Applications for the 2025/26 round are now open.
Submit applications by 11:59pm Sunday, 12 October 2025.
The Vacation internship program is offered by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute to provide promising undergraduate students a paid opportunity to experience a career in research, by engaging in diverse research environment through one of our selected laboratories at the Baker Institute. Students who are interested in a career in research and would like to continue their studies (e.g. Honours, Masters, PhD), at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute are encouraged to apply.
Students who have made contact with a participating lab and selected into the program will be given a unique opportunity to become part of a research team as a vacation intern.
Vacation Interns will receive:
- 4-week (or equivalent) research laboratory experience (public holidays excluded).
- AU$500 payment per week (note: accommodation and/or travel costs are not covered).
Who can apply?
- Students in the second-last or final year of their undergraduate degree (e.g. if a student is enrolled in a 3-year bachelor’s degree, students in the later stages of their second year or in their third year eligible to apply).
- Students who have recently completed their undergraduate degree can also apply.
How are students selected?
- interest in a research career
- strong undergraduate marks
- alignment of research interests and laboratory focus.
Application reviewers will consider whether an applicant has contacted their preferred laboratory/laboratories about participating in the Vacation Internship Program.
Program guidelines and application form
More information on our research and labs
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact study@baker.edu.au or contact our Student Administrator, Joy Oriel, on (03) 8532 1462.