The GAIN INVESTMENT Insight PROGRAMME
INTEReSTED IN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND WANT TO LEARN MORE ALONGSIDE A SUPPORTIVE COHORT?
An introductory programme for first-year undergraduate students (or second year on a four-year course)
Are you a UK university undergraduate starting to explore ‘Spring Week’ options?
Are you interested in discovering what a career in investing is like?
Would you like to hear from investment professionals about their roles, have a dedicated mentor, and attend two in-person Insight Days at a top investment firm during the Easter break?
If the answer to the above questions is yes, then GAIN’s Investment Insight Programme (GIIP) could be for you!
why choose the GIIP?
The GAIN Investment Insight Programme (GIIP) is bigger and better than your usual Spring Week offering!
Our 9-week programme prepares you with introductory knowledge of the investment management industry and skills to succeed through a series of online events, mentoring and two in person Insight Days with a top investment firm.
This competitive programme allows successful applicants to join a cohort of 100+ other young women and non-binary students on the GIIP, discovering the exciting and varied career options available in the industry.
Please note: applications are currently closed. Please sign up to our student newsletter to be the first to hear when applications to take part in 2025’s GAIN Investment Insight Programme (GIIP) open.
The GIIP is open to:
All UK university students in their first year of study (or second year students on a four-year course).
All degree disciplines.
Intellectually curious, hardworking young women, and non-binary individuals.
Individuals who have the initiative to pursue tasks independently but also the ability to collaborate, build strong relationships, and demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills.
wHO CAN TAKE PART?
What's Included?
The GAIN Investment Insight Programme (GIIP) Insight Days are the culmination of your hard work in the online sessions and mentoring. They will take place on the 10th and 11th April 2024.
At the beginning of the programme, you will be divided into small peer networking groups of 5-7 students who you will attend your Insight Days with. Attending the Insight Days in small groups will give you a more intimate and personal experience with your allocated firm.
Each Insight Day will involve different activities giving you a bespoke, interactive experience with your host firm. Previous Insight Day activities have included:
Overview of the firm and how they operate
Work shadowing of investment teams
CV tips, interview skills and internship application advice
Speed networking and networking lunches
As a group, you will present a stock pitch to a team of investment professionals. You will have spent the preceding weeks researching and creating your stock pitch presentation virtually in your pre-assigned peer networking groups and will have time on the first Insight Day to practice delivering your pitch together.
“I valued the chance to conduct research, analyse a specific stock with other students, and present our results to business experts. It was a terrific opportunity for us to hone our analytical and public speaking abilities as well as gain a deeper understanding of what it's like to operate in the investing sector.” - Jennifer
Insight Days will be held in London and, subject to demand, Edinburgh.
Your Insight Day firm will provide support towards your travel costs and for those students travelling more than 30 miles, will contribute to your accommodation costs too. Whilst we anticipate that the financial contributions made by your Insight Day firm will be sufficient to cover your Insight Day travel expenses, in exceptional circumstances, for students needing additional financial support, please check with your university to ask about available funding. In addition, GAIN has a discretionary bursary for those who meet our criteria. Please see our FAQ below for further information.
The Insight DAYS
2024’s Insight Day Hosts
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Interested?
The programme is open to:
Young women and non-binary individuals.
Students in their penultimate or final year of undergraduate study, Master’s and MBA students at UK universities, and those who have graduated within the last 12 months.
Students of any degree discipline.
Students with or without previous experience (show us your passion for investment management!).
What do our former interns say?
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7 x virtual events every Monday evening, 19 February – 15 April 2024
3 x one-hour virtual sessions with a dedicated mentor from our network of industry professionals February - April 2024
2 x in-person days at an insight event 10 & 11 April 2024
1 x in-person networking event on 10 April 2024
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· Understanding of the investment management industry taught directly from industry experts, career guidance and an expanded professional network
· 1:1 mentoring from an investment professional
· Knowledge on how to prepare and deliver a stock pitch - great to add to your CV!
· A GIIP graduate certificate of programme completion (please note programme completion requires a minimum of 80% programme attendance & return of our feedback questionnaire)
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Applications for the programme are open on 13th November - 17th December 2023.
You will need to complete an application form which will be reviewed by the Programmes Team.
We will be looking for intellectually curious and hardworking individuals with the initiative to pursue tasks independently. You will have the ability to collaborate, build strong relationships and demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills as well as an interest in learning about the investment management industry.
We suggest you review GAIN’s application advice which can be found in our resources
Please note, this is a competitive programme and, unfortunately, not everyone who applies will be offered a place on the programme.
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Applications to the programme will not be on a rolling basis. Eligible students will be invited to apply to the programme between the 13th November 2023 and close on the 17th December 2023.
We will contact you by 5th January 2024 to confirm if your application has been successful. We will also notify you if you are unsuccessful.
FAQs
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Participants will only be accepted onto the programme if they are available for the Insight Days.
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The investment firm you are allocated to will contribute up to £50 per day for travel costs to their offices. For any participants who are travelling more than 30 miles to the Insight Days, the firm will also contribute towards one night’s accommodation up to a maximum of £150.
We anticipate the above will be sufficient to cover your travel expenses if booked in good time. If additional support is however required, we encourage you to contact your university to ask about any funding they have in place for student Spring Week/Insight Days expenses. In exceptional circumstances, GAIN has a discretionary bursary fund available to students who meet our bursary criteria.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided by the firm on both days.
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We love to see successful graduates from the GIIP apply to our Empower Investment Internship Programme!
Update your CV with your programme completion and share your achievements on LinkedIn.
Keep an eye on our student newsletter for further investment opportunities through GAIN.