Insight Opportunities Spring 2027

Updated 30 October 2026.

Opportunities in italics are new since last update

Whilst you are at university, it is important to make use of your available time to gain relevant experience in the sector. Some companies offer specific short-term opportunities for students in the second year of a four-year course or the first year of a three-year course. These usually take place in the spring of each year and are sometimes known as Spring Insight Weeks. These opportunities provide valuable experience, and we have ICAS Foundation students who have successfully participated in these and received both summer internship and graduate job offers as a result.

These opportunities for 2027 are now starting to be advertised. As has been common in recent years, we expect there will be a high demand for these roles - we would therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible, particularly if roles are scheduled to close soon. (Companies can also close opportunities before the advertised closing date if they receive sufficient applications, so please do not assume that vacancies will remain open until the advertised date.)

It is important to remember how important relevant experience can be to your future career prospects, and as ICAS Foundation students, we do expect you to be proactive in making applications based on the information we provide.

We would also encourage you to apply to a wide range of opportunities, so you can keep your options open – we regularly see some students only submitting a small number of applications who are then unsuccessful in finding an opportunity. (As a guideline, most of our students had to submit at least 10-12 applications in order to achieve a role in 2026.)

If you have already secured a spring insight opportunity or work experience for spring 2027, please can you provide us with details (including your employer, the role title, the location and duration)
If you are still looking for a role for 2027, please let us know what applications you have submitted and if you have any specific areas of interest

Please remember though: standard internship opportunities are not generally open to students at your stage of studies (second year of a four-year course or first year of a three-year course). If you focus on speculative applications or programmes not designed for students at your level, then it's less likely you will be successful in your applications. The list below shows opportunities specifically for students at your stage of studies.

The ICAS Foundation Student Development Toolkit has a range of information and links to help you with job applications – it is available on our website at https://www.icasfoundation.org.uk/community/current-students. We would also encourage you to use any additional resources available through your university careers service, who can assist with application and interview preparation, and point you towards other helpful websites to find opportunities.

You can also find a helpful list of spring insight weeks at https://app.the-trackr.com/uk-finance/spring-weeks.

The ICAS Foundation wishes you the best of success in your search for work experience opportunities. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about the application process.

Now Open

BlackRock (Edinburgh / London) - 2027 Spring Insight Event. Closing 4 December

PwC (offices across the UK, apply as soon as possible) - Advancing Social Mobility, Black Talent in Business, and Women in Business. Opportunities are open to everyone, although applicants meeting PwC diversity criteria are prioritised. Apply here

EY - Social Mobility in Business / Black Heritage in Business / Women in Business (Edinburgh / Birmingham / London / Manchester) - two day programme, one day virtual + one day in office for which EY will cover reasonable travel costs - apply as soon as possible. (Search Programmes / Discover EY - note programmes close as soon as places are filled.)

Now Open - Investment Banking Focused

BNP Paribas (London) - Global Markets Spring Insight

GIC (London) - Investment and Corporate Services 12 Week Internship

JP Morgan - Various Spring Insight Opportunities available in London / Bournemouth / Glasgow

Macquarie (London)

Nomura (London) - Discover Nomura Insight Programme. Applications close 1st December.

Standard Chartered - Introduction to Corporate & Investment Banking

UBS (London) - Tomorrow's Talent & Spring Insight Problem Application deadline 31st October

Wells Fargo (London) - Spring Week 2027

Now Open - Virtual Work Experience Taster Courses

Barclays Virtual Taster Course - on demand

BDO Accountancy virtual work experience - open to 11 April 2027, around 6 hours of content.

Forvis Mazars virtual work experience - on demand, open to 15 June 2027 around 7 hours of content.

ICAEW Introduction to Accountancy - on demand, open to 29 April 2027, around 7 hours of content.

Opening Soon

Armstrong Watson

Bank of America (Chester/ London)

Barclays Discovery Programmes (Glasgow / London - Banking / Operations) - see https://search.jobs.barclays/ and filter by Category / Early Careers

Deloitte - Spring into Deloitte Applications open 9th November

Deutsche Bank -'RISE' Black Heritage Programme, 'GROW' Women in Finance Programme, Spring into Banking programme and 'Advance' Social Mobility Programme. Opening November 2027.

HSBC - UK Insight Programme, UK Social Mobility Programme, UK Women in Business Programme and UK Black Heritage Programme. Spring insights listed here.

KPMG Insight Programmes (UK Wide). Sign-up to be the first to hear when applications open.

NatWest Insight Experiences - Tech Insight Experience for Women or Insight Experience for Black Heritage Talent. Applications open early 2027.

RSM - Work Shadowing (various offices)

Scotiabank (London) - Women in Finance Development Programme

Opening Soon - Investment Banking Focused

Goldman Sachs (London / Birmingham)

Houlihan Lokey (London) - Corporate Finance.

Santander (London) - Corporate and Investment Bank.

Open All Year

Forage offers free access to online job simulations, working with major companies including KPMG, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Goldman Sachs and PwC. You can find groups of job simulations in areas such as:

ICAS Webinar: CA Training, A Global Qualification

Personal Finance with the Personal Finance Society, open until April 2027

Springpod virtual experiences

Leeds Building Society Banking and Finance - on demand, around 7 hours of content.