Derby Talent Programme

The Derby Talent Programme is a scheme that provides funding for student and graduate internships. The programme is currently offering a fully-funded package available to charities and community interest companies (CICs) in the UK.

If you're not a charity or CIC but would like to explore other options of recruiting an intern, please get in touch with us at derbytalentteam@derby.ac.uk

Develop your talent pipeline

Our students and graduates have high-level skills, fresh thinking, and huge potential. By offering them work opportunities, you can bring new skills into your business, help them develop, and build your talent pipeline.

In particular, Derby students and graduates will:

have good digital skills and experience of using a wide range of technology
be capable of using their knowledge to solve real business issues and problems, because we build this 'real world learning' into our courses
be curious, passionate about learning, and be able to adapt to change
have the latest subject-specific knowledge
add diversity to your workforce.

Subsidies for internships

If you are a registered UK Charity or Community Interest Company (CIC), you can apply to recruit a fully-funded 80-hour intern through our Project Package:

Part-time intern for a total of 80 hours.
The internship lasts 8 - 10 weeks, with the intern working a minimum of 8 hours per week.
The latest possible start date is 7 April 2025.
You will receive recruitment support, including help with advertising the position, shortlisting candidates, and setting up interviews.
The Student Employment Agency (SEA) will handle the intern's wages, holiday pay, and pension.
Interns will be paid a Real Living Wage (higher than National Living Wage average)

There is no cost to the fully-funded 'Impact Package' for eligible Charities and CICs.

Apply for a fully funded internship

Find out more

To find out more about the subsidies we have available and whether your business is eligible, please contact our dedicated Business Enquiries team.

Alternatively, please complete our Expression of Interest form below and a member of the team will be in touch with you.

Expression of interest form

Employer stories

Hear how employers have benefitted from student and graduate talent.

Just-Ice Directors, Sally and Gavin Murray

Graduate skills for Just-Ice

Ethical ice cream company, Just-Ice, took on a funded graduate intern to help them develop a delivery strategy to support their new e-commerce app.

Head and shoulders shot of Richard Beevers from Customer Plus

Interns for Customer Plus

Watch an interview with Richard Beevers from Customer Plus about how Derby interns have benefitted his company.

Citizens Advice recruit Derby interns

Citizens Advice Mid Mercia has recently recruited two new Derby interns to help with its digital marketing, thanks to support and funding from the Productivity through Innovation programme.

Accounting intern for Derby Museums

Derby Museums recently hosted one of our Accounting students for an internship. Find out about their experience of employing student talent.

Head and shoulders shot of Rebecca Erskine

Interns work remotely for Yellow Bird Marketing

Rebecca from Yellow Bird Marketing and Communications talks about her experience of employing a student and graduate, who worked remotely because of the pandemic.

Student and graduate stories

Hear the other side — read how some of our students and graduates have benefitted from internships.

Internship helped build my portfolio - and my confidence

An internship through the University's DRIVEN programme took student Kayleigh Ayriss to the heart of Westminster.

Close up of Thomas Berrington, Marketing and Media student

Why my internship was a real eye-opener

Thomas Berrington's internship at marketing agency Crocstar added practical knowledge to his academic theory. But, first, it shocked him.

Head and shoulders shot of graduate Maciej Rus

Maciej's remote working graduate internship

Graduate Maciej talks about his remote working internship during the pandemic.