Applications for the 2024/25 round are open and need to be submitted by Friday 25 October 2024.
The Vacation internship program is offered by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute to provide promising undergraduate students a paid opportunity to experience a career in research, by engaging in diverse research environment through one of our selected laboratories at the Baker Institute. The program is designed to attract potential students to continue in a research career enrolling in honours, masters and PhD.
Students who have made contact with a participating lab and selected into the program will be given a unique opportunity to become part of a research team as a vacation intern.
Vacation Interns will receive:
- 4-week (or equivalent) research laboratory experience (public holidays excluded).
- AU$500 payment per week (note: accommodation and/or travel costs are not covered).
Who can apply?
- Undergraduate students in the final year of their course, undertaking a science, biomedicine or health science related degree.
How are students selected?
- interest in a research career
- strong undergraduate marks
- alignment of research interests and laboratory focus.
Application reviewers will consider whether an applicant has contacted their preferred laboratory/laboratories about participating in the Vacation Internship Program.
Program guidelines and application form
More information on our research and labs
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact study@baker.edu.au or contact our Student Administrator, Joy Oriel, on (03) 8532 1462.