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Applications can now be made to host an eight week paid undergraduate intern through UKAEA’s FOSTER (Fusion Opportunities in Science, Technology, Education and Research) programme. Funding is available for 40 placements in 2026. The application deadline is Tuesday 24 February 2026.

You can apply if you're studying at a UK university and you'll graduate after September 2026.

Host a fusion energy summer intern in 2026

UKAEA’s annual report from April 2024 to March 2025 has been ‘highly commended’ in the PwC Building Trust Awards in the Reporting in the Public Sector category.

The judging panel required evidence of public sector reporting with high levels of accountability, transparency, accessibility, and clarity. UKAEA received special recognition for its commitment to communicating complex scientific information clearly and understandably, with the judges congratulating the organisation on its success as last year's winner of this category.

UKAEA Annual Report acclaimed for clarity
Host a fusion energy summer intern in 2026

Applications can now be made to host an eight week paid undergraduate intern through UKAEA’s FOSTER (Fusion Opportunities in Science, Technology, Education and Research) programme. Funding is available for 40 placements in 2026. The application deadline is Tuesday 24 February 2026.

You can apply if you're studying at a UK university and you'll graduate after September 2026.

UKAEA Annual Report acclaimed
for clarity

UKAEA’s annual report from April 2024 to March 2025 has been ‘highly commended’ in the PwC Building Trust Awards in the Reporting in the Public Sector category.

The judging panel required evidence of public sector reporting with high levels of accountability, transparency, accessibility, and clarity. UKAEA received special recognition for its commitment to communicating complex scientific information clearly and understandably, with the judges congratulating the organisation on its success as last year's winner of this category.