A Work Experience within 60 days of your readiness checkpoint
A company and a supervisor named before you start, minimum four weeks
A published case study and a reference you keep
Your membership clock starts when your Work Experience does. No match by day 60, full refund.
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The full terms, what we promise, what we need from you, and what happens if we miss, in one document you can share with a parent or a mentor.
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Teach you, then send you off to apply.
You finish the course, then hope a company says yes.
StrideUp
We line up the work for you.
Our Experience Team, powered by Excelerate, has run real work projects for students from 190+ countries. You skip the applying and start the work.
Our promise
That's why we can guarantee it.
We run the work ourselves, so we can put it in writing. Work Experience in 60 days, or your money back.
A real team.
Know your company and your manager before day one.
Work from anywhere.
Join a global team remotely, with set check-ins for at least four weeks.
Work that gets used.
Build something the team actually needs.
Proof you keep.
A published case study and a reference to share with any employer.
Clear the readiness checkpoint.
Finish the Starter modules and your first portfolio piece. Usually four to six weeks.
Reply to your match within five business days.
Your host is waiting to hear from you.
Show up to every session.
Your supervisor sets them with you before you start.
Deliver the work.
Finish and submit it. It becomes your published case study.
Your first Work Experience in 60 days, or your money back.
The 60 days start when you clear the readiness checkpoint.
Your membership clock doesn't start until your Work Experience does. Until then, explore everything else on StrideUp at no cost to your membership time.
We refund every Strider fee you paid.
This covers a Work Experience match, not a specific company, city or role. It does not apply if you turn down two matches or skip the readiness checkpoint.
Questions? Email guarantee@strideup.org. Our team replies within two business days.