Research internships

Research internships are an excellent opportunity to apply your research skills and theory in a practical manner and expand your networks and employability by working on short-term research projects within industry.

Benefits include:

• Applying your research skills and theory in a practical manner
• Boosting your employability
• Expanding your networks
• Contributing to industry; and
• Receiving financial support.

Whilst research master’s students are not eligible for the support funds, they are encouraged to undertake an internship opportunity.  Research master’s students who transfer to a doctoral degree and have met the research internship criterion may be approved to access the support funds.

Relevant documents

• Guidelines – RTP Eligible Internships [.pdf 401kB]
• Contracts – RTP Internship Agreements
  1. Simple Internship Contract [.pdf 159 kB]
  2. Standard Internship Contract [.pdf 404 kB]
  3. Partnership Contract: request via ROC-Excellence@curtin.edu.au
• Internship Checklist (access via SONIA forms)
• Internship Work Plan Instructions (enclosed within contracts) [.pdf 71 kB]
• Internship completion form (access via SONIA forms)

Overview presentation

• View recording (27 June) on Echo360
  • Available for Curtin users only.
  • You will be redirected to the student portal or staff portal. Please login using your Curtin credentials: staff should use email format a.smith@curtin.edu.au and students use format 12345678@student.curtin.edu.au.

• Research internships and RSF Briefing to students and supervisors [.pdf 681kB]

• Frequently Asked Questions [.pdf 95 kB]

Contact us

Email ROC-Excellence@curtin.edu.au for further information.