If you’re an MBA student looking to land a job at a global bank in Hong Kong or Singapore, the best way to kickstart your financial career is via a summer associate internship.

As in London, banks in the two Asian financial hubs are prioritising internship programmes this year, so they can test out MBAs for a few intensive weeks before deciding whether to hire them into full-time associate roles.

With application deadlines in Singapore and Hong Kong for associate-level internships and permanent jobs rapidly approaching, here’s a bank-by-bank guide to the closing dates. Other firms will soon be added to the list.

(If you’re looking for deadlines for analyst-level internships and traineeships in Asia, click here).

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Summer associate internship, Hong Kong and Singapore

Closing date: 15 November 2014

Divisions available, Hong Kong: Global markets, global investment banking, global research

Divisions available, Singapore: Global markets, global research

Apply via the Bank of America Merrill Lynch website

Credit Suisse

Full-time associate programme, Hong Kong and Singapore

Closing date: 30 December 2014

Divisions available, Hong Kong and Singapore: Private banking only (all other full-time positions have been filled through intern conversions)

Summer associate internship, Hong Kong and Singapore

Closing date: 13 November, 2014 (30 December 2014 for private banking)

Divisions available, Hong Kong: Investment banking, equities, private banking

Divisions available, Singapore: Investment banking, private banking, program services

Apply via the Credit Suisse website

HSBC

Full-time associate programme, Hong Kong

Closing date: not stipulated

Divisions available: Country and sector advisory

Summer associate internship, Hong Kong

Closing date: not stipulated

Divisions available: Country and sector advisory (corporate finance, financial institutions, resources and energy group, financial sponsors, corporate sector group)

Apply via the HSBC website

Goldman Sachs

Full-time associate programme, Hong Kong and Singapore

Closing date: Already closed (29 September 2014)

Divisions available: Across divisions

Summer associate internship, Hong Kong and Singapore

Divisions available: Across divisions

Closing date: 16 November 2014

Apply via the Goldman Sachs website

JPMorgan

Summer associate internship, Hong Kong

Divisions available and closing date: 9 November 2014 for global corporate banking and investment banking. 11 January 2015 for global wealth management.