Are you considering doing an international internship, but feel it's all too unknown?
Do you feel you would need to practise your English more first?
Are you excited about the possibility of an internship abroad but nervous too?
We have you covered!
As soon as you fill in your registration form, we give you tips on opportunities in Glasgow to pursue your hobbies or interests
We have an online course, "Preparing for an Internship in Glasgow," so you can explore how things work.
We put you in touch with your host family and host employer before you arrive.
We keep in touch with you by WhatsApp so you can ask any questions you like.
There's a reason that our interns most commonly rate most aspects of their internship as "amazing"! We would love to give you an amazing experience in Glasgow too!
Glasgow has been named the Friendliest CIty in the World several times (Rough Guide 2014 and 2021, Time Out 2022, Condé Nast 2024 (friendliest in the UK). We're also a UNESCO City of Music, have lots of street art, lots of amazing architecture, free museums and several free tours, and loads of festivals, many free. There's a great sense of community and welcome, and the people of Glasgow are good fun.
Plus, since our host employers are generally nonprofits, you'll be doing something good in the world while you work. 💜
Our host families are kind and welcoming people who want to give you a great experience of Glasgow. By staying with them, you get to live like a local. You have someone to share news of your day with over dinner, give you tips and get to know. Students love staying with our host families because they're such lovely people.
It depends on which kind of passport you have, what you would like to work with and how long an internship you're looking for.
If you're doing an internship up to six weeks with one of our many non-profit host employers and you're from one of the countries where you don't need to apply for a Standard Visitor Visa, then you don't need a visa.
If your passport is from the EU, EEA, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Japan, you don't need to apply for a visa under the conditions above. If you're from somewhere else, check this link and choose "tourism, visiting family or friends" in answer to the second question, and it will lead you to the right place and let you know.
If you're looking for a longer internship, there are different routes, and you would probably need an agency's support for that.
If you have UK citizenship, you can work anywhere for as long as you like.
If you're in Europe and your school or university has Erasmus+ funding, speak to the Erasmus+ organiser and they can help you sign up and get all your expenses paid.
If you're from another country, you might want to go through an agency. We can put you in touch with one. :)
We've been organising internships since 2010 and have also been a host employer and host family many times. We love sharing Glasgow, helping people make connections and giving you an amazing experience! Sabrina even stayed with a host family in another country when she was 17 and then studied abroad during university. We've worked with partners from many countries and consistently get "amazing" ratings. 🌟