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.
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
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
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
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
Emily, Mathematics
"A career in the MOD is like no other. It goes without saying that you get out what you put in. All of my opportunities have come about through hard work and support of my DTUS Officers and DESG Mentor. The training and development opportunities are hard to beat." Find out more




