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Lincoln Award Employer Projects

Our Lincoln Award Employer Projects pathway offers students the opportunity to work on a real project brief set by a client, which could be an employer, organisation, or academic institution. You will work in a group of 6-8 students from various courses, gaining valuable work experience and demonstrating to future employers your ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment, which is highly sought after.

Throughout the project time, we will support you to deliver your project objectives and develop your employability skills through skills sessions covering Project Planning, Understanding Behaviours and Communicating Effectively, and Presenting with Impact and Confidence, along with weekly checkpoint meetings with our Employer Project team. At the end of the project, you and your group will present your findings to your client and receive feedback. Participating in the projects will help you to develop, evidence and communicate the key transferable skills that all employers are looking for!

You must be available for the following dates
  • Project introduction meeting – week commencing 19.10.26.
  • Group project time (4 hours per week; 8 weeks) – 26.10.26 – 18.12.26.
  • Skills session 1 – week of 26.10.26.
  • Skills session 2 – weeks of 02.11.26 & 09.11.26
  • Skills session 3 – weeks of 30.11.26 & 07.12.26
  • Project presentation to client  (1 hour) – week of 11.01.27.

You will also need to complete Lincoln Award Explore and Apply self-directed activities in your own time (roughly 4 hours throughout the project).

Additionally, international students, students with disabilities, and/or care leavers will be eligible for optional additional coaching and support.

How to Apply

  • The closing date for Semester A projects is midnight on Wednesday 30th September 2026.
  • We will be offering different projects with a variety of clients from a variety of industries.
  • If you are successful in gaining a place on the scheme, you will be matched to a project based on your skill set and areas of interest.
  • You will be introduced to your client for your project and the other students in your project group at the Project Introductions  w/c 19.10.26.

Click here to apply

The structure of the scheme and dates are as follows.

To view an accessible, printable version of the structure, please click here.

You can see more information on each section of the award below.

Explore
Step 1: Complete Skills Assessment

Your first step is to complete our Skills Assessment, which should take around 20-30 minutes. You can access the skills assessment on CareerLinc.CareerLinc

  • Log in to CareerLinc using your University username and password.
  • Click on “Skills” on the menu bar, and you can get started.
  • There are 32 definitions, and you choose the statement most relevant to each.
  • Once you have completed the Skills Assessment, please take a screenshot of your summary and upload it to your pathway on CareerLinc.

At this stage, you will become familiar with your Lincoln Award pathway and submit your progress.

Visit your Lincoln Award pathway on CareerLinc by clicking on the ‘Pathways’ icon on the menu bar or via Search. You should see your Lincoln Award pathway listed (if not, please get in touch). Click ‘Get Started’ or ‘Continue’, and you can see your pathway. This is where you can monitor your Lincoln Award progress and submit activities. 

After completing your Skills Assessment, please upload a screenshot of your results summary and click ‘Submit’- we will verify this for you.

Reflect on your results by answering our 2 Explore Reflection questions. You can find these on the pathway and submit your thoughts straight into the text boxes provided.

Recommended Activity

Following this activity, we recommend you add some Skill Statements (within the ‘Skills’ section on CareerLinc). This will be particularly useful for your personal development and for reflection in the future when preparing for any recruitment process. If you feel somewhat confident in a particular skill, you add a skill statement with some information about where you have developed it…

An example might be the teamwork skills you developed from a part-time job or the leadership skills you acquired from a position on a committee or sports team.

Experience Activities

Project Introduction

This is a 1-hour session where you will meet the client and your group. The client will present the brief, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions. We will explain the Lincoln Award activities, help you get started as a group and outline the ongoing support available to you.

Project

We recommend you work in your groups for approximately 6 hours per week for the 5 weeks. We will support you to get started, and weekly checkpoint support will be available.

The Project Log document can be found via the button below. You will use this to note down your individual contribution to your project for each week.

Experience Activities Project Log

You must attend all the sessions below. There will be three training sessions available (all online); you only need to attend one of each.

Skills session 1: Project Training

Bitesize sessions on project planning, risks and issues and conflict management. 

Skills session 2: Understanding Behaviours & Communicating Effectively

Are you interested in developing your knowledge of human behaviour and improving the way you communicate with others? This workshop helps you to understand more about what influences behaviour and how to effectively give feedback on it in the workplace.

Skills session 3: How to Present with Impact & Confidence

Public speaking in meetings and presentations is often a daunting concept for students. But that changes now! This session will guide you through the four key dimensions of delivering a great presentation, helping you to communicate and engage with your audience confidently and effectively.

CV Review Tool

Put your CV through our CV Review Tool. This tool uses AI technology to read your CV and provide instant feedback. Many employers use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), which apply this technology.

We recommend that you continue working on the feedback suggestions until your CV is showing as ‘Ready’. To evidence, please upload a screenshot of your feedback on your Lincoln Award digital pathway.

To get started, please log in here using your University username and password; CV Review Tool sign in.

Please retake your Skills Assessment on CareerLinc and follow the steps below;

  • Log in to CareerLinc using your University username and password.
  • Click on ‘Skills’ on the menu bar and select ‘Retake Assessment’
  • There are 32 definitions, and you choose the statement most relevant to each.
  • Once you have completed the Skills Assessment, please take a screenshot of your results summary diagram and upload this to your pathway on CareerLinc.

You will submit a written report 1 week before your Project Presentation.  At this session, you will present your findings as a group, engage in a discussion with the client, and receive feedback.  You will be supported throughout your project and provided with guidance to prepare for this session.

Contact the team via email: lincolnaward@lincoln.ac.uk

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