# Career Lab: Second- (or penultimate) year students

**Source**: https://student.sussex.ac.uk/careers/career-lab/second-year
**Parent**: https://student.sussex.ac.uk/careers/career-lab

Find out how to build your experience, further develop your skills, and start thinking about where your career may go.

[#### UK summer internship

Apply for one of many paid summer internships exclusive to Sussex students.](https://student.sussex.ac.uk/careers/career-lab/uk-summer-internship)

[#### Online global summer internship programme

Build an international experience with an online internship from your home.](https://student.sussex.ac.uk/careers/career-lab/online-summer-internship)

[#### Junior Research Associate scheme

Apply for a funded, eight-week university research project.](http://www.sussex.ac.uk/suro/applying)

[#### Digital skills training

Join a fully-funded digital skills course to develop an essential toolkit of digital and creative skills.](https://student.sussex.ac.uk/careers/career-lab/digital-skills)

[#### Global Excellence Summer Programme

Eligible students can study at an international university and add a part-funded global dimension to your Sussex degree.](https://student.sussex.ac.uk/options/abroad/choices/summer-schools#GESP)

[#### Mentoring and networking

Connect with Sussex graduates to guide you through job hunting, applications, networking and industry insights.](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/alumni/get-involved/mentoring-and-networking)

## Create your own experience

Want to explore starting a side hustle, developing a freelance career or launching a new business or social enterprise? We can support you with advice and guidance, funding opportunities and helpful connections. Take your first step by booking an [Entrepreneurship Exploration appointment](https://careerhub.sussex.ac.uk/students/appointments/app/?siteId=1).

### Taking part in opportunities

In your second or penultimate year, you can apply to take part in all the opportunities listed above, but in one academic year:

- you can only accept either one Career Lab UK Summer Internship **or** an Online Global Summer Internship **or** the Junior Research Associate scheme
- you can only take part in one Digital Skills Bootcamp and one Accelerator per financial year (1 April to 31 March), if you have not already completed the course during your time at Sussex.

### Disability support and reasonable adjustments

We have partnered with [EmployAbility](http://www.employ-ability.org.uk/about-us/) to provide disabled students, and students with neurodivergent, mental health and long-term health conditions, with individualised advice and support about adjustments for recruitment and the workplace, information about your rights, and support you with your applications.

[Register with EmployAbility](https://www.employ-ability.org.uk/students-and-universities/register/) for more information and support.

[See more from Career Lab](https://student.sussex.ac.uk/careers/career-lab)