The Australian Employers Network on Disability (AEND) offers university students with disability a comprehensive range of paid internship opportunities through its Stepping Into ... program.

Applications are now open for 2010.

To be eligible, applicants must have a disability and be in their final or penultimate year of a relevant degree at a recognised tertiary institution.

Internships run 4 weeks over the winter semester break (June/July) and opportunities are available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth.

Organisations participating in the 2010 program include:

  • Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
  • Australian Human Rights Commission
  • Department of Defence
  • Department of Justice & Attorney General (NSW)
  • Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet
  • Henry Davis York
  • KPMG
  • Lend Lease
  • Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW (RTA)
  • Sparke Helmore Lawyers
  • Stockland
  • UBS
  • Woolworths

Visit the AEND website for more details and the application form.

Applications close 5pm, Friday 30 April.