Victoria University

At Victoria University, we understand how important education is to achieving your potential, and that access to a scholarship can help make that happen.

Each year, we award hundreds of scholarships worth millions of dollars for students at all levels – TAFE (certificates and diplomas), undergraduate (bachelor degrees and honours) and postgraduate.

VU scholarships provide financial and practical assistance for students to get a head start:

TAFE (Victoria University Polytechnic) scholarships: Bachelor degree and honours scholarships,Graduate research scholarships, International scholarships, Externally- funded scholarships, Scholarship applications and assessment.

Aurora Native Title Internship program

The Aurora program(external link) aims to provide assistance to under-resourced and over-worked Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) as well as to various other organisations working in these areas including Indigenous corporations, government bodies, community groups and other policy organisations.

NTRBs employ lawyers, anthropologists and other researchers, field officers and administrative staff to represent and support Indigenous communities in native title claims, advocacy and other negotiations. Other host organisations advocate policies of reconciliation and equal rights for Indigenous Australians while some provide assistance to Indigenous communities with cultural heritage activities, as well as associated business and community-based initiatives.

• County Court Internship program

The County Court Internship program is a joint initiative of the College of Law & Justice, Victoria University and the County Court.

The program allows students to spend a week observing court processes with County Court Judge Phillip Misso as he undertakes his judicial duties, including conducting research for judgments.

The four day intensive internship offers students the opportunity to gain experience and insight into the County Court structure and its inner workings. The internship includes daily lectures by a sitting County Court Judge and behind the scene tours of the various areas in the court building including a Judge's chambers and Registry.

Students in this program gain a practical and detailed understanding of the how the County Court works, how a file is run from start to finish, and exposure to various court proceedings.

Applications for the semester have closed, for more information please contact the program coordinator, Nussen Ainsworth +61 3 9919 1894.

Supreme Court Internship program

The College of Law & Justice is piloting the internship along with the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. The program will be modelled on the intensive county internship program and offers students the opportunity to gain experience and insight into the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal structure and its inner workings.

The Hon. Justice Maxwell, President Court of Appeal and Adjunct Professor of the College of Law and Justice, is the supervising Justice for the program.

Applications for the semester have closed, for more information please contact the program coordinator, Nussen Ainsworth +61 3 9919 1894.

Victorian Parliamentary Internship Program

The Victorian Parliamentary Internship Program is a collaborative partnership between the Parliament of Victoria, the University of Melbourne, Monash University and Victoria University. Third-year political science students in the College of Arts, and those doing an Arts/Law combination have the opportunity to apply for exciting program.

Students in this program will work under the supervision of a Member of the Victorian Parliament.

Students participating in the program are required to:

• attend induction and research seminars
• keep a journal
• write a reflective essay
• submit a 6,000 word research report which, after assessment, will be filed in the Victorian Parliamentary Library.

This unit is specifically designed to acquaint students with the structures and processes of contemporary state government, parliamentary research and report writing, and to develop reflective and analytic awareness of these structures, processes, and modes of research.

Applications

Applicants are selected on academic results and completing an application form available from the coordinator, Dr Edward Lock.

Applications for the 2017 Program are due on 25 November 2016.

Further opportunities

You can also view a range of other internships, cadetships and job opportunities on Learning Hub(external link).

Take part in our Talent Connect job-ready program to receive coaching and mentoring as you transition into the workforce.

Please note that to view opportunities on Learning Hub, you will need to log in or create an account first.

 If you have a student visa you can work up to 40 hours per fortnight (two-week period) during university semesters, and full-time hours during holidays.

• If you haven’t already arranged your long-term accommodation, make sure you organise short-term accommodation for at least a week or two. Make space in your budget for it, too! This will give you time to consider your options, inspect potential offers and finalise the arrangements. You can stay at a short-term backpacker hostel for around $35 per night, including utilities. 
• At our VU student accommodation, Unilodge@VU, you can rent a studio apartment or a room in a two or six bedroom share apartment. You’ll be within walking distance of our Footscray Park campus and within easy reach of other campuses by public transport
• You can find a room in a share house. This means you’ll have a room with use of household facilities in a private, established household. The room may be furnished or unfurnished, and cost of gas, electricity and water may or may not be included in the rent.
• Rooming houses and serviced hostels for singles or couples. In registered rooming houses, you have your own room but share common space and facilities with other people paying separate rent.
• You can rent a house, apartment, unit or bungalow. Most properties to rent are unfurnished. The cost of gas, electricity and water is not included in the rent. Leases tend to be six or 12 months, but you can sometimes negotiate a shorter or longer lease.
• A commercially operated student apartment will be furnished, and often includes common facilities and recreation services. The cost of gas, electricity and water may not be included in the rent.
• A homestay is your own room in a host’s home. Meals and other support may be provided.