The Opportunity

• Get hands-on hands-on work experience and gain new skills
• Help raise the profile of CSIRO
• Apply for a CSIRO Vacation Scholarship today!

Our Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships are run over the Australian summer holidays and offer high achieving and promising undergraduate students the opportunity to collaborate with our leading CSIRO scientists and experts in our world class facilities. 

Students will have the chance to work on a real project in science, engineering or a related field such as science communication.  Placements are full time and typically begin in late November or early December and can be from 8 - 12 weeks in length (although there may be some flexibility). 

The Business Development and Commercial (BD&C) team foster growth by connecting to the right people, identifying the most suitable markets, and guiding science and research into viable commercial opportunities. This includes the preparation and management of commercial contracts, provision of advice on legal (Commercial) and IP matters and development and implementation of IP strategies.  

Projects:  there are 4 projects available, for details please see the project list (link to Excel file)
Relevant Fields of Study: Commerce / Business / Marketing / Communications / Film / Education / Economics / Social Science / Indigenous studies
Location:   Various (refer to list of projects above for specific details)
Scholarship:  $1,559.85 per fortnight
Reference:     68262

Pre-Requisites/Eligibility

To be eligible to apply you must be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or an international student who has full work rights for the 8 to 12 weeks duration (does not require visa sponsorship).

Vacation scholarships are open to students who:

• are currently enrolled at an Australian university;
• are in their penultimate (second-last) year of a full-time undergraduate course; and
• have a strong academic record (credit average or higher).

Apply Online

To apply you will be required to:

1. submit a Resume/CV and Cover Letter (as one document) in the ‘Resume/CV’ field which includes:
   • the reasons why the research project/s you have selected are of interest to you and how your skills/knowledge meet the project requirements; and
   • an outline of your longer-term career aspirations and how this program will help you achieve them.
2. upload your academic results in the ‘Cover Letter’ field;
3. in the ‘Education’ section select your university from the Educational Institute list; 
4. in the ‘Job-Specific Information’ section select ‘Not Applicable’ for both Preference 1 and Preference 2; and enter your Grade Point Average (GPA).

If you experience difficulties applying online call 1300 984 220 and someone will be able to assist you. Outside business hours please email: careers.online@csiro.au.

Diversity and Inclusion

We’re working hard to recruit diverse people and ensure all our people feel supported to do their best work and empowered to let their ideas flourish. Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 

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Applications Close

Monday 3 August 2020 at 11:00pm AEST

COVID-19 restrictions:  We have many projects on offer across our sites and we hope to fill all of these positions, however please be aware that the COVID-19 restrictions could impact some projects.  Depending on the restrictions in place we may not be able to proceed with some projects or we may be required to only consider students who reside closer to the location due to restricted interstate travel. We will endeavour to keep everyone informed of any changes as we progress through the recruitment process.