Applicable to all sandwich year students
- September start
- £1200 fee for the year (total tuition fee – standard tuition fees do not apply for sandwich year placements)
- For undergraduates and postgraduates with a sandwich year option
- Based in the Hallam i-Lab with free tenancy
- 25 hours per week commitment (3 day equivalent)
- Work part-time alongside the placement
- Fully supported by the Enterprise Team
- Regular appointments with our Enterprise Advisers and Start-up Adviser
- Peer reviews (get feedback and support from your peers)
- Access to all workshops
- Network opportunities
- Start-up funding available (up to £1500 per business/team)
The Applied Professional Diploma is now included as standard with all placements
Sheffield Hallam University has developed the Applied Professional Diploma for students undertaking a sandwich placement from the academic year 2020/21 onwards.
Class of 2021
Work for Yourself placement
Applications are now closed for this placement and will reopen in November for 2022/23
This is a 44 week self-directed placement, supported by the Hallam Enterprise Team. Ends 15th July 2022.
You can apply as an individual, partnership or in a group of up to 5. It will give you the opportunity to kickstart your venture and test out the market.
Take your ideas as far as you want to. You don’t need a business plan prior to enrolling.
All you need is an idea that you are passionate about, plenty of enthusiasm and commitment. Your idea may change, and you may not have a business at the end of the process but the focus is on your self-development and the knowledge and experience that you learn throughout the process.
Freelancer
Applications are now closed for this placement and will reopen in November for 2022/23
This 44 week flexible sandwich year placement gives you the opportunity to combine paid work from an employer-based placement (optional) alongside time spent developing yourself as a freelancer, supported by the Enterprise Team, to advance your longer term career ambitions, build up a stellar portfolio and find paying clients.
Ends 15th July 2022.
This may be for you if you:
- Like the idea of a sandwich placement year that is very flexible.
- Want to take responsibility for yourself and proactively find work that you are interested in.
- Want to work on different pieces of work with a number of clients
- Want to build a portfolio of experience and project outcomes
Online Magazine
Applications are now closed for this placement and will reopen in November for 2022/23
This is a 44 week self-directed placement. Ends 15th July 2022.
As a team, you will create an online publication with the aim of building a readership. You decide the theme and the content.
This academic year saw the first team of three students pioneer The Student Aspect online magazine. The team have complete ownership and can continue to develop the publication into final year and beyond, if they so choose.
Key areas you will work across (in a team of up to 5):
- Research and development
- Website design and management
- Writing and editing
- Guest writer management
- Social media strategy
- Search engine optimisation
- Networking and building a contact base
Hallam Pop-Up Shop
Applications are now closed for this placement and will reopen in November for 2022/23
This is a 44 week self-directed placement. Ends 15th July 2022.
The Hallam Pop-Up Shop is located on Howard Street, opposite the main Owen Building Entrance. Each year we recruit a team of up to 5 students to manage the Hallam Pop-up Shop as their own business venture for the duration of their sandwich year placement.
As a member of the management team you will responsible for:
- Developing and managing the website
- Recruiting makers and designers to retail their products and services
- Coordinating bookings
- Manage the social media and marketing strategy
- Working with external stakeholders
- Plan and host events
