The SaltireFoundation has been established because Scotland needs individuals with the business skills and entrepreneurial drive to transform Scottish companies into global businesses of scale. An independent charitable organisation, it represents a new vision for Scotland, providing invaluable opportunities through experience, learning and business networking.
Our groundbreaking Internship Programme offers Scotland’s talented students the chance to experience life in some of the world’s top companies. By broadening horizons and opening doors, the aim is to encourage candidates to develop their confidence, skills and capacity to succeed. It will equip participating students with a positive, can-do attitude and an enterprising outlook.
Our other initiative, the Fellowship Programme, will generate a pipeline of confident, entrepreneurial-driven executives, ready to enhance Scotland’s commercial performance. The 12-month, full-time programme combines academic study with experiential learning –fast-tracking the careers of our most talented and aspiring business leaders.
The SaltireFoundation has the support of some of the world’s foremost multi-nationals and the backing of Scottish Enterprise, GlobalScots and Scotland’s International Advisory Board. More than 200 fellows and 700 undergraduates will benefit from our programmes over the next five to ten years.
“The Saltire Foundation Alumni Association is happy to support Young Ice Breakers in their quest to enhance the ability of Scotland’s next generation of globally-minded business leaders to continually create, develop and make use of opportunities that will benefit the economic, social and environmental prosperity of Scotland. YIB’s mission runs parallel with the Saltire Foundation’s ultimate aim of helping Scotland grow and develop into a significant player on the international business stage by promoting a culture of enterprise amongst its interns. By working together we are confident that these aims can become a reality.”
-Euan Fraser, Alumni Integration team.
