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Student opportunities


Acquiring an education in engineering and science can be an expensive business and deciding on a career path at the end of it can be confusing without prior experience. Our sixth-form and undergraduate student opportunities offer financial assistance, personal development opportunities and the experience you need to make decisions about your future.


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Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form College

We should open for applications from around late October 2010 until January 28th 2011

Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form College has become one of the UK's top sixth form colleges with an outstanding academic reputationFind out more


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Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS)

We should open for applications from around late October 2010 and will close to applications from the 9th January 2011

DTUS - The Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme is our premier undergraduate sponsorship programme for those students who want a head-start into a DESG career. Whilst the adventure and development opportunities have a military flavour - you will go on to join the MoD Civil Service Graduate Scheme as a civilian engineer or scientist.Find out more


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DESG Sponsorship Scheme

We should open for applications from around late October 2010 and will close to applications from the 9th January 2011

The aim of the DESG Student Sponsorship Scheme is to help you explore the exciting variety of career possibilities within Ministry of DefenceFind out more


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Sandwich Year

Although MOD does not operate a corporate Sandwich Year scheme, individual business units and project teams do offer Sandwich Year opportunities from time to timeFind out more


MoD Apprenticeship Scheme

A separate area of the MoD runs an apprenticeship scheme. For further information please see www.mod.uk or telephone: 01179-1-32223