Bank of England African-Caribbean Scholarship

This is a scholarship of at least £5000 towards the costs of living and study for one academic year

• Earn while you learn
• Gain ‘on-the-job’ experience, an insight into our role in the economy and valuable skills for the future
• Tackle live projects, and make a valuable contribution to our work

About the Programme

If successful in receiving an offer to the African-Caribbean Scholarship, you will follow our central internship programme at the Bank for 6/8 weeks depending on your year of study (six weeks for first year study and eight weeks for penultimate year study) and be awarded with scholarship funding of at least £5000 towards the costs of living and study for one academic year.

This scholarship offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience and contribute to work directly impacting the UK’s economy. You will experience excellent development opportunities – from a comprehensive induction to the Bank, through to a range of talks and networking events. Our supportive and inclusive work environment will offer lots of opportunities to develop your skills.

Are you who we’re looking for?

We’re looking for a student from a Black, Mixed African, or Caribbean background with a household income of less than £50,778 a year that will join us on a Future Talent Internship. If successful in receiving an offer to the African-Caribbean Scholarship, you will follow our central internship programme at the Bank for 6/8 weeks depending on your year of study  and be awarded with scholarship funding of at least £5000 towards the costs of living and study for one academic year.

If you are eager to learn, share our purpose and genuinely motivated to work for us, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for people who are collaborative, open to diverse ideas, quick learners and able to set their own targets.

We’re looking for students in their first or penultimate year at university who expect to achieve, a 2:1, with at least 120 UCAS points from three A-levels or equivalent (excluding General Studies).

Click the link here for more information.