Welwyn Garden City-based Grace Foods UK is offering an undergraduate or graduate the chance to experience an internship with a very unique placement.

Grace Foods UK and its parent company GraceKennedy have opened applications for the 2025 GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Summer Internship Programme, which is designed to reconnect second and third-generation Jamaicans living in the UK to their Jamaican heritage.

The 2025 programme will welcome one university student of Jamaican descent from the UK to join three other students from Canada and the US for a five-week professional and cultural internship in Jamaica.

Caroline Mahfood, CEO of the GK Foundation, which coordinates the programme on the Company's behalf, said: "Connecting with the next generation is very important to GraceKennedy.

"Many second and third-generation Jamaicans are familiar with our delicious food and world-renowned music but have never had the opportunity to experience our culture in a way that allows them to make deep, long-lasting connections with Jamaica. That's the aim of the Birthright Programme."

The internship, which will take place from June 28 to August 7, 2025, will offer the lucky candidates a chance to work with a GraceKennedy subsidiary aligned with their career goals, while deepening their connection to Jamaican culture through immersive Heritage Pathway tours.

These tours will give the students the chance to learn about their Jamaican heritage by immersing them in historic sites, natural and human resources, and the island's beaches too

Eligible applicants must be second or third-generation Jamaicans, aged 18-25 years, and enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree programme with a Grade B average or higher.

They should also demonstrate a strong passion for learning about their Jamaican heritage and a genuine interest in contributing to diaspora activities.

For more information and application details, visit www.bit.ly/GKBirthright or email gkfoundation@gkco.com with any enquiries.

The deadline for applications closes on November 30, 2024.