placement and Internship Unit of your decision and directly provide feedback to the unsuccessful interviewees.
Step six: Agreements
Once you have confirmed with your intern their start date, hours/days of work and total salary, the Placement and Internship Unit will send a Funding Agreement to the host to be signed. Please note; this is not an employment contract, full details of the internship should be confirmed in a separate agreement between the intern and the company.
Step seven: Invoicing
The host organisation will pay the intern their salary directly through the company. An invoice should be sent to Imperial College London for the White City Internship Fund contribution once agreements have been signed before the end of June 2025 (full instructions for this will be shared during step six).