Standard Chartered Internship Programme
About this internship
The Standard Chartered Internship Programme offers paid eight to twelve week placements across a network centered on Asia, Africa and the Middle East, with strong national programs in Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, the UAE, Bangladesh, India, Singapore and Hong Kong alongside London. Interns work on live banking, technology and risk deliverables through a structured global curriculum, and strong performers feed directly into the International Graduate Programme.
Each market posts its own roles, with most recruiting between August and January for the following summer on a rolling basis. For students in emerging markets, it is one of the few global-brand internships available close to home.
Who can apply
- Penultimate-year undergraduate students (and in some markets final-year students) eligible to work in the country they apply to.
- Business areas include corporate and investment banking, wealth and retail banking, technology and innovation, risk, audit, and functions like HR and finance.
- Any degree discipline, with numeracy and client-orientation weighed heavily.
- Standard Chartered's footprint is unusual among global banks: strong intern programs run in Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, the UAE, Bangladesh, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the UK.
- Fluent English plus the local market language where the office requires it.
- Strong academics and extracurricular leadership evidence.
- Each market posts its own roles and timelines on the group careers site.
What you will do
- Join a business team for eight to twelve weeks working on real client, product or technology deliverables.
- Rotate through structured learning alongside your desk work, following the programme's global curriculum.
- Analyze data, prepare client materials, support transactions or build technology depending on your stream.
- Work with a buddy and manager who assess you against the graduate hiring bar.
- Join community and sustainability activities that are core to the bank's culture.
- Present your project outcomes at the end of the internship.
Perks and benefits
- Paid internships at competitive local market rates in every hosting country.
- A genuine pathway: strong interns receive offers for the International Graduate Programme.
- A bank whose network centers on Asia, Africa and the Middle East, so emerging-market students intern close to home at a global brand.
- Structured global curriculum and senior exposure regardless of market.
- Streams across banking, technology, risk and functions widen the entry points beyond finance majors.
- Early-talent events and virtual experience programs help younger students prepare.
How to apply
- Go to the Standard Chartered students and graduates page, pick your country and stream, and check when its intern applications open (most markets recruit between August and January for the following summer).
- Apply online with a focused CV; the process is application, online assessments, video interview, then final interviews or assessment centre.
- Practice the strengths-based and situational assessments the bank uses, which differ from pure technical tests.
- Apply early because many markets review on a rolling basis and close when filled.
- Offers convert high-performing interns into the International Graduate Programme pipeline.
- If your market has no live posting, set an alert; national windows recur every year.
Frequently asked questions
Is Standard Chartered Internship Programme paid? +
According to this listing, the compensation is: Paid at local market rates Stipend amounts can change between intakes, so confirm the current figure on the official page before applying.
How long does Standard Chartered Internship Programme last? +
The listed duration is 8 to 12 Weeks.
When is the application deadline? +
This listing has a rolling deadline, meaning applications are reviewed as they arrive rather than by a fixed date. Check the official page for any cycle-specific cutoffs.
Who can apply? +
Key eligibility points from this listing: Penultimate-year undergraduate students (and in some markets final-year students) eligible to work in the country they apply to; Business areas include corporate and investment banking, wealth and retail banking, technology and innovation, risk, audit, and functions like HR and… See the Eligibility section above for the full requirements.
How do I apply? +
Apply directly through the official portal linked on this page. Legitimate internships never charge an application fee, so treat any request for payment as a scam and use official channels only.
Answers are based on this internship's listed details. Always confirm on the official page.
