New opportunity: Paid Summer Internships and Spring & Summer Insight weeks with National Grid

Generating Genius is a UK-registered STEM talent development charity, and we are working alongside National Grid to run our Pathways to Progress programme. 

We have a new support programme for students graduating in 2028.

Students can apply for the programme via this form.

Paid summer internships and spring and summer insight weeks in Engineering, Technology and Finance for 2028 graduates

The programme offers three fantastic opportunities for career success: Spring Insight Week, 2 day application preparation programme and summer internships.  

• Spring Insight and Preparation Programme - Taking place the week commencing March 30th, 2026, this week will give you insight into the different business areas of National Grid, as well as the chance to visit the National Grid headquarters and take part in a mock group assessment exercise marked by National Grid staff. 

• Get Hired 2-day Application Preparation Programme - Taking place online on September 9th and at National Grid headquarters in Warwick on September 10th, 2026, this programme will go through the end-to-end job application process and practice exercises for most graduate roles. This includes a mock interview and a case study task with a National Grid employee and receiving feedback from them.

• Exclusive, paid summer internships with National Grid - The summer internships are exclusively for those on the programme. You will have to go through a selection process for this. You will have a high chance of being selected as there will be 90 students and 15-25 roles available.

All travel expenses and food for the in-person days will be provided.

Who is it for?

Please read the criteria for the programme carefully and only apply if you meet this criteria. If you have any questions about the criteria just reply to this email. Please also note on this flyer details in terms of location of the placements.

This is for students that meet the following criteria:

• Graduating in 2028

• Interested in graduate roles at National Grid, and interested in doing a summer internship in summer 2027.

• Are on track to achieve a 2:1 or higher on their degree

• Are studying one of the following degrees:

  • Engineering - Must be studying Engineering, Maths, Data, Computer Science, Physics, Natural Science (Physics focused)

  • Cyber Security - Must be studying Cyber Security or Computer Science/IT (with Cyber Security module/s)

  • Data Science - Computer Science, Data Science, Maths and Engineering

  • Finance - Any degree

• Attended secondary school in the UK

• This opportunity is not open to mature students.

• Applicants must also meet one of the social mobility criteria below:

  • Household income of £40,000 or below

  • You were on free school meals when at school

  • You are a Care Leaver

How do I get involved?

You can apply for this opportunity via this form - please fill in this form by Wednesday, February 11th at 9am.

If you have any questions or would like to chat further about this opportunity, please contact ftg@generatinggenius.org.uk