Industry Placement Scholarship
Each PICSE activity centre holds an Industry placement Scholarship program for year 11 and 12 students during the summer holidays. The scholarship consists of a one week Residential Camp, one week of Industry Placement where students work as a scientist alongside researchers, all culminating with a scholarship cheque for $300!
The Residential Camp is help by the partner university for each activity centre. Students are engaged in activities at the university and have the opportunity to interact with lecturers and post graduate students during the camp. In addition students visit many research organisations during the week, hearing about current research being conducted and getting to tour the facilities available to researchers at the cutting edge of science.
The Industry Placement occurs in January and is organised at a time that is appropriate for both the student and the industry partner. For one week students experience working with a research scientist, aiding in the current research work of their mentor scientist. This is a great opportunity for students to gain a deeper knowledge of what is involved in working in a field that takes their interest, and to develop some new skills in the field or in the laboratory.
At the end of January, when all of the scholarship students have completed their industry placements a Reporting Back Session is held. This is an opportunity for students to give a short presentation about their experiences of the camp and placement in front of their friends and parents, industry partners and university representatives. It is a great event and a wonderful networking opportunity.
To find the activity centre nearest to you either use the map on the homepage or select Activity Centres on the About Us menu.
