Students get experience they can prove. Startups get the backlog task done, without a hiring commitment.
Free to join · Aberdeen-born, UK-wide
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Backed across Scotland’s startup ecosystem
Four steps, and the founder’s part of it is the first one.
One structured form: the deliverable, the timeline, the budget band. About an hour of your time, and no advert to write.
Shortlisting happens on the student side. Up to three students take the same brief in parallel, so you get more than one take on it. Our built-in contingency model guarantees seamless project delivery even if student schedules change.
One to four weeks in a managed workspace, with a Project Manager on the plans that include one. Your side of it is one short check-in a week.
You sign the work off and it becomes the student's MicroSkill Passport entry. Hire none, one or more of them afterwards, with no hire fee either way.
Student and startup figures reported by the Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, 21 July 2026.
Real openings, posted as they come up. Every listing shows its duration, what it pays and the skills it needs before you apply.
Education startup
Build a working prototype of an independent platform that helps teachers see what it is really like to work in different schools: school search, fictional school profiles and an example ratings dashboard.
Oil & gas recruitment
Join an Aberdeen founder running an active oil & gas recruitment campaign. You will be on the phone with employers about candidates, so confidence matters more than experience. Start as soon as possible.
MicroInterns
Understand how MicroInterns actually runs, find the parts that are repetitive or unclear, and make them repeatable. Real processes, not a case study.
And now that anyone can generate a convincing CV in seconds, nobody can tell which claims are true. Evidence is what is left.
Not an unpaid internship
Trials capped at 4 weeks and 20 hours
Not a recruiter
From £349, not £4,350+ for a graduate hire
Not a freelance marketplace
Up to three students a brief, one managed workspace
Priyanka came to Aberdeen for an MBA and watched capable people get filtered out before anyone had seen their work.
MicroInterns is built out of that. A CV cannot show what someone can actually do, and a job advert is far too big a commitment for two weeks of work. So the unit is smaller: a real, paid project with a deadline, and a sign-off from the startup at the end of it.
Priyanka RaoFounder, MicroInterns · AberdeenWinner, Creative Young Entrepreneur Scotland 2026, JCI Scotland
Every brief runs in a managed workspace with more than one intern on it, and a Project Manager on the plans that include one. Our built-in contingency model guarantees seamless project delivery even if student schedules change.
One structured form turns your backlog task into a matchable project, without advertising it or sifting through CVs.
Some roles open with a short trial, capped at four weeks and 20 hours. Past that every student is paid, and the terms are on the listing before anyone applies.
Finished work becomes a MicroSkill Passport entry that the startup signs off.
Recognised as Scotland's leading new enterprise driving innovation in the education sector.
UK StartUp Awards · 2026
UK StartUp Awards regional final, June 2026. Shortlisted for the UK national final, September 2026.
Named the winner of Scotland's 2026 programme for creative young entrepreneurs.
JCI Scotland · 2026
Shortlisted nationally for exceptional leadership, business vision and entrepreneurial drive.
Great British Entrepreneur Awards · 2026
Commended for developing creative and sustainable solutions that drive positive social impact.
Heriot-Watt University · 2025
Named a national finalist in the Breakthrough Founder of the Year category.
National Young Business Leader Awards · 2026
Awarded for an early-stage concept demonstrating outstanding scalability and market growth potential.
Heriot-Watt University
From the startups who posted the work and the students who did it.
We got a well-scoped piece of work delivered in weeks, without the overhead of a hire. The student was switched on and the process took very little of my time.
Colin RawlinsonCrewdogMy micro-internship gave me real work to point to in interviews — a finished project for a real company, not another classroom exercise.
Lotachi EzechukwuStudentIt was short enough to fit around my course and paid, which most 'experience' opportunities are not.
Flexible, affordable help exactly when we needed it. We would use MicroInterns again.
Simon BroadleyAberdeenI just wanted to say a big thank you for all the guidance and support you gave us throughout the placement journey. Your help, patience, and the way you guided us at every step really made a huge difference.
During the internship, we learned many new things, developed our skills, and had the opportunity to build a project ourselves with your great guidance and support. This experience has given me more confidence and practical knowledge that I will carry forward in my future career.
What I valued most about MicroInterns was the opportunity to take on real responsibilities, work collaboratively as part of a team and contribute ideas to improve HR processes.
Love this approach. Creating opportunities based on skills and real-world experience, rather than just CVs, benefits everyone involved. 👏
Start My BusinessProfessional services, LondonHuge achievement. MicroInterns is redefining how learners access real-world experience, and it’s great to see that impact being recognised at this level.
Rafee AhamedEcosystem and venture growthInnovative talent bridge.
Maaz KhanWeb Morphix
Our mentors run one-to-one career connect calls and group sessions, for students, graduates and anyone changing direction. Come when it suits you.
A small team in Aberdeen, answering everything ourselves. We reply within one working day.
