Spring week map 2027
UK spring weeks grouped by when applications open, with the key format for each
As of , with dates compared against
Dates move and firms can close early, so confirm on each firm's own careers site before you apply
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Jefferies
Open, closes 30 November 2026
Investment Banking Spring Week Programme
Key format: Application and two short written answers, timed ability tests and a personality questionnaire, then a live interview
Official:Open on 29 September 2026 and closes on 30 November 2026, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis from late November to February 2027Source: Employer page
Stages and practiceNomura
Open, closes 1 December 2026
Discover Nomura Programme
Key format: Motivation questions, timed reasoning tests, then phone and final interviews with no recorded video
Unverified:Open when checked, and the posting says 1 December while the job board says 10 January 2027, so treat 1 December 2026 as the deadlineSources: Employer page, two-day discover programme posting, 2027 editionEmployer page, campus job board
Stages and practiceBlackRock
Open, closes 4 December 2026
Spring Insight Event
Key format: Application and a recorded video interview, plus a coding test for coding roles
Official:Open until 11:59pm on 4 December 2026 with a rolling review, while the separate client and product event already showed as closed on 22 SeptemberSources: Employer page, spring insight event posting for EMEA, 2027 editionEmployer page, application page for the 2027 spring insight eventEmployer page, application page for the 2027 client and product spring event
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Due to open by now, check the posting
Rothschild & Co
Due to open 29 September 2026
Global Advisory Spring Insight Programme
Key format: CV and cover letter, a blended online assessment, then interviews and an assessment centre
Official:Opens 29 September 2026 with no fixed closing date, and applications and interviews run on a rolling basisSource: Employer page
Stages and practiceUBS
Expected about 30 September 2026, not confirmed
Tomorrow's Talent
Key format: Timed reasoning tests and culture scenarios, then a recorded video and final interviews
Reported:Not open on 22 September 2026, and a tracker estimates an opening around 30 September 2026 from last cycleSource: Trackr
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Coming soon, no date yet
J.P. Morgan
Opening soon
Spring into JPMorganChase
Live check running
Key format: Application form, then a recorded video interview and no aptitude tests
Reported:Not posted when checked on 22 September 2026, when a tracker listed the 2027 edition as coming soonSource: Trackr
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Opening by the end of October
Evercore
Expected about 5 October 2026
Spring Insight
Key format: Application, then a recorded video and live interviews
Unverified:The 2027 posting went up and came down on 4 August 2026, and a tracker expects it back around 5 OctoberSources: Employer pageTrackr
Stages and practicePwC
Expected about 5 October 2026
Diversity in Business, Strategy category
Key format: Behavioural and cognitive assessments, then a recorded video interview
Unverified:Not open on 22 September 2026, when the firm asked students to join its talent community for news, and a tracker estimates about 5 October from last cycleSources: Employer page, diversity programmes for undergraduatesEmployer page, early careers job searchTrackr
Stages and practiceLazard
Opens 19 October 2026
Financial Advisory Spring Insight Programme
Key format: Timed aptitude test, behavioural questionnaire and recorded video, then an online final interview
Official:Opens 19 October and closes 15 November 2026, reviewed as applications arrive so it may close earlySource: Employer page
Stages and practiceCiti
Expected about 27 October 2026
Spring Insight Programme
Key format: Online application and an untimed skills survey, then interviews, with a video stage unconfirmed
Reported:The firm says applications open in October or November, and on 29 September 2026 a tracker expected about 27 OctoberSources: Employer pageTrackr
Stages and practiceHoulihan Lokey
Expected about 27 October 2026
Spring Insight Week, Corporate Finance
Key format: CV and three 250-word answers, a short timed test that penalises wrong answers, then interviews
Reported:Not posted on 29 September 2026, a tracker expects about 27 October, and last cycle closed on 30 November 2025Sources: TrackrEmployer page
Stages and practiceBNP Paribas
Expected about 28 October 2026
Spring Insights
Key format: Application and timed reasoning tests that differ for markets and banking, then an interview
Reported:Not open on 22 September 2026, and a tracker expects an opening around 28 October from last cycleSource: Trackr
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Opening in November
Deutsche Bank
Expected about 4 November 2026
Spring into Banking
Key format: Untimed judgement test, timed inductive test and a recorded video, then a phone interview
Reported:Not open on 22 September 2026, and a tracker estimates an opening around 4 November 2026 from last cycle's datesSource: Trackr
Stages and practiceHSBC
Expected about 4 November 2026
Spring Insight Programme
Key format: A short form, a 90-minute immersive assessment, then an online interview
Reported:Not open on 22 September 2026, and a tracker estimates an opening around 4 November 2026 from last cycleSource: Trackr
Stages and practiceDeloitte
Opens 9 November 2026
Spring into Deloitte
Key format: Immersive online assessment, then a job simulation
Official:Both streams open on Monday 9 November 2026 and close once places are filledSource: Employer page
Stages and practiceSantander
Expected about 23 November 2026
Corporate and Investment Banking Spring Insight
Key format: A five-day week for under-represented students, with selection steps not published
Reported:Not posted on 22 September 2026, and a tracker expects about 23 November, while last cycle closed on 15 December 2025Sources: TrackrEmployer page
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Opening in December
Barclays
Expected about 1 December 2026
Discovery Programme
Key format: Two short interactive assessments, then a two-day event with assessments on day two
Reported:No 2027 posting on 22 September 2026, and a tracker estimates an opening around 1 December 2026 from last cycleSource: Trackr
Stages and practiceFidelity International
Expected about 1 December 2026
Spring Insight Programme
Key format: Application and online assessment, then a video interview
Reported:Not posted on 22 September 2026, and a tracker expects it to open on 1 December, while last cycle closed on 30 January 2026Sources: Employer page, spring insight programme pageTrackrEmployer page, spring insight posting for London, 2026 edition
Stages and practicePiper Sandler
Opens 1 December 2026
UK Spring Week Programme
Key format: CV and cover letter, a recorded video interview, then virtual interviews
Official:Opens at midday on 1 December 2026, reviewed on a rolling basis, and late applications aren't consideredSource: Employer page
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Opening in January
Schroders
Expected in January 2027
Spring Insight Programme
Key format: CV and form, with chat-style judgement, logic and work-style tests, a video and a centre on the internship route
Official:Applications open in January for a two-week window, and no exact date for 2027 was published on 29 September 2026Source: Employer page
Stages and practiceStandard Chartered
Expected about 16 January 2027
Insight Programme
Key format: CV, then an online assessment invitation, with later steps unconfirmed
Reported:Not posted on 22 September 2026, and a tracker expects about 16 January 2027 for a March or April programmeSources: Employer pageTrackr
Stages and practiceBDO
Expected about 26 January 2027
Black Heritage Insight Programme
Key format: Online application, a task-based assessment and a video interview
Unverified:Not posted on 22 September 2026, last cycle's programme closed on 10 July 2026, and a tracker estimates the next opening around 26 January 2027Sources: Employer pagebeBee, copying a targetjobs listingTrackr
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No date or estimate yet
Bank of America
No date yet
Spring Insight Week
Key format: CV, competency questions and a recorded video interview in one application
Official:A register-interest listing is live, and pre-internship programmes recruit about two to three months before they start, often choosing people before the deadlineSources: Employer page, spring insight register-interest listing for London, 2027Employer page, students application process
Stages and practiceMorgan Stanley
No date yet
Spring insight, London
Key format: Chat-style judgement test, timed numerical and pattern tests, then video and divisional interviews
Reported:No 2027 London posting was live on 22 September 2026, and a tracker listed the firm's spring insight event with dates to be confirmedSource: Trackr
Stages and practice
No first-year programme found
Goldman Sachs
No programme found
Spring insight, none found since 2024
Key format: Summer route for context: application, recorded video interview and a superday
Reported:No UK first-year programme was listed for 2027 when checked on 22 September 2026, and no edition after 2024 was foundSources: TrackrEmployer page
Stages and practiceGrant Thornton
No programme found
First-year insight days, none found
Key format: University routes start with penultimate-year internships and placements
Unverified:No university first-year insight was found on the firm's site for the 2026 to 2027 cycle, which invites students to register for 2027 opportunitiesSources: Employer page, early careers home pageEmployer page, work experience for school students
Stages and practiceKPMG
No programme found
First-year insight, none found
Key format: Insight programmes start from the penultimate year
Official:Insight programmes are for penultimate-year students and later, and the vacancy search listed no insight roles on 22 September 2026Sources: Employer page, applying as an undergraduateEmployer page, student vacancy search for insight roles
Stages and practiceMizuho
No programme found
Spring insight, none found
Key format: The London student route is the summer internship, from the penultimate year
Unverified:No EMEA spring insight was found for 2025, 2026 or 2027 on the firm's pages, its careers portal or a 2027 spring timelineSources: Employer page, careers page for EMEAEmployer page, careers portal for EMEATrackr
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