Outcomes | The Aurora Project

Over 7,400 applications received.
Over 2,900 internships arranged have provided over 545,000 hours of additional capacity
Over 200 Aurora Hosts working in the Indigenous sector, including 114(55%) Indigenous organisations
Approx. $13 million of cost savings and productivity gains.
873 internship alumni (35%) employed in the sector since inception
Of our 215 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander interns placed to date in 242 internships;
68 (32%) Indigenous alumni have undertaken paid roles in the Indigenous sector.
157 Indigenous funded internships arranged 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