You will need to:

• Define your project
• Have an Industry Partner (may be company or private business, government, not-for-profit)
• A graduate student or post doc
• An academic mentor associated with an AMSI member.

AMSI will place 5 interns in the 2007/08 financial-year.

Requirements

• Interns should be enrolled or working at an AMSI member university
• Mentors must be based at an AMSI member university
• Industry Partner Organisations need to be a legal entity operating in Australia with an Australian Office. This may include a Trust, a not-for-profit organization, a NGO, a charity, a government organisation, or a public/private business. The Partner organisation must have an ABN or an ACN.
• The simple application process requires interested parties to complete a Project Expression of Interest (EOI) form and agree to the AMSI Industry Internship Program ‘Ground Rules’.
• A mutually agreed Project Report will be required at the completion of each project.

Project Duration

• 3, 4 or 5 months depending on the Intern’s experience and the nature of the project.

Funding

• AMSI will provide matching funding for each Industry Internship Project.
• Industry Partner contributions:
  
• $ 9,000 for a 3-month project
• $12,000 for a 4-month project
• $15,000 for a 5-month project

Academic mentors can receive up to $5000 (including GST) per internship.