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Date live: Dec. 16, 2024

Business Area: See job description

Area of Expertise: Early Careers

Reference Code: JR-0000026355

Contract: Intern

Barclays has created this scholarship in order to benefit and enhance its efforts to increase, in a variety of ways, the diversity of its workforce, and to provide support to emerging leaders who demonstrate a shared commitment to Barclays’ ideals on the subject of diversity, equity and inclusion.  Barclays is firmly and fully committed to being a trusted ally in the pursuit of justice, and to help overcome inequity across the communities in which we live and work.  Through the institution of this scholarship, Barclays seeks to attract, develop and retain talented and high-achieving individuals from a variety of backgrounds, including but not limited to students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, such as Black, Hispanic, Latinx and Native American students.

We welcome you to apply for our Empowering Leaders Fellowship. Students who are selected for the fellowship will be granted up to $15,000 to apply towards their education in addition to their internship offers. This fellowship provides the opportunity to open various pathways to success.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 scheduled graduation from a four-year college or university within the United States

  • In process of applying or have applied for one of our Summer 2026 internship opportunities in Banking, Markets or Research  

  • Good academic standing (3.2 GPA or higher)

  • Personal statement (250 words maximum) addressing the following prompt:  At Barclays, we are looking for individuals with a global mindset and diverse worldview.  Please tell us why you have applied for the Empowering Leaders Fellowship, and how it will enable you to achieve your career goals and aspirations.  You may draw upon examples and contributions you’ve made via school activities, community service, leadership roles, and the like to illustrate your personal commitment to diversity.

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