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STEP |
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| Location | National | |
| Dates | Period
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| Aims | Objective of the funding opportunity: STEP offers project-related business placements, allowing penultimate year students to work with SMEs and community organisations to develop their skills and forge successful careers. The projects can help businesses to solve problems and develop new opportunities . The programme also helps organisations with graduate recruitment. | |
| It aims to help the following client groups: | ||
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who work for SMEs Those with intermediate level skills |
Young
People Entrepreneurs |
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| FRESA priorities | The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities: | |
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information on the FRESA |
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| Eligibility | Eligible
organisations: Independent
organisations with less than 250 employees, charity and community organisations
Other eligibility conditions: Participating organisations must have a project of a business nature which can be completed by a student in eight weeks and must be able to commit the necessary resources to supervise the project, and provide the student with an insight into business. |
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| Accreditation | Organisations must have the following accreditation to bid: No accreditation is needed | |
| Amount available | Funding available: Students must be paid a weekly training allowance of £170, free of tax and national insurance, for an eight week summer project but some organisations may be eligible for a subsidy. | |
| Previous Bids | Successful
Projects: For case studies of some typical projects see the STEP website |
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| Application |
You
will need the following documents to apply for this funding: |
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| Contact |
For
further information contact:
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| Weblinks |
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websites you may find useful: |
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