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 4577 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	International Corporate Banking Summer Internship Programme 2027 London	Not listed	Summer internship	Corporate	Canary Wharf, 1 Churchill Place	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Investing and Lending Summer Internship Programme 2027 London	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Canary Wharf, 1 Churchill Place	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	UK Corporate Banking Summer Internship Programme 2027 Birmingham	Not listed	Summer internship	Corporate	Birmingham, One Snow Hill	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	UK Corporate Banking Summer Internship Programme 2027 London	Not listed	Summer internship	Corporate	Canary Wharf, 1 Churchill Place	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Banking Associate Summer Internship Program 2027 New York	Not listed	Summer internship	—	New York, 745 7th Avenue	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	International Corporate Banking Analyst Summer Internship Program 2027 New York City	Not listed	Summer internship	Corporate	New York, 745 7th Avenue	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Compliance Analyst Summer Internship Program New York	Not listed	Summer internship	Compliance	New York, 745 7th Avenue	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Compliance Analyst Summer Internship Program Whippany	Not listed	Summer internship	Compliance	Building 400-Whippany Campus, Jefferson Park	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Finance Analyst Summer Internship Program New York	Not listed	Summer internship	—	New York, 745 7th Avenue	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Internal Audit Analyst Summer Internship Program New York	Not listed	Summer internship	Audit	New York, 745 7th Avenue	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Internal Audit Analyst Summer Internship Program Whippany	Not listed	Summer internship	Audit	Building 400-Whippany Campus, Jefferson Park	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Operations Analyst Summer Internship Program Whippany	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Building 400-Whippany Campus, Jefferson Park	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Technology Cyber & Security Summer Internship Program Whippany	Not listed	Summer internship	Technology	Building 400-Whippany Campus, Jefferson Park	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	2027 Technology Developer Summer Internship Program Whippany	Not listed	Summer internship	Technology	Building 400-Whippany Campus, Jefferson Park	OpenRolling — apply early
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	M&A Internship (January 2027)	Not listed	Summer internship	M&A	Paris, France	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 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
Brevan Howard	2027 Summer Internship Program – AI & Quantitative Analyst, New York	Not listed	Summer internship	—	New York	Open
Brevan Howard	AI & Quantitative Analyst, London	Not listed	Summer internship	Quant or Applied AI team	London	Open
Rabobank	Intern Data Quality Support	Not listed	Summer internship	International Data Quality Team	Utrecht Croeselaan 18	Open
Invesco	Early Career Intern - Digital Asset	Not listed	Summer internship	Digital Assets	New York, New York	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	—	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	Hong Kong, China	Open
Houlihan Lokey	Summer Financial Analyst 2027 - Financial Restructuring, London	Not listed	Summer internship	Financial Restructuring	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	Summer 2027 Financial Analyst (Class of 2028), Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory Services - Multiple Locations	Not listed	Summer internship	Financial And Valuation Advisory	2 Locations	Open