Summer diiVe
Remote 2026
This is a high-impact, fully remote 7-week consulting internship program featuring a 2 week consulting bootcamp and a 5 week hands-on, project-based internship. The program is an eight hour per day commitment despite being virtual.
We strategically place you in a team of peers and match you with a client. From day one, you work closely with your project mentor, who guides you as you research your client’s business challenge, ideate solutions, interview stakeholders, and deliver a final presentation over the course of five weeks.
The program mirrors the pace and expectations of a professional consulting environment. It is a deep dive into consulting, global collaboration, and team-based problem solving, designed to build future-ready skills from your work-from-home environment.
The Summer diiVe Remote Program is an eight hour per day commitment despite being virtual.
During the first two weeks, students participate in live online consulting training for approximately six hours per day, scheduled based on time zone, with additional independent work assigned.
During weeks 3 - 7, students are online from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST for team meetings, client meetings, workshops, and seminars. Students complete approximately four additional hours of asynchronous work each day, focused on building presentations, meeting with stakeholders, conducting research, and analyzing data. Asynchronous work can be completed at times that suit the student while meeting deadlines.
Weeks 1 - 2: Live online consulting training facilitated by consultants and business experts.
Weeks 3 - 7: Students work in teams and are matched with a real client. This phase includes daily team meetings, weekly training sessions and seminars, weekly client meetings, stakeholder interviews, research and analysis, and a final client presentation.
No, diiVe has only Summer and Winter Internship opportunities. Throughout the program, we provide diiVers with professional coaching and exposure to career opportunities in the consulting world and beyond to help them better define their purpose and career direction. We also will have broader discussions and learning opportunities with the entire diiVe cohort to promote relationship-building, and connection. We also conduct a case study review session for those students interested in applying for the big consulting houses.
- Elevate your employability
We equip you with foundational consulting capabilities, skills and work-life experience to enrich your leadership in a competitive marketplace.
- Gain international work experience that matters
We offer you an opportunity to intern remotely for a global client, working in teams to solve a key business challenge that has real-world impact.
- Define your constant, in the era of change
We support you in defining your own future purpose, whilst giving you access to networks you need, to launch your global career.
The diiVe Remote: Summer 2026 Program dates are June 8 – July 24 2026. Tuition is $2800.
The program fee includes:
- Intensive, 2-week online consulting training to equip you with the virtual business and consulting skills you’ll need for your future career
- 5-week remote consulting internship for a real client based in South Africa with a project team
- Weekly seminars
- Consulting case study prep
- Career coaching sessions
- Résumé development support and professional recommendation
- Lifetime access to the exclusive diiVe network of global leaders
- Weekly events and virtual hangouts
Applications are now open, and will close on March 25th 2026. Apply here for our Summer 2026 program. Our applications work on a rolling basis. Please ensure you apply as early as possible, as our program is competitive and we have a limited number of spaces available each summer.
Our consulting training is designed for ambitious students as a crash course into the world of consulting. It explores career opportunities in the industry, examines the rapid changes shaping the field, and provides a deeper dive into strategy, management, and business consulting.
The training is built to equip students with critical virtual business and consulting skills, along with the strategic knowledge required to excel in the workplace. Sessions are live and instructor-led, facilitated by experienced consultants and business experts
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Summer diiVe
Cape Town 2026
The diiVe Cape Town Program is an immersive seven-week consulting internship consisting of two weeks of online consulting training followed by a five-week, hands-on, project-based internship in Cape Town.
During the first two weeks, students participate in live online consulting training for approximately six hours per day, scheduled based on time zone, with additional independent work assigned.
Students are strategically placed into teams and matched with a client. From day one of the Cape Town internship phase, students work closely with their project mentor to research the client’s business challenge, ideate solutions, interview stakeholders, and deliver a final presentation over five weeks.
The Cape Town phase runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, offering a structured, full-time schedule that mirrors a professional consulting environment. Living and working in Cape Town alongside students from around the world adds a meaningful global experience to a fast-paced program.
- Elevate your employability - We equip you with foundational consulting capabilities, skills and work-life experience to enrich your leadership in a competitive marketplace.
- Gain international work experience that matters - We offer you an opportunity to intern abroad in South Africa, working in teams to solve a key business challenge that has real-world impact.
- Define your constant, in the era of change - We support you in defining your own purpose, whilst giving you access to networks you need, to launch your global career.
Dates are 8 June – 24 July 2026 and the program fee is $5700.
The fee includes:
- 2-week online consulting training
- 5-week in-person, project-based consulting internship in teams
- Consulting case study prep session
- Personalized coaching sessions and resume development
- One on one tutoring with team mentor during internship
- Life-time access to an exclusive global network
- Transport to and from airport (does not include flights)
- Pre-arrival information, local guides & resources on site
- 24-hour emergency support
- Fully furnished accommodation in Cape Town’s East City District, surrounded by cafés, restaurants, and cultural hotspots in the heart of the city.
- Full-day immersive excursions (diiVentures) designed to explore Cape Town’s culture, lifestyle, and natural beauty.
*Fees do not include flights to and from Cape Town, local transport in South Africa or food costs
Visitors from the United States, United Kingdom and most European countries do not need a VISA for South Africa if they are staying less than 90 days. The full list of passport holders exempt from requiring a VISA for South Africa, can be found here.
diiVe is an intensive full time commitment. We highly discourage students from participating in multiple opportunities/internships/programs. For our consulting training, you’ll complete this remotely and you should expect to dedicate +-6 hours of live sessions per day, split into two 3-hour workshops, with a few additional hours on self-guided learning, reflection and reading.
At the end of week 2 you will then fly to Cape Town and move into diiVe housing with your fellow diiVers. For the 5-week internship you can expect to work an 8 hour day (9am - 5pm SAST), in our HQ, with visits to your client for meetings and presentations. Your evenings and weekends are your own! We will organize some diiVentures for the weekends, or after work drinks. All activities are recommended but remain optional.
You’ll stay in fully furnished lodging in the heart of the city centre, one of Cape Town’s most vibrant and creative districts. With cafés, bars, restaurants, and cultural hotspots right on your doorstep, you’ll be just a short trip from some of the city’s best food, lifestyle, and experiences.
Housing is included in the program fee. All diiVers live together in shared rooms.
Like most global cities, Cape Town is not without safety concerns, however it is important to put the socio-economic context of Cape Town into perspective as diiVers will be living and working in some of the most affluent and safest parts of the city. Nonetheless, we encourage our diiVers to practice a sensible level of vigilance and common sense and be sure to lean on the diiVe team for any queries or concerns as our 24/7 support is in place to ensure you have a safe yet epic experience.
Our offices are a co-working space called Workshop17, at the Watershed, located at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
diiVe is an education program before all else, with a training program before the internship starts. You are taught by experienced consultants from across the world. Training continues during the internship with ongoing internship training, seminars, and mentoring from the diiVe team. This is not a regular internship, but a guided training experience with real world impact.
Absolutely. The entire program is instructed in English. Also the majority of South Africans speak English, even if it’s not their first language.
Please check out our Covid policy here.
The South African Rand. You can buy currency in advance, and make sure you have a credit or debit card that you can access overseas. You will need to inform your bank in advance that you will be using your card in South Africa.
Cape Town has a great bus service called the MyCiti which is super safe, efficient and affordable. For everything else, Uber is a great option. We will arrange private transportation for diiVentures.
A packing list will be sent closer to your departure date.
Yes, you will have high speed internet in your office and apartment. Most coffee shops too!
Yes, South African tap water is safe to drink.
This is Cape Town’s winter season. There will be some wind and rain, with an average daily low temperature of 45 Fahrenheit and average daily high of 65. Cape Town winters are fairly bright and sunny most of the time however, even if cool.
Yes, your client will write the team a reference letter.
Food: $126
Uber: $42
Going out + Activities: $52
Airtime & Data: $10
Other: $20
Tips 10%
Total per week: $275
5 weeks total – $1375, which rounded up would be $1500
A member of the diiVe team will meet you for pickup at the airport, and will return you to the airport at the end of your program.
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There is no malaria in Cape Town, and the tap water is safe to drink. There is no yellow fever vaccination requirement either, but we recommend you are up to date with all regular vaccinations.
All diiVers must arrive in Cape Town on June 19th. Students should book flights that land on this date to ensure they are present for orientation and the official start of the Cape Town internship phase.
All students must depart on July 25th or July 26th, as student accommodation closes on July 26th. Departure flights should be scheduled accordingly.
We recommend booking flights as early as possible to secure the best rates. Coordinating flights with other diiVers may also be possible. Please contact us to check whether other students are traveling from your city.
Yes, you will need travel insurance, medical and for possessions. We recommend Allianz.
Your family is welcome to visit! Just remember though, you will still be required to work a full working week, during their stay.
See our covid policy here.
There is so much to do in Cape Town, you may have trouble deciding. Go here for our full list of diiVentures.
Application
Process
Kick-starting your journey with us begins with you completing our simple application form found here . We recommend you carve out 1 hour in order to adequately complete this application form. The diiVe team will review your online application and then request a 30-minute interview, after which successful applicants will be notified and offered a space on the program.
We encourage a diversity of years, majors and interests to apply to our program to add to the richness of the conversations and learning of the broader cohort. No previous consulting experience is required.
We are looking for a select group of ambitious, aspirational leaders who:
- are currently enrolled at university or are a recent graduate (from any major or discipline)
- are high performing students
- want to develop their consulting, business and entrepreneurial skills
- possess a keen interest in community development or social impact
- have already demonstrated themselves as a young leaders in their community, university, country or organization (e.g. club, forum, committee)
Applications are now open, and will close on March 25th 2026.
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