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STEM Internship Scheme
Launched in 2020, the STEM Internship Scheme (the "Scheme") aims to encourage STEM students to gain innovation and technology (I&T)-related work experience during their studies and to foster their interest in pursuing a career in I&T after graduation, so as to enlarge the local I&T talent pool. Under the Scheme, allowance will be provided for undergraduates and postgraduates taking university full‑time STEM programmes funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) to enrol in short-term internships.
Experience innovation and technology related work
Allowance for each intern student
HK$10,500 per month
All companies/organizations are welcome to offer internship positions in innovation and technology
Participation by local undergraduates and graduate students
For more details about the STEM Internship Scheme , please visit the Innovation and Technology Commission or contact us
Eligibility
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Universities: Tertiary institutions in Hong Kong funded by the UGC offering full-time STEM programmes are eligible to receive funding under the Scheme. Individual universities may supplement further requirements and make specific arrangements to suit their own circumstances.
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Students: the Scheme is open to undergraduates and postgraduates, including both local15 and non-local students, who are enrolled in one of the eligible full-time STEM programmes offered by the participating Universities. Non-local students are only allowed to enroll in internships in Hong Kong under the Scheme, subject to the conditions of stay of the visa/entry permit issued by the Immigration Department.
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Employers: all companies/organizations are welcomed to offer I&T-related internship places for, and recruit interns benefited from the Scheme, subject to the arrangements of individual universities.
Participating employers may pay the student interns a monthly honorarium on top of the allowance under the Scheme with reference to their internal policies, industry benchmarks or market rates.
