Call for Application:10,000 Black Interns Programme

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About 10,000 Black Interns

We’re creating thousands of paid internships for talented Black career starters, supporting our alumni and harnessing our unique data so that UK employers can build more inclusive, representative teams where everyone can thrive.

We do this by designing impactful programmes, delivering them at scale, and engaging with employers to challenge outdated systems, reframe recruitment, and reshape workplace culture

• Sponsor Organisation: 10000 Interns Foundation

Benefits of 10,000 Black Interns

• Access to paid internships across more than 40 different sectors of the UK economy
• Professional experience in global firms,leading organizations, and high growth enterprises.
• Opportunity to build career confidence,gain skills,and develop professional networks.
• Increased visibility and pathways to permanent roles for outstanding candidates.

10,000 Black Interns Requirements

This Programme is only open to candidates who are of Black African, Black Caribbean, Black British, or mixed Black heritage. Candidates must also meet one of the following criteria and have the right to work full time in the UK during their internship period in Summer 2026:

• Studying at a UK university at undergraduate or postgraduate level
• Recently graduated from a UK University (from 2022 onwards)
• Over 18, on a gap year, with a confirmed place at a UK university

Applicants must also have the legal right to work full time in the United Kingdom during the internship period in summer 2026.

Application Date and Process

There are 40+ sectors or workstreams represented under the programme. You will be prompted to select three areas of interest and be asked to explain, in up to 250 words, why you are interested in an internship in each of these workstreams.

Your application will be sent to organisations that have internships available in correlating business areas or workstreams and your answers will inform whether they decide to take your application forward, so remember to proofread your work and make the most of your 250 words!

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