The SGSSS/Scottish Government Internship scheme is now advertising. Please do let your contacts in Scottish Universities know about it.
The deadline for PhD students to apply is 19 January 2015, and SG is advertising for 32 internships. The Scheme is open to 2nd and 3rd year PhD students at a Scottish University studying a social science discipline (including economics). Please note that UK civil service nationality requirements apply, and where relevant students should check their visa restrictions on interruptions of study.
More details on the scheme are available here:
http://www.socsciscotland.ac.uk/news/2014/internships_in_2015