LUT Career Spark internship and Master's thesis subsidy is meant to ease our students' employment and to support their integration into working life outside their home country.

The subsidy is admitted when the student and the internship or thesis position and employer fulfill the terms. The student applies subsidy, and the subsidy is paid directly to the employer after the internship or thesis work period. In practice, with the subsidy university covers part of the wage costs of the internship or thesis work. LUT University reserves a yearly budget for the subsidy and the subsidies will be granted in the order of application.

The amount of the subsidy is not depending on the salary you get. It is always a fixed amount:

• 2 months internship 1200 €
• 3 months or longer internship 1800 €
• Master's thesis work (min. 5 months employment) 2200 €

How to apply the subsidy?

• First, find a suitable internship or thesis position. To benefit from the subsidy it is essential to mention employers that you can apply this subsidy when searching for jobs! You can tip an employer to see more information about LUT Career Spark subsidy here. If you need support with your job search, remember to utilize LUT Career Services support (more information here).
• Contact your degree program's internship coordinator/thesis supervisor and ensure you can include the internship/thesis in your studies.
• Fill out the application form here. You will get the decision by email in ten weekdays at the latest.
• Before the job starts, sign a written contract of employment with your employer.
• Enjoy your work and integrate into a new working culture!
• After the working period, remember to apply for the approval of your internship/thesis.

The subsidy has to be applied at the latest two weeks before the work contract starts.

You can apply internship subsidy if:

• You are having your Bachelor's or Master's studies at LUT University as a degree student and you are present the whole time of your internship/master's thesis work period.
• You are not a citizen of the country where your workplace is situated.
• You will include the internship/thesis in your LUT degree. That is approved beforehand by the internship coordinator/Master’s thesis supervisor. Exception: If you already have included an internship to your degree and therefore can't include this internship to your degree, you don't have to include it. However, the internship still has to be suitable to your degree's internship. This has to be approved by the internship coordinator.
• You have not received LUT Career Spark subsidy before in the same study cycle.
• Your studies have progressed according to plan (55 ECTS credits/academic year) and you will be able to graduate within the target schedule (Bachelor's degree max. 7 semesters and Master's degree max. 5 semesters from the beginning of your studies) regardless of the work period.

…and the employer & work related terms are:

• The employer can be any organization, except the student's own company, private person, or LUT group. The work must be in-office or hybrid.
• The work period must be paid and the minimum wage paid to the student must be no less than 1331 €/month (work requirement minimum wage in 2023).
• A written work agreement must be signed between the employer and the student.
• The internship can be either full-time or part-time. However, the total amount of work must correspond to at least two months of full-time work. The internship period can be longer, but please note that it does not affect the amount of the subsidy. The duration of the Master’s thesis project must be at least 5 months.
• The employer offers proper guidance to internship or thesis work and observes labor laws and collective labor agreement if there is one.

More information about the subsidy: careerservices@lut.fi or Mays Sweidan, mays.sweidan@lut.fi / +358 50 462 3686