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APR.Intern's Australian Government grant period is coming to a close at the end of March 2021, and we are in discussions about transitioning to a new version of the program in the new financial year.

2020 has been a year like no other. At APR.Intern, we have seen businesses, of all sizes, pivot in response to the Pandemic, and lockdowns have changed the way we approach PhD student placements.

Fifty of Australia’s brightest PhD students have been placed into Defence research projects as part of an ongoing partnership between APR.Intern and DSTG.

APR.Intern has been extended, with internships able to be signed up until 31 March 2021 for completion by 31 August 2021. A 90% industry rebate is now also available.

A new funding partnership with the MedTech and Pharma Growth Centre (MTPConnect) will increase workforce capabilities and strengthen research translation within Australia’s medtech, biotech and [...]

APR.Intern is committed to supporting and sustaining both our industry partners and PhD students as the current health crisis evolves.

A $40,000 partnership between the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute’s (AMSI) APR.Intern program and Food Innovation Australia Limited (FIAL) will accelerate STEM PhD research talent into [...]

2019 has been a record-breaking year for APR.Intern. As we place this year's 150th PhD student into industry, we reflect on the impact our Program has had in the last 12 months.

Women are underrepresented in STEM, in fact they only account for 16 per cent of this increasingly vital workforce. This small number represents a very big cost to Australia’s economy and [...]

Cochlear, Toyota Australia, KPMG, Flamingo Ai, and the Australian Academy of Science are among Australian STEM leaders taking the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute’s (AMSI) Women in STEM [...]