LUT Career Spark subsidy

LUT Career Spark subsidy can be admitted to a paid internship or Master's thesis work located in Finland for students, whose nationality is not Finnish. For Finnish students, the subsidy can be admitted to a work place located abroad.

The subsidy will be admitted to a student when both the student and the workplace fulfill the terms.  The student applies for the subsidy, and the subsidy is paid directly to the employer after the work period. In practice, LUT covers part of the wage costs.

LUT Career Spark subsidy is outside of VAT and the amount is:

💶 2 months internship 1200 €

💶 3 months or longer internship 1800 €

💶 Master's thesis work (at least 5 months period) 2200 €

LUT Career Spark subsidy can be admitted when these terms are fulfilled:

Employer and work-related terms:

• The employer can be any organization, except the student's own company, private person, or LUT group. The work is in-office or hybrid.
• The work period must be paid and the minimum wage paid to the student in full-time work must be no less than 1331 €/month (work requirement minimum wage in 2023).
• 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 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 signs an agreement about the subsidy with LUT.
• A written work agreement must be signed between the employer and the student.
• The employer offers proper guidance to internship or thesis work and observes labor laws and collective labor agreement if there is one.

Student-related terms (LUT and the student take care that these terms are fulfilled):

• The student is having Bachelor's or Master's studies at LUT University as a degree student and is present the whole time of the internship/master's thesis work period.
• The student is not a citizen of the country where the workplace is situated. So, in Finland, the subsidy can only be admitted to foreign students. For Finnish students the subsidy can be admitted to a workplace, that is situated abroad.
• The student includes the internship/thesis in her/his LUT degree. That is approved beforehand by the internship coordinator/Master’s thesis supervisor.
• The student has not received LUT Career Spark subsidy before in the same study cycle.
• Studies have progressed according to plan and the student has to be able to graduate within the target schedule regardless of the work period.

• The student applies for internship or Master's thesis position and makes at least a tentative work contract with the employer. You can publish job ads for free via JobTeaser. Tip: add the tag "LUT Career Spark" if you wish to target your job ad especially for students who are eligible to the subsidy.
• The employer gives the student necessary information, so the student can apply for the subsidy. Here you can see how the application looks like.
• After the subsidy is admitted, LUT makes a written contract about the subsidy and sends it to the employer to sign electrically.
• The employer makes a written work contract mutually with the student.
• The employer supports and guides the student and takes care of other employer responsibilities.
• The employer invoices the subsidy from LUT after the work period is completed as agreed.