When do UK investment banking applications open?

Most spring week and summer internship applications open between August and October for the following year. Many banks review on a rolling basis, so applying in the first few weeks gives you a real edge.

Where do these deadlines come from?

Each deadline is read straight from the firm's own applicant tracking system rather than typed up by hand, so the date you see is the date the firm is showing. Where a firm has not published a date, we mark it as not listed instead of guessing.

Do I need a finance degree to apply?

No. Banks recruit from any degree subject. What matters is a strong academic record, commercial awareness and evidence that you understand the role you are applying for.

Investment Banking Graduate Schemes & Internships Tracker — 2026

Investment banking runs the most competitive early-careers pipeline in the UK — spring weeks convert to summer internships, and internships convert to full-time offers. Aplaro currently tracks 4524 live finance roles with deadlines pulled directly from each firm's applicant tracking system, so the dates here are accurate the day you check. Filter by firm, division, deadline window or location to plan your applications.

Firm	Role	Deadline	Scheme	Division	Location	Status
Barclays	Private Bank and Wealth Management Summer Internship Programme 2027 London	Not listed	Summer internship	Wealth Management	Canary Wharf, 1 Churchill Place	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Sales, Trading and Structuring Summer Internship Programme 2027 London	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Canary Wharf, 1 Churchill Place	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Internal Audit Analyst Summer Internship Programme London	Not listed	Summer internship	Audit	Canary Wharf, 1 Churchill Place	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Marketing Analyst Summer Internship Programme London	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Canary Wharf, 1 Churchill Place	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Internal Audit Analyst Summer Internship Programme Knutsford	Not listed	Summer internship	Audit	Knutsford, Radbroke Hall	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Technology Cyber and Security Summer Internship Programme Knutsford	Not listed	Summer internship	Technology	Knutsford, Radbroke Hall	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Quantitative Finance Associate Summer Internship Program 2027 New York	Not listed	Summer internship	—	New York, 745 7th Avenue	OpenRolling — apply early
Aquatic Capital Management	Quantitative Researcher, Intern (Summer 2027)	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Research	Chicago; London	Open
Lincoln International	2027 Summer Analyst Intern, Valuations & Opinions Group	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA	Open
Lincoln International	2027 M&A Summer Associate Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	M&A	Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA	Open
Quadrature Capital	Internships	Not listed	Summer internship	—	London, New York	Open
Lazard	2027 London Financial Advisory Summer Internship	Not listed	Summer internship	—	London, United Kingdom	OpenRolling — apply early
PIMCO	2027 MBA Summer Intern – Account Manager, US	Not listed	Summer internship	—	3 Locations	Open
PIMCO	2027 Summer Intern - Client Solutions & Analytics Quantitative Research Analyst (MFE), London	Not listed	Summer internship	—	London, GBR	Open
PIMCO	2027 Summer Intern - Portfolio Management - Private Strategies Analyst, London	Not listed	Summer internship	—	London, GBR	Open
PIMCO	2027 Summer Internship – Portfolio Management - Special Situations Team, APAC	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Singapore	Open
PIMCO	2027 MBA Summer Intern - Account Manager, London (Arabic, Dutch, Nordic Language Speaking)	Not listed	Summer internship	—	London, GBR	Open
Rothschild & Co	Internship - Automotive Investment Banking - Dubai	Not listed	Summer internship	Investment Banking	Dubai	Open
Brevan Howard	2027 Summer Internship Program – Trading, London	Not listed	Summer internship	—	London	Open
Brevan Howard	2027 Summer Internship Program – Trading, Singapore	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Singapore	Open
Brevan Howard	2027 Summer Internship Program – Trading, New York	Not listed	Summer internship	—	New York	Open
Brevan Howard	2027 Summer Internship Program – Venture Capital, New York	Not listed	Summer internship	—	New York	Open
Brevan Howard	2027 Summer Internship Program – Systematic Data Strategy, New York	Not listed	Summer internship	Strategy	New York	Open
Brevan Howard	2027 Summer Internship Program – Systematic Trading Technology Software Engineer, New York	Not listed	Summer internship	Technology	New York	Open
Brevan Howard	2027 Summer Internship Program – Systematic Execution Research, New York	Not listed	Summer internship	—	New York	Open
Brevan Howard	2027 Summer Internship Program – Systematic Trading, New York	Not listed	Summer internship	—	New York	Open
Truist Securities	2027 Wealth Internship Program	Not listed	Summer internship	Wealth	2 Locations	Open
Rabobank	Intern Data Quality Support	Not listed	Summer internship	International Data Quality Team	Utrecht Croeselaan 18	Open
Rabobank	Rabobank Talent Internship: Business & IT	Not listed	Summer internship	Business & IT	Utrecht Croeselaan 18	Open
Invesco	Early Career Intern - Real Estate (Equity & Credit)	Not listed	Summer internship	Real Estate	New York, New York	Open
Vanguard	College to Corporate IT Internship - Risk & Security - Analyst (PA)	Not listed	Summer internship	Risk	Malvern, PA	Open
Vanguard	College to Corporate IT Internship - Risk & Security - Engineer (PA)	Not listed	Summer internship	Risk	Malvern, PA	Open
Triton Partners	Private Equity Intern Q4 2026	Not listed	Summer internship	Private Equity	Frankfurt	Open
Triton Partners	Private Equity Internship - Frankfurt TSM (April - June 2027)	Not listed	Summer internship	TSM	Frankfurt	Open
Houlihan Lokey	Summer Financial Analyst 2027 - Financial Restructuring, Hong Kong	Not listed	Summer internship	Financial Restructuring Group	Hong Kong, China	Open
Houlihan Lokey	Summer 2027 Research Intern, Portfolio Valuation, New York	Not listed	Summer internship	Financial And Valuation Advisory	New York, NY, USA	Open
Houlihan Lokey	Summer Financial Analyst 2027 - Financial Restructuring, London	Not listed	Summer internship	Financial Restructuring Group	London, UK	Open
Houlihan Lokey	2027 Summer Financial Analyst – Capital Solutions, London	Not listed	Summer internship	Capital Solutions	London, UK	Open
Houlihan Lokey	Financial Analyst, Real Estate Capital Solutions, London	Not listed	Summer internship	Real Estate Capital Solutions	London, UK	Open
Houlihan Lokey	Corporate Development Intern (Summer 2027)	Not listed	Summer internship	Corporate	2 Locations	Open
Ardian	Infrastructure Intern – February 2027 I NYC	Not listed	Summer internship	Infrastructure	New York	Open
Ardian	Secondaries & Primaries Intern - July 2027 / Frankfurt (M/F)	Not listed	Summer internship	Secondaries & Primaries	Frankfurt	Open
Ardian	Secondaries & Primaries Intern - April 2027 / Frankfurt (M/F)	Not listed	Summer internship	Secondaries & Primaries	Frankfurt	Open
Ardian	Fund Finance Secondaries & Primaries Intern - starting now - Frankfurt (M/F)	Not listed	Summer internship	Fund Finance Secondaries & Primaries	Frankfurt	Open
Ardian	Investor Solutions Intern - Internship Januar 2027- Frankfurt (M/F)	Not listed	Summer internship	Investor Relations	Frankfurt	Open
Chicago Trading Company	Quant Trading Internship - Summer 2027	Not listed	Summer internship	Quant Trading	London, England, United Kingdom	Open
DRW	Software Engineer Intern (Data Engineering)	Not listed	Summer internship	Software Engineering	Singapore	Open
DRW	Software Developer Intern (C++)	Not listed	Summer internship	Software Engineering	Singapore	Open
DRW	Software Developer Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Software Engineering	London	Open
DRW	Quantitative Trading Analyst Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Trading	London	Open