To complement their academic studies, our students are actively seeking opportunities to gain uniquely valuable industry experience right at the beginning of their careers.
SFRA arranges and supports bespoke industry placements for Industry Supervisors and students. You and your company will benefit from contact with self-starting and motivated students. For MSc Projects, after approval of your project and a competitive selection process, you will select your optimum candidate for the project. Supported by Academic Supervision, the student will work closely with you to complete and present their findings whilst completing their dissertation based on your project idea.
We are highly experienced in delivering rewarding Industry Placements, supporting Industry Supervisors and Students through all stages of the projects.
Industry Placement Information
SFRA are experienced in providing over 100 industry project placements.
With this years enrolment we promote opportunities to over 400 students from Heriot Watt University, Strathclyde University and the University of Edinburgh 2022-23 Masters Programmes. Further programmes from wider university programmes in Scotland will be updated prior to the submission deadline.
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Project Submission - Key Stages:
SFRA submit the project to Academic Programme Directors for review and approval
SFRA advertise the Project Placement. Students apply, an approved shortlist is interviewed and the successful candidate is selected
The Project Placement is structured by the Industry Supervisor and Student, supported by the SFRA and an Academic Supervisor
The student submits their dissertation to their respective university exam board as part of their MSc.
MSc project placements take place for 8-10 weeks between June and August.
All stages of the placement take place online via Teams/Zoom, or the industry partners preference.
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SFRA Focus Areas
Cyber Risk
Credit Risk
Decarbonization & Green Finance
Consumer Fraud
MSc Programmes
Financial Mathematics
Financial Modelling & Optimization
Operational Research
Computational Mathematical Finance
Statistics
Actuarial Science & Management
Quantitative Finance & Mathematics
Quantitative Financial Risk Management
Stochastic Modelling and Computational Data Science
Actuarial Management & Data Science
Operational Risk with Computational Optimization
Statistics & Data Science
The deadline for projects submissions is the 15th December 2023, however if you have a project idea to submit, or if you have any questions on the project placement submission process please see our submissions webpage or contact the SFRA Coordinator Stephen Marshall by email or on stephen.marshall@hw.ac.uk .