Maritime and Aviation Internship Scheme (Aviation)

Introduction

To offer young generation an opportunity to have an early exposure to the wide spectrum of career opportunities in the aviation sectors so as to encourage them to join the sector after graduation, the Government established the Maritime and Aviation Internship Scheme (Aviation) (the “Scheme”) under the Maritime and Aviation Training Fund (the “MATF”) in 2014 to invite aviation-related companies to participate in the Scheme and offer internship positions.

Eligibility

This initiative is only open to Hong Kong residents who are lawfully employable in Hong Kong, and currently* –

1. full-time local students (including students who are in the final year of their study) undertaking undergraduate or sub-degree programmes in any local institutions; or
2. full-time students (including students who are in the final year of their study) undertaking undergraduate or sub-degree programmes in any institutions outside Hong Kong; or
3. secondary six school leavers
   
*Excluding students currently undertaking postgraduate programmes.

Partnership arrangement

Government’s support

• To reimburse the participating companies of honorarium paid to each intern up to 75% or HK$7,500 per month (whichever is lower) for an internship period up to three months.

Company’s role

• To offer internship positions within the financial year (i.e. from April this year to March next year) for a minimum of four weeks (i.e. 28 days);
• To pay the monthly honorarium to interns during the internship period, and then claim reimbursement from the MATF Secretariat for the Government-sponsored honorarium, within 60 calendar days after completion of internship or the expiry of the first three-month sponsored internship period (whichever is earlier);
• To provide interns with fruitful and rewarding internship experience; and
• To support and facilitate interns to participate in an enrichment programme organised by the MATF.

Enrichment programme (NEW)

• To enrich interns’ experience and augment their perception of the diversified career opportunities in the aviation industry, an enrichment programme comprises a two-day industry orientation in early July 2026 and a concluding session in late August 2026 will be launched for interns participated in the Scheme starting from 2026.
• Interns commencing their internship between 1 April and 30 September 2026 are required to maintain a 100% attendance record for both sessions. For internships scheduled from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, the timetable for enrichment programme will be released in due course.
• Interns attending the enrichment programme is part of the Scheme and participating companies will be ineligible for honorarium reimbursement if interns fail to complete the entire enrichment programme.

For companies

Information on internship positions under the Scheme will be uploaded onto the website of the MATF regularly and distributed to post-secondary academic institutions. Each intern will only be sponsored once for working in the same participating company for all internship schemes under the MATF.
Interested companies please refer to the FAQs for Companies.

For students

Students are required to submit their applications direct to the participating companies and attend the enrichment programme organised by the MATF after they are being employed by the companies under the Scheme.
Interested students please refer to the List of aviation-related internship positions.

Application Documents

Registration Form for Internship Positions (NEW)

FAQs for Companies (NEW)

List of aviation-related internship positions (To be updated)

Application Form for Interns (NEW)

Enquiries

Email: internship_matf@tlb.gov.hk
Hotline: 3509 7267