Aurora Native Title Internship Applications - Winter 2010

1.	Complete the online application form below.
2	Submit, at the end of the online application form, a SINGLE Microsoft Word file for each stream you are applying in, of not more than 1Mb, that incorporates:
	A cover letter, addressed to Kim Barlin, Manager, Placements & Scholarships, addressing the following:   A strong academic record (max. 200 words) Demonstrated experience in and/or knowledge of Indigenous affairs, social justice and any fieldwork relating to your area of study (max.150 words) Demonstrated reliability and integrity (max.150 words) Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills (max. 100 words) Motivation and initiative (max. 100 words) Your Curriculum Vitae A list of all university results set out in table form including name of subject, mark and grade received. Please note: shortlisted applicants will be required to bring an original or certified copy of their academic transcript to the interview. Please save your Microsoft Word (2003 or 2007) document using the following format: surname.first name.university.stream.app.doc For example: smith.jane.UNSW.legal.app.doc Applications in more than one stream will be accepted, so be sure to specify 'legal', 'anthropology' or 'other social science' accurately in your file names. Please note: your application will NOT be considered if you exceed the word limits set out above. Applications for the winter 2010 internships close Thursday 1st April 2010 at 5pm AEST. (Please note that the closing date has been extended through to 5pm AEST Monday 5th April 2010). All applicants will be notified by the end of April as to whether or not their application has progressd to the interview stage of the process. All candidates who have been interviewed will be notified by the end of May as to whether or not Aurora would like to propose them for a placement. It is important to note in advance that opportunities available through Aurora directly reflect demand from host organisations and this sometimes comes to us very late in the day. For this reason some placements can be confirmed as late as a week prior to the scheduled commencement of the internship and it may not be possible to place all candidates who have been short-listed. For further enquires please click here to contact the Placements Team.

What stream(s) are you applying for?:	Legal Anthropology Other Social Science
Have you applied for an Aurora internship in the past?	Yes No
Have you undertaken an Aurora internship in the past?	Yes No
If "yes" please provide further details (eg. round and host):

Personal details

Title:
First name:
Surname:
Date of birth (DD/MM/YY):	Day Month Year
Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent? (please select one):	Yes No
Gender (please select one):	M F
Do you hold a current Australian driver's licence? (please select one):	Yes No

Contact details

Address:
Suburb:
State/Territory:	Please select New South Wales Victoria Australian Capital Territory Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Other
If “Other” please specify country:
Postcode:
Home phone number (or other land line contact):
Mobile phone number:
Email address:

 
Academic details - Undergraduate

Please specify the major area(s), stream(s) or discipline(s) of your degree:
Name of degree:
University attended/ing for undergraduate degree (if attended more than one please select most recent one):	Please select Australian Catholic University [ACU] Australian National University [ANU] Bond University [Bond] Central Queensland University [CQU] Charles Darwin University [CDU] Charles Sturt University [CSU] Curtin University of Technology [CURTIN] Deakin University [Deakin] Edith Cowan University [ECU] Flinders University [FLINDERS] Griffith University [GRIFFITH] James Cook University [JCU] La Trobe University [LATROBE] Macquarie University [MACQUARIE] Monash University [MONASH] Murdoch University [MURDOCH] Queensland University of Technology [QUT] RMIT University [RMIT] Southern Cross University [SCU] Swinburne University of Technology [SWINBURNE] University of Adelaide [ADELAIDE] University of Ballarat [BALLARAT] University of Canberra [CANBERRA] University of Melbourne [MELBOURNE] University of New England [UNE] University of New South Wales [UNSW] University of Newcastle [NEWCASTLE] University of Notre Dame Australia - The [UNDA] University of Queensland [UQ] University of South Australia [UniSA] University of Southern Queensland [USQ] University of Sydney [SYDNEY] University of Tasmania [TASMANIA] University of Technology Sydney [UTS] University of the Sunshine Coast [USC] University of Western Australia [UWA] University of Western Sydney [UWS] University of Wollongong [UOW] Victoria University [VU] Australian Defence Force Academy [ADFA] Australian Graduate School of Management [AGSM] Other
If "other" please specify:
Current year of study:	Please Select 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Honours Postgraduate Complete
Minor in non-stream programs or stream program where applicable:
Please insert number of subjects with grades awarded. See examples below. For Universities using a HD, D CR, P and F system. Example: 5HDs; 7DNs; 2CRs; 5Ps; 1F For Universities using a numerical system. Example: 5 7s; 6 6s; 3 5s; 10 4s For Universities using an alpha-numerical system. Example: 5 H 1s; 6 H 2s; 10 3s; 5 Ps
Please enter your grades here:
Please enter your weighted average mark or Grade Point Average for ALL subjects
Please enter the year you completed high school
Please specify the type of high school grading received upon completion (e.g. UAI, TER, ENTER etc)
Please enter your high school certificate leaving mark

Academic details - Postgraduate (if applicable)

University attended for postgraduate degree:	Please select Australian Catholic University [ACU] Australian National University [ANU] Bond University [Bond] Central Queensland University [CQU] Charles Darwin University [CDU] Charles Sturt University [CSU] Curtin University of Technology [CURTIN] Deakin University [Deakin] Edith Cowan University [ECU] Flinders University [FLINDERS] Griffith University [GRIFFITH] James Cook University [JCU] La Trobe University [LATROBE] Macquarie University [MACQUARIE] Monash University [MONASH] Murdoch University [MURDOCH] Queensland University of Technology [QUT] RMIT University [RMIT] Southern Cross University [SCU] Swinburne University of Technology [SWINBURNE] University of Adelaide [ADELAIDE] University of Ballarat [BALLARAT] University of Canberra [CANBERRA] University of Melbourne [MELBOURNE] University of New England [UNE] University of New South Wales [UNSW] University of Newcastle [NEWCASTLE] University of Notre Dame Australia - The [UNDA] University of Queensland [UQ] University of South Australia [UniSA] University of Southern Queensland [USQ] University of Sydney [SYDNEY] University of Tasmania [TASMANIA] University of Technology Sydney [UTS] University of the Sunshine Coast [USC] University of Western Australia [UWA] University of Western Sydney [UWS] University of Wollongong [UOW] Victoria University [VU] Australian Defence Force Academy [ADFA] Australian Graduate School of Management [AGSM] Other
Name of degree:
Title of thesis (if applicable):
Please give details of other postgraduate qualifications where relevant:

Referees

You can provide 3 referees, including 2 who are able to comment on your academic or professional merit and 1 personal character reference.

Please note your referees cannot be changed once your application has been submitted (unless exceptional circumstances are encountered). Your referees will be contacted via email and their details will remain confidential.

Please ensure that you have provided us with up-to-date referee email addresses. We will contact your referees between 22nd April and 30th April 2010. If we are unable to contact your referee, or they do not respond to our email, we will not request further details; this could put your application at a disadvantage.

Title:
First name:
Surname:
Organisation:
Position title:
Email address:

Title:
First name:
Surname:
Organisation:
Position title:
Email address:

Title:
First name:
Surname:
Capacity in which you know this person:
Organisation:
Position title:
Email address:

How did you find out about The Aurora Project?	Please select Internet/search engine University lecturer University peer Previous intern Careers fair NTRB employee Electronic notice board Other notice board Electronic flyer Hard copy flyer University Career Centre/CareerHub/Careers Noticeboard Indigenous Higher Education Unit Other
If "other" please specify:

Final checklist

Please attach below separate Word documents (accurately labelled) for EACH STREAM you are applying in. Ensure that, as per instructions at the top of this page, the following information is included in EACH attachment:

	A covering letter as outlined above
	Curriculum Vitae
	A list of all university results set out in table form as outlined above

For example, if you are applying for a legal internship, you will attach ONE Word document only. It will be labelled as per the format surname.firstname.university.legal.app.doc and will include a cover letter, CV and table of results.

If you are applying in all streams, you will submit one Word document following the format surname.firstname.university.legal.app.doc, another Word document following the format surname.firstname.university.anthropology.app.doc, and another Word document following the format surname.firstname.university.socialscience.app.doc. EACH of these attachments will include a cover letter, CV and table of results.

When you have attached your Microsoft Word document/s please click on the submit button below.



Applications for the winter 2010 internships close Thursday 1st April 2010 at 5pm AEST. (Please note that the closing date has been extended through to 5pm AEST Monday 5th April 2010).