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Isabella Dodd

Organisation: 
QSNTS
Stream: 
Anthropology
Sector: 
Native Title
Location: 
Brisbane
Round: 
Summer 2018

I undertook an Aurora Internship at Queensland South Native Title Services (QSNTS) in Brisbane following numerous positive recommendations of the program from fellow university students. My experience was nothing but positive, eye opening and hugely interesting.

Jelena Fabri

Organisation: 
SANTS
Stream: 
Anthropology
Sector: 
Native Title
Location: 
Adelaide
Round: 
Summer 2018

 

Are you a budding anthropologist that would like some hands-on work in this fascinating field? Or a curious archaeologist that wants to expand and further your knowledge? Do you have a great interest in the many cultures of the Indigenous people of Australia?

Freya Collins Hallahan

Organisation: 
FNLRS (formerly NTSV)
Stream: 
Anthropology
Sector: 
Native Title
Location: 
Melbourne
Round: 
Winter 2018

During the penultimate semester of my Bachelor of Arts I applied for an Aurora Internship. Throughout my degree I had majored in Gender Studies and Australian Indigenous Studies. Therefore, I had always been interested in the possibility of working in the Native Title sector.

Soraya Wyssusek

Organisation: 
AAPA
Stream: 
Anthropology
Sector: 
Environment/Heritage
Location: 
Darwin
Round: 
Winter 2018

I decided to apply for an Aurora internship in the final semester of my Bachelor of Arts, in which I took an extended major in anthropology. At that point in my degree, getting a taste of ‘real life anthropology’ was exactly what I wanted and also felt I needed to do.

Janik Freese

Organisation: 
NQLC
Stream: 
Anthropology
Sector: 
Native Title
Location: 
Cairns
Round: 
Winter 2018

I found out about the Aurora Internship Program while searching for internships that would fall in line with my studies and interest me on a personal level.  At the time, I was finishing my second year of cultural studies in Bremen, Germany and knew I was heading to Australia for my semester brea

Chloe Tredrea

Organisation: 
AILC
Stream: 
Anthropology
Sector: 
Education/Training
Location: 
Canberra
Round: 
Winter 2018

Having recently graduated from a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology, I was interested in doing an Aurora internship to broaden my understanding of the Indigenous sector and to gain practical research skills.

Audrey Henry

Organisation: 
AIDA
Stream: 
Anthropology
Sector: 
Policy/Research
Location: 
Canberra
Round: 
Winter 2018

Coming in to the internship with AIDA as an undergraduate student without any professional workplace experience, I was unsure what to expect.

Briege Kelly

Organisation: 
AIATSIS
Stream: 
Anthropology
Sector: 
Policy/Research
Location: 
Canberra
Round: 
Winter 2018

This past winter I undertook an Aurora anthropology internship in my home town Canberra at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).