There are often funds available to help students do internships abroad, but each funding system has its own peculiarities and paperwork, and the eligibility rules change often.
In some cases you may be able to add a big part of the cost of your international internship to your HECS bill, but you should talk to Global Mobility or your course coordinator about what is available.
If the funds come from the Australian Government, they almost always only allow for grants to Australian citizens regardless of enrolment at an Australian university.
RMIT financial assistance.
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Alexandra Wake has been a journalist for 30 years. Although initially trained in print, she has adapted to other technologies and now boasts a career spanning radio, television and on-line. Alex has worked in Ireland, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, as well as Australia. Alex worked for three newspapers: The Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, the Mackay Mercury and The Star (Ireland). Alex spent seven years working for the ABC in Queensland. She has spent time training working journalists at the South African Broadcasting Corporation and three years as a journalism educator at Dubai Women’s College in the United Arab Emirates. Alex also spent three years working as a senior media advisor for a Queensland government minister. Alex still tries to work as a broadcast journalist when her academic work allows.
Alex completed her PhD at Deakin, MA (Research) at QUT, holds a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning from RMIT, and a Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults from Cambridge.
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