To be eligible for the Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Work Experience Programme, students must be in Year 12, attend a state-funded school or college, and be residents of the North West region of the UK within commuting distance of the Unilever Port Sunlight site.

Interested students can apply when applications open in December. They can submit their applications by the deadline in January. Successful candidates will be informed by February. The programme runs in one-week blocks during the weeks commencing on specific dates in June and July.