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Corporate and investment banking spring insight in London for the 2027 cycle

Last checked 22 September 2026

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The selection steps for this programme aren't published, so the tests and video below describe the bank's UK schemes, for context

Programme and dates

Corporate and Investment Banking Spring InsightOfficial:A five-day insight week in London for students from under-represented backgrounds, with 35 places last cycleSource: Employer page, corporate and investment banking spring insight listing, 2026 edition
Who can applyOfficial:Last cycle asked for students graduating in 2028 on track for a 2:1, from backgrounds such as the first in the family at university or state-school educated, in any subjectSource: Employer page, corporate and investment banking spring insight listing, 2026 edition
Expected about 23 November 2026Status on 22 September 2026Reported:Not posted on 22 September 2026, and a tracker expects about 23 November, while last cycle closed on 15 December 2025Sources: Trackr Employer page, corporate and investment banking spring insight listing, 2026 edition

Dates move, so confirm them on the firm's own careers site before you apply

Read the eligibility criteria carefully before you plan to apply
Watch for the posting from mid-November, as last cycle closed in mid-December
Draft why corporate and investment banking and why this bankGo to practice for: Draft why corporate and investment banking and why this bank
Try a few short game-based assessmentsGo to practice for: Try a few short game-based assessments
Record answers to four or five competency questionsGo to practice for: Record answers to four or five competency questions

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ApplicationUnverified:How to apply for 2027 isn't confirmed, and the 2025 edition was run with a careers network for its membersSources: Employer page, spring insight week event listing, 2025 edition Employer page, graduates and young talentPractise for Application: Motivation answer
SelectionUnverified:Nothing published describes how applicants are selected for this programmeSources: Employer page, corporate and investment banking spring insight listing, 2026 edition Employer page, graduates and young talent
Insight weekOfficial:Attendees skip the first screening stage and go to an early assessment centre for the next summer's internshipSource: Employer page, corporate and investment banking spring insight listing, 2026 edition

Official:For context, the bank's UK graduate and intern schemes use three short online games on cognitive ability and conscientiousnessSources: Employer page, emerging talent, how to get on board Employer page, application process for UK careers
Official:Those schemes give up to 7 days to finish the online stage, and you can pauseSource: Employer page, emerging talent, how to get on board
Unverified:Prep sites name four different providers for those games, and none is confirmed for this programmeSource: GraduatesFirst

Official:The UK schemes add a recorded video interview of 4 or 5 questions, with results in about 7 daysSources: Employer page, emerging talent, how to get on board Employer page, application process for UK careers
Unverified:Whether the spring programme uses a video interview isn't knownSource: Employer page, corporate and investment banking spring insight listing, 2026 edition

Official:You must commit to the whole week at the London office in Regent's PlaceSource: Employer page, corporate and investment banking spring insight listing, 2026 edition
Official:The last day includes a session on the summer internship and its assessment centreSource: Employer page, corporate and investment banking spring insight listing, 2026 edition

Official:The 2026 edition ran from 13 to 17 April 2026 and closed on 15 December 2025Source: Employer page, corporate and investment banking spring insight listing, 2026 edition
Official:The corporate and investment banking summer internship opens in August, for students in the third-to-last year of a degree or the first year of a master'sSource: Employer page, corporate and investment banking summer internship page

Details change between recruitment cycles, so your invite and the employer's own pages have the final word

Official:: The employer or organisation says it on its own website or in its own documents
Reported:: From surveys, news, candidate reports or prep sites, not the employer's own pages
Unverified:: Sources disagree or the evidence is thin, so treat it as a possibility

Santander, listing copied by The Recruit: Corporate and investment banking spring insight listing, 2026 edition, 2025 to 2026 cycle
Santander, event listing on Bright Network: Spring insight week event listing, 2025 edition, 2024 to 2025 cycle
Santander Corporate and Investment Banking: Graduates and young talent, live September 2026
Santander UK: Emerging talent, how to get on board, live September 2026
Santander UK: Application process for UK careers, live September 2026
Santander: Corporate and investment banking summer internship page, live September 2026

Trackr: Spring week timeline for 2027, September 2026, opening dates estimated from earlier cycles
GraduatesFirst: Assessment tests overview, 2026