What is the Reading Internship Scheme (RIS)?
The Reading Internship Scheme connects University of Reading undergraduate students with charities and SMEs through short-term, paid internships. Salary contribution grants are available to participating organisations through the scheme.
Why get involved?
- Access to high calibre UoR students: RIS enables you to connect with our talented undergraduates who can provide you with fresh ideas
- Streamlined recruitment process: we take care of the advertisement and promotion for you but allow you full control over who you take on
- Support UoR students: by hosting an intern, you're helping students develop their professional skills and gain valuable work experience as well as an insight into your sector. A lot of students are unsure what they want to do or what's even out there - by offering an internship, you're enhancing a student's CV and helping them understand their long term career goals.
- Flexible: internships can run throughout the year, not just summer! We support part-time, full-time, remote, hybrid, and office based internships.
- Cost Effective: the University provides a grant towards your interns’ salary - see Page 8 of our Employer Handbook for details.
Employer Eligibility- Minimum Criteria
To be eligible to participate in the Reading Internship Scheme as an employer, you must as a minimum:
- Have Employer’s & Public Liability insurance in place
- Be able to pay your intern through your company’s PAYE
- Be set up with either Companies House or the Charity Commission (or both)
- Be a registered charity of any size or a profit earning SME (up to 250 employees & less than 50M turnover)
Contact us
If you’d like to chat through the scheme, please get in touch with the Reading Internship Scheme Manager, Fi, on f.illes@reading.ac.uk.