Careers Extra
Enhanced careers support for ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº undergraduates from under-represented groups.
The programme includes:
- Bursary scheme to support students in gaining career useful work experience
- Paid internships with charities and SMEs
- Alumni mentoring scheme
- Buddy scheme to get to know other Careers Extra students
- One-to-one appointments with the Careers Extra team to discuss career ideas, work on applications and prepare for interviews
- Priority booking for some ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers events including one-to-one application coaching sessions with leading employers
- Dedicated Moodle resources, including Careers Extra student and alumni career stories and information about opportunities dedicated to students from under-represented groups.
Students who sign up to ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers Extra will be added to a circulation list for events and programmes that may be of interest.Ìý
Are you eligible to join Careers Extra?
You need to be a UK (home fee status) undergraduate student at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and belong to one or more of the following groups:
- Neither parent went to university and you went to a UK state school
- Care experienced or estranged student
- Carer
- Disabled or you have a long-term health condition
- Household income below £25,000 (as declared to Student Finance England)
- Black British African, Black British Caribbean, British Black Other, British Black Mixed
- Received an Access ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº offer
You are also eligible if you are on the Engineering Foundation Year Programme at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº East.
Your privacy
The personal information that you provide on the form above will only be used for the purposes stated above.
The data submitted will be transferred to ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers who will retain it in line with ourÌýPrivacy Notice. The data will also be stored on Qualtrics, which is a ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº-approved Cloud service.
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Use the links below to access information and resources for specific groups.
How to make the most of your time at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº
Hear from ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº students and employers about the best ways to take advantage of your opportunities at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, including the services at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers.