What is our Scholarship Programme?

We have made funds available to sponsor up to three students the sum of £3,000 per year for the duration of their university studies, up to a maximum of 4 years. During this time, our students are expected to participate in our summer placement programme each year within either our London or Bristol offices and will be paid a pro-rata salary of £19,000 while they are working for us. Each placement will last a maximum of eight weeks, but we are flexible within this to ensure the programme is tailored to meet your needs. Departments that offer placements include Dealer Relations, IT, Finance, HR, Customer Services and Fleet Operations. In addition to on-the-job training throughout the placement, there will also be classroom based training opportunities. We do not offer travel and accommodation costs for the summer placement and students would be expected to make their own suitable arrangements. Students must be eligible to work in the UK full time for the duration of the summer placement.

We will also provide a "buddy" within the business who will be on hand throughout the academic year as well as during the work experience periods.

On graduation, candidates can apply for a permanent job, depending on the skills set of the candidate and the business opportunities available, but we would not require a firm commitment from either party at the outset of the scholarship term.

Who are we looking for?

If you are interested in what we do, are about to embark on your university career and have a desire to achieve, we´d love to see your application. Our aim is to attract disabled students with high potential.

Our people are our driving force for excellence and we invest in them by creating opportunities for them to reach their career goals. We also have strong values that enable us to deliver excellent service to our customers.

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and aptitudes: 

Drive:    Proactive and shows initiative    Responds positively to challenge    Encourages others and shows resilience   Curiosity:    Asks why    Sees the bigger picture    Sees change as positive  Decision making: Makes informed decisions Balances the risks and benefits Takes responsibility for decisions   Relate or communication skills: Expresses their own viewpoint Makes their presence felt Stimulates interest and is engaging

Why are we offering a Scholarship Programme?

As an organisation whose 485,000 customers are disabled, building our disability expertise is a key objective of our strategy. As well as building our disability confidence and knowledge, we also work to build a reputation externally as a credible provider of services for disabled people and as an employer of choice. We believe that our sponsorship and work experience gives disabled students access to the work place in order that they can gain some structured and worthwhile work experience, to help pave the way for their future careers.

The Scholarship Programme is an example of how we can provide not only opportunities for disabled people, but also for us to improve how we work with disabled colleagues.

How to Apply...

We are not currently accepting applications for our Scholarship Programme.  Please continue to check this page for future updates.