ABDN Internships

These internships will run from Monday 3 March to Friday 18 April 2025. Applications are open! Closing date: Sunday 2 February 2025.

View summaries of all the internships in ABDN internships Mar Apr 2025 summary document. Click on the project-specific links below for full information and to apply.

• Aberdeenshire North Food Bank - Fundraising Events Programme Planner
• Department of Anthropology - Archival Researcher, Footdee Resettlement Project
• Clan Cancer Support - Project Assistant  Clan Book Bench Trail
• NLB Coaching - Client & Project Intern
• Our Union Street - Marketing & Storytelling Intern
• Ruthrieston Community Centre - Engagement/Development Officer
• Somebody Cares Scotland - Gift Aid Process Development Intern
• Cathedral Church of St Machar - Community Engagement Officer
• Tall Ships (ACC) - Tall Ships Project Intern
• The Period Place - Social Media Support Officer
• Green Shores, St Andrews University - Quantifying functional diversity in Scottish saltmarshes
• Natural Environment Team, Aberdeenshire Council - Natural Environment Project Assistant
• Sustainability and Climate Change Team, Aberdeenshire Council - Sustainability and Climate Change Project Assistant
• Paws on Plastic - Marketing/Social Media Intern
• Ace Voices - Assistant Outdoor Learning Leader
• Countryside Rangers Service (ACC) - Countryside Ranger Intern
• UHI Shetland - Under Water Ecology Video Analyst
• Family Learning Community Development (ACC) - Development of Nursery Garden
• SportAberdeen - Internal Communications Intern
• Aberdeen and Inverurie Chiropractic Clinics - Digital Marketing/Social Media Intern
• DXD Media - LinkedIn Outreach and Marketing Strategy Intern
• Bennachie Leisure Centre - Communications and Web Development Intern
• HR Hub Plus - Marketing and Campaign Development Intern 
• Raemoir House - Marketing Strategist Intern
• Scottish Enterprise - Digital Economies Intern
• Walter Scott Research Centre - Engaging New Audiences: The Lay of the Last Minstrel Big Read
• University of Aberdeen - Project Assistant
• University of Aberdeen Qatar campus - Project Assistant (for students at Qatar campus only)

Eligibility

All current students on a full degree programme, regardless of year or subject of study, including undergraduate and postgraduate, are eligible to apply. ISC programmes or access courses are not eligible.

Please note that you must be a registered student for the duration of the internship. Students who have been successful in securing ANY previous ABDN Internship, at any time since Summer 2023, are not eligible to apply.

While all work experience can improve your employability skills, these internships are designed to offer experience towards a future career in certain sectors. Because of this, there may be cases where priority will be given to candidates with less experience who are looking for careers in a relevant field over and above candidates from less-relevant backgrounds with more qualifications or previous work experience.

If you are unsure about your eligibility, please e-mail careers@abdn.ac.uk

Previous ABDN interns, Laura, John and Emma, as well as their host organisations (Grampian Hospitals Art Trust, Ace Voices and Aberdeen City Council Countryside Ranger Service), tell us about the benefits of taking part in the ABDN Internships programme in the video below.

Funded by The Wood Foundation, the Interns with Impact programme has created opportunities for University of Aberdeen students to gain invaluable experience while actively supporting the third sector, locally, nationally and internationally. 

Interns with Impact piloted in 2023 and successfully funded six internships with charitable organisations across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire in its first year. 

Expanding the programme, in Summer 2024 there were a total 13 internships including nine locally at organisations including Alcohol and Drugs Action, Aberdeenshire North Food Bank, Braemar Castle,Team Jak  and Your Love Rara.  Two students were also placed within third sector organisations in Edinburgh and two in Uganda. 

We have 16 places for Summer 2025, providing funding for a student to work full-time for 300 hours from June to August on a project that an organisation feels will have a positive impact; on the organization/client group and on the student. 

Find out more and be inspired - watch this video and read the case studies linked below it.

Read about how previous students have benefited from undertaking an internship.

• Joanna Interns with Impact
• Elana Interns with Impact
• Emma Interns with Impact
• Kathryn Interns with Impact

Eligibility

Undergraduate students from any degree programme and year of study are eligible to apply for an ABDN Interns with Impact internship. However, students who have previously completed an ABDN Internship are not eligible. 

If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact careers@abdn.ac.uk . 

How to apply

Applications open on MyCareerHub on 10 February with a deadline of 10 March. We are hosting a launch event in the Sir Duncan Rice Library Foyer on this day, drop in any time 11-3pm and chat to Interns with Impact Student Ambassadors about their experience in Summer 2024 and find out more from Careers & Employability Service staff about the opportunities for Summer 2025. Find out more about the event: https://careerhub.abdn.ac.uk/students/events/detail/108223

The interview period will be 14 April to 26 April. Offers will be confirmed by 3 May. 

If you have any queries regarding the programme, please email careers@abdn.ac.uk.

Part-time virtual team internships running during the summer of 2025.