Outcomes | The Aurora Project

Over 6,400 applications received.
Over 2,600 internships arranged have provided over 490,000 hours of additional capacity
Over 175 Aurora Hosts working in the Indigenous sector, including 94(53%) Indigenous organisations
Approx. $16 million of cost savings and productivity gains.
629 internship alumni (26%) employed in the sector since inception.
Of our 162 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander interns placed to date, 31(19%) have undertaken paid roles in the Indigenous sector.
85 internships arranged for Indigenous funded participants since the provision of Commonwealth scholarship funded internships
All of these alumni noted that their decision to work in the sector was greatly influenced by their Aurora internship.
Placement of Indigenous students is a high priority – 90% of Indigenous applicants are selected for placement, compared to 46% of non-Indigenous applicants.
8 alumni have been awarded Rhodes scholarships