Standard Chartered Externship: Private Credit

Standard Chartered Externship – Private Credit

Career Advancement is recruiting a small group of students to participate in a six-week externship project with senior bankers at Standard Chartered.

Students selected for the Private Credit project will work as a team to assess the development of private credit markets in the Gulf, with a particular focus on the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The project will explore how established private credit models could translate to the region and where opportunities may exist across different sectors, structures, and investor groups.

Working alongside senior Standard Chartered bankers, students may examine areas including lending structures, ticket sizes, pricing, security, leveraged finance, real estate, SME and asset-backed lending, as well as the roles of local and international investors.

Selected students will receive a $750 Metcalf Stipend for participation in the externship.

What You’ll Do

Over approximately six weeks, the student team will:

• Conduct independent market, company, and industry research
• Gather and analyze relevant market data
• Assess the private credit landscape across the UAE and Saudi Arabia
• Develop research tools and supporting analysis
• Identify key market opportunities, challenges, and trends
• Translate findings into commercially relevant insights and recommendations
• Present final findings and strategic recommendations to senior Standard Chartered bankers

Program Structure

Approximately six weeks beginning on January 11th, 2027

Weekly 45-minute virtual mentoring sessions with Standard Chartered bankers

Additional checkpoints leading up to the final presentation

Independent research and project work between mentoring sessions

Final 45-minute virtual presentation to senior bankers

This is a hands-on opportunity to gain experience working on a real-world market question while receiving direct mentorship and feedback from experienced banking professionals.

Who Should Apply

Students with an interest in areas such as private credit, investment banking, leveraged finance, asset management, emerging markets, global banking, investing, or financial research are encouraged to apply.

No prior private credit experience is required, but students should demonstrate strong analytical skills, intellectual curiosity, an interest in financial markets, and the ability to contribute meaningfully to a collaborative project.

Students should also be prepared to commit consistently to the project for the full six-week period.

To Apply

Please submit your most up-to-date resume through Handshake by November 6th, 2026.

Career Advancement will select a small group of students to participate in the project.