Jack Petchey Internship Programme
Applications to host an intern are now closed for 2025. Internship opportunities will be advertised soon!
Supporting young talent and youth charities
About the Jack Petchey Internship Programme
Each year the Jack Petchey Foundation accepts new applications from organisations to host our internship programme. We fund year-long internships for up to 20 young people at youth organisations in London and Essex.
If you are a youth charity or CIO working with young people in London and Essex, and running the Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme with an income between £150k and £5m, you are eligible to apply for a grant to help fund a paid intern at your organisation for twelve months starting in March 2025.
We will be providing part-funding towards the salary costs (at Real Living Wage rate) of an intern. Grants of up to £23,700 will be available, depending on the size and location of your organisation.
The deadline for applications is now closed for 2025.
Please read these eligibility and guidance notes for full details!
This will be the seventh year of our successful internship programme which has so far supported over 140 young people with roles in the youth sector. You can see some profiles of former Jack Petchey Interns below.
The Jack Petchey Internship Programme is designed to support essential roles that make a positive difference to the young people the organisation serves. By giving charities a grant to help fund an intern, the programme gives organisations in London and Essex valuable support to help them achieve their mission. Applications will be assessed on the direct impact the role has on young people.
As well as part-funding towards the intern’s salaries (at London Living Wage/Real Living Wage), the programme includes a training bursary, personal development training programme for each intern and mentoring to help the young interns grow in their skills.
Read the guidance notes before applying here!
Click here to apply to host a 2024-25 intern!
Interested in becoming an intern?
If you are a young person interested in taking part in our internship programme, sign up to our newsletter and follow our social media pages to receive updates about when the next round of roles become available.
You can also read about our current intern cohort and some of our previous ones below.
If you are part of the internship programme, click the portal below for internship & documents materials!
Read about our current Jack Petchey Interns!
Meet our current Jack Petchey Interns. They will be making a profound impact on young people and the youth organisation they are working with, driving positive change in the community. We are excited to see the difference they will make!
Read about our former Jack Petchey Interns!
From construction to communications, employment to education, youth work to youth theatre and much more, read about our current Jack Petchey Interns who are based at youth organisations across London and Essex.
