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Spend the summer working on your own ICT project.

Summer scholarships for students of information and communication technologies

Spend the summer working on your own project at CSIRO's ICT Centre.

Undergraduate vacation scholarships are available every summer at CSIRO's ICT Centre.

Get hands-on experience working on real-world problems under the supervision of a research scientist or engineer.

About us

CSIRO's ICT Centre delivers leading-edge information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for industry and society and works to establish Australia as a global ICT innovator.

Our research is based in four laboratories:

  • Wireless Technologies
  • Information Engineering
  • Networking Technologies
  • Autonomous Systems.

And two application centres:

  • Australian e-Health Research Centre
  • Tasmanian ICT Centre.

Read more about what we do in the CSIRO ICT Centre overview.

The scholarships

The scholarships run from the end of November to February the next year.

During the scholarship students get the opportunity to:

  • work in exciting areas of cutting-edge ICT research
  • gain hands-on research experience
  • access CSIRO's state of the art facilities and equipment
  • work alongside internationally recognised research scientists and engineers
  • learn how to present their work
  • participate in a conference with CSIRO scientists and vacation students from other parts of CSIRO.

Students are paid a stipend of around $650 per week.

Eligibility

Summer vacation scholarships are open to Australian residents enrolled at an Australian university who have completed at least three years of undergraduate study and have a credit average or higher.

Travel and accommodation

Students who secure a scholarship in a state other than where they live will have basic travel costs between capital cities covered (for example, a student living in Melbourne might receive the cheapest available airfare to Sydney).

Interstate students will also be paid a living allowance on top of their stipend.

How to apply

All positions are advertised on CSIRO Positions Vacant.

Applications for positions at CSIRO's ICT Centre are currently closed and will open again in July 2010.

Find out what students around CSIRO got up to last year in What I did on my holidays.

 

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Fast facts

  • Scholarships are available to Australian residents
  • Students who have completed at least three years of undergraduate study with a credit average or higher may apply
  • Scholarships commence in late November and run for 12 weeks
  • Applications are currently closed and will open again in July 2010.

Contact Information

General Contacts

Mrs Pat Mather
Human Resources Adviser
ICT Centre
Phone: 61 2 9372 4215 
Fax: +61 2 9372 4585 
Ms Sarah Savage
Human Resources Adviser
ICT Centre
Phone: 61 2 9216 7034 
Fax: +61 2 9216 7007 
Science Contact

Dr Trevor Bird
Chief Scientist
ICT Centre
Phone: 61 2 9372 4289 
Fax: 61 2 9372 4446