Pagoda Projects: Internships abroad
Gain international work experience through a blended internship with Pagoda Projects. Spend either 2 or 4 weeks completing your internship remotely and 4 weeks in-person with your host company in Spain, Portugal or Vietnam.
Programme summary
Dates: Vietnam: 15 July - 27 August (2 weeks online, 1 month in person)
Eligibility: open to all Turing Rate B eligible undergraduate students not in their final year
Cost: the programme fee is £2,750 (Asia) or £3,500 (Europe).
Funding: Turing funding is available
Apply: Applicatons close 11.59pm 1 February.
Information session: Monday 29th Jan, 2pm. Watch back here.
Programme details
Pagoda Projects offer 6 and 8 week blended internships in Spain, Portugal and Vietnam. For Spain and Portugal, you will spend the first 4 weeks in country, meeting your host company in person and getting started on your project. You will then spend the final 4 weeks working remotely. For Vietnam, you will start with a 2 week online introduction to your internship, before going out to country to meet your host company in person and continue the project from there for 4 weeks.
You can choose from a variety of career sectors and Pagoda will help you find a host company that suits you. Pagoda Projects support you before, during and after your internship, including providing accommodation and being there in-country to help you make the most of your experience.
The sectors available are:
- Accounting, Finance & Banking
- Administration & General Business
- Business development, Sales & Account Management
- Customer & Partner Relations
- Design
- Education
- Engineering
- Event Management
- Human Resources
- Law
- Marketing
- PR & Communications
- Project Management
- Research Analysis
- Tech & IT
The programme will help you to:
- grow your global network
- gain skills in an international workplace
- enhance your employability
- develop intercultural skills
- meet other interns
Dates
Spain: 28 June - 26 July (in country) 29 July - 23 August (online)
Portugal: 21 June - 19 July (in country) 22 July - 16 August (online)
Vietnam: 15 July - 26 July (online) 29 July - 27 August 2023 (in country)
Location
There are various different locations that Pagoda Projects work in. The University of Bristol is supporting students to join Pagoda Programmes in Spain, Portugal and Vietnam.
Costs
The total programme cost to pay to Pagoda Projects for a 6 or 8-week blended programme is £3,500 (Europe) and £2,750 (Vietnam) plus a £200 refundable deposit.
This includes:
- your international internship
- accommodation for 4 weeks in Spain, Portugal or Vietnam
- pre-departure support
- support from staff in-country
You will need to organise and pay for all other costs, including:
Eligibility
The University of Bristol has 18 places on Pagoda Project programmes in Spain, Portugal and Vietnam. These places will be supported by Turing funding.
To apply for one of these places, you must be a current undergraduate student and not in your final year at the University of Bristol. You must also meet the criteria for Turing grant rate B (see below).
Language requirements
There are no language requirements for this programme.
Academic requirements
You do not need to meet any academic requirements to take part in this programme.
Funding
Turing funding
The University of Bristol has Turing funding for 18 students on Pagoda Project programmes in Spain, Portugal and Vietnam. This programme is only available to students who meet the criteria for Turing grant rate B. Turing funding is only available for the in-person part of the programme.
Turing grant rate B
- cost of living grant for 4-week in-person programme: £590.
- travel grant: based on distance from Bristol to destination: £250 (Spain, Portugal) £905 (Vietnam)
- the University of Bristol will make a contribution towards the partner organisation's programme fee which, added together with the cost of living grant will reduce the programme fee you need to pay £500.
Eligibility:
Home undergraduate students, not in their final year, who meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Your household income is under £42, 875
- this includes recipients of the Access to Bristol / Bristol Scholars bursary, OR you receive Universal Credit; note that you must be the recipient, not a partner or family member.
- you are care-experienced (this will need to be registered with Student Finance)
- you have caring responsibilities
- you are an estranged student (this will need to be registered with Student Finance)
- you are a refugee or asylum seeker
- you are a mature student
- your ethnicity is listed under Asian or Asian British; Black, Black British, Caribbean or African; Mixed or multiple ethnic groups; or the Other ethnic group category on the gov.uk list of ethnic groups.
- you have a diasbility or special educational need. Please note that the term disability is very wide; further details of what may be considered a disability are in this link definition of disability, and this will need to be registered with Disability Services.
All criteria, including household income, will be taken from your official student record. It is your responsibility to check that the information stored is correct.
Information session
You can watch the session from 29th January here.
How to apply
Register your interest directly with Pagoda Projects and apply for a place through the button below by 1st February.
Applications closed 11.59pm on 1st February 2024.
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Student feedback
"This experience was great to learn more about the industry I would like to go into. It has helped with my confidence and intercultural fluency and I made some genuine connections out there too."
Turing funded Pagoda Projects participant 2023