ITC STEM Internships

Introduction

The Innovation and Technology Commission (“ITC”) has set up the STEM Internship Scheme (the “Scheme”) to subsidise students taking STEM programmes in local universities to enrol in short-term internships, with a view to encouraging 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.

Student’s Eligibility

• Local or non-local students currently enrolled as full-time students of City University of Hong Kong.
• Undergraduates or postgraduates from any year of studies enrolling on one of the full-time eligible STEM programmes funded by the University Grants Committee (“UGC”).
• Legally employable in Hong Kong.
• Students cannot concurrently receive other internship subsidies provided by the Hong Kong SAR Government.
• The internship funded by the Scheme should not be arranged to meet the compulsory requirement for graduation of a degree programme. However, if the internship period is longer than that duration of the compulsory requirement, the portion of period in excess could be covered by the Scheme, if the other requirements stipulated in the Guidelines are met.
• Student, or any of his/her relatives, is not the proprietor, director, partner, shareholder, person-in-charge or team member of the host company for which the internship is attached.

Internship Requirements

• Full-time placements with a duration of no less than 4 consecutive weeks (28 calendar days). The start and end days of the internship should be on working days. If the start/end day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday, it will be regarded as unpaid leave.
• Students who are taking 14 days of unpaid leave or more in the whole internship period will not be accepted.
• The placements must be Innovation and Technology-related with its actual work containing innovation and technology elements (e.g. technology-related intellectual property work, engineering, digital marketing, data analysis, etc.).
• The students should not be previously hired by the same employer in the same academic year for the internships under the Scheme.

Student Allowance

The allowance for the internship of each student intern is HK$11,190 per month (i.e. for the purpose of calculating allowance under the Scheme, one month has 30 days) with effect from 1 April 2023, capped at three months (i.e. 90 days, maximum at HK$33,570) in one academic year (i.e. 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025). The allowance will be disbursed to student interns via CityUHK directly.

Schedule of allowance disbursement to student interns:

Application Method

For interested employers, please register with Career and Leadership Centre (CLC) by completing the online form (https://cityuhk.questionpro.com/stem-employer-registration-form-2425).

For interested students, please stay tuned to your College/School emails or job platform for the latest STEM job openings. 

Guidelines for Employers and Students

For details, please click HERE to view the guidelines. 

More Information

ITC STEM Internship Scheme Website