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What is a remote internship?
A remote internship is an international work experience placement where you carry out projects for organizations based anywhere in the world. All communication happens over video calls, email and chat platforms.
While working on assignments, you’ll also take part in virtual seminars covering different areas of design, analytics, UX and entrepreneurship.
You’ll join a cohort of other international students from across the globe and be onboarded and go through the experience together.
Why do an international remote internship
Learn to Work Remotely
Enhance Employability
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93% of our alumni felt better equipped for their career as a result of our program
Get International Work Experience
Receive Expert Tuition
What type of internship can I do?
A few projects interns have worked on recently
Startup Idea Validation
Cecilia Zanna studied Medicine at Imperial College London.
She spent one month on a business development internship for a healthtech startup.
Marketing
Maria who studies English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford, interned for a gaming startup in Bali.
Software Engineering
Giuseppe Picciano, a graduate in Computer Science, spent one month working on a video web app in React Native.
UX Design
Luke Kock studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics. He spent one month interning on remotely on a UX project for a fintech startup, as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program.
Data Science
Eduardo Salazar Caldentey spent one month on a data science project for a gaming startup during Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program.
Business Development
Tomi Ogundayo spent one month in Bali interning for a Singapore-run blockchain startup. After her internship, she was invited to represent her startup at the UN World Investment Forum on Blockchain for Sustainability/Social Impact in Geneva.
We offer a range internships in a range of sectors…
FinTech
VR
AI
Gaming
HealthTech
EdTech
Conservation
Electric
Vehicles
Social
Enterprise
Biomedical Engineering
We also offer a range of roles…
Product Design
Data Science
Data Analytics
International Business
Business Development
PR & Communications
Software Engineering
UX
Engineering
SEO
Social Media
Finance
Marketing
What’s included?
Work experience placement
Get matched with an international startup that matches your interests.
Learn how to work remotely
Learn the tools and best practices used by top companies and effective remote workers.
Workshops
Get access to expert mentors to help you master skills and meet professional and personal goals.
Mentorship
Get matched with an expert mentor to help you develop your skillset.
In a nutshell, you’ll get…
- An internship with a startup that matches your interests
- Training and on-boarding, access to an accountability group
- Access to entrepreneur-focused events every week.
- Access to trainings across a range of disciplines
- Work on anything between 1 and 4 projects per month.
- Workshops on a range of in-demand skills ranging from design and analytics, to entrepreneurship.
Start Me Up’s Workshops
We offer a range of workshops on our startup internships.
How to Be an Effective Remote Worker
The best business ideas rarely come by accident.
This module covers the practice of startup ideation – the process of coming up with new business ideas.
Discover the techniques used by everyone from tech giants and startups to top design studios.
Project Management Tools
Introduction to Career Prototyping
Insights into how to validate ideas quickly and get feedback from customers.
How to set up tests for startup idea validation.
How to iterate and incorporate feedback from users.
How to Set Up a Freelance Business
The essentials of successful pitching.
In this workshop we cover how to create a compelling pitch, including how to create an engaging deck and visuals to communicate your idea to different audiences.
How to Be a Better Negotiator
The best business ideas rarely come by accident.
This module covers the practice of startup ideation – the process of coming up with new business ideas.
Discover the techniques used by everyone from tech giants and startups to top design studios.
Introduction to Google Analytics
How to prototype your idea quickly. An overview of creative examples of Minimum Viable Products.
Learn the importance of validating ideas before investing time and resources into them.
How to Land a Remote Job
Insights into how to validate ideas quickly and get feedback from customers.
How to set up tests for startup idea validation.
How to iterate and incorporate feedback from users.
How to Create a Content Strategy
The essentials of successful pitching.
In this workshop we cover how to create a compelling pitch, including how to create an engaging deck and visuals to communicate your idea to different audiences.
The Ethics of AI
The best business ideas rarely come by accident.
This module covers the practice of startup ideation – the process of coming up with new business ideas.
Discover the techniques used by everyone from tech giants and startups to top design studios.
Automation for Startups
How to prototype your idea quickly. An overview of creative examples of Minimum Viable Products.
Learn the importance of validating ideas before investing time and resources into them.
Product Management
Insights into how to validate ideas quickly and get feedback from customers.
How to set up tests for startup idea validation.
How to iterate and incorporate feedback from users.
Advanced Google Analytics
The essentials of successful pitching.
In this workshop we cover how to create a compelling pitch, including how to create an engaging deck and visuals to communicate your idea to different audiences.
Design Thinking
An introduction to design thinking.
Get an overview of product design, learn essential technical terms.
The Essentials of UX
Understand the role of the UX designer and the fundamentals of UX.
Get acquainted with the world of audits and briefs.
User-Centred Design
The user is the central element of UX design.
Learn how to research user personas, carry out user testing and carry out UX research and user journey mapping.
Design Your Own App
In this workshop you’ll wireframe your own application using the knowledge you’ve gained from the previous three modules.
Check out what our interns thought of our workshops…
How long can you intern for?
We offer full time or part-time internships from 1 to 3 months in length.
1 Month Internship
Over the month you will be immersed into four of our workshop series. All of the curricula have been developed by experts in the field.
Why Start Me Up?
Start Me Up is an award-winning provider of entrepreneurial education programs.
Our alumni hail from top universities and have gone onto work at some of the world’s most prestigious companies.
Check out our stats and testimonials…
We’ve been running remote internships for four years and have helped hundreds of students work remotely for the first time.
It was surprising how much impact you can have on a new organization.
I think each week I got to move higher up in the ranks and I got more and more responsibility.
“The UX workshop was really interesting, I was considering UX as something that I could do after I graduate. We had to design an app, not coding just sketching it out. It was so much fun.”
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100% were happy with the support the Start Me Up team provided during their program
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96% rating on Go Overseas
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60% of those on our program have confirmed work with their startup or are in discussions about it by the end of the program
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97% of our interns said their internship matched their interests
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Our alumni give us on average 9/10 for their overall experience with us
Whether you stumbled upon Start Me Up because you need a summer internship, a school-time getaway, or just an interesting experience during a gap year of some sort, I would highly, highly recommend you take the plunge.
The internship itself was incredible: entering on ground-level with some incredible start-ups is the opportunity of a lifetime if you let it be.
The Application Process
1. Apply
To get started just complete our short application form.
Please note that our programs are competitive, so early applications are advised for the most competitive roles in our network of startups.
2. Call
Successful applicants will be invited to an interview with a member of the admissions team.
This is where you’ll have an opportunity to explain more about your professional goals and the kinds of sectors and skills areas that interest you.
3. Test
During our short test phase, your aptitude, skills and motivation will be measured.
4. Offer
You will receive a formal offer from our admissions team for one or more of our programs.
5. Secure Place
Due to the competitive nature of our programs, to secure your place on our internships you’ll need to pay the registration fee of $390 within a week of receiving your acceptance letter.
Once you’ve secured your place, here are the next steps…
6. Project Call
Welcome to the team! To kick things off we will ask you to book in for a project call.
This isn’t an interview, we just want to know more about your skills and interests so we can match you with the perfect startup.
7. Final Payment
8 weeks before your project start date we will need the remainder of your project fee.
8. Tech and set up call
9. Startup Intro Call
10. Kick off
We can’t wait to welcome you to your new home in Bali, Singapore or Australia.
Our ground team will be there to welcome you at the airport and take you to your accommodation.
Have more questions?
Check out our FAQs or send us a message
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