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2024 Secondary School Work Experience Program

Application Deadline: 5pm, 15 March 2024


The WEHI Secondary School Work Experience Program provides year 10 students with an opportunity to discover what it is like to be a scientist working in medical research.

Students 15 years or over are welcome to apply for the WEHI Secondary School Work Experience Program. The students accepted for the program are expected to attend the full week of work experience, approximately 9am-4pm each day for the 5 days for either the June or September cohorts.

Please complete this online application form in full and upload a resume.

WEHI aims to provide educational opportunities to a diverse range of students.

Any information collected in this form is for the use of the WEHI Program application process only and will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file, and managed as sensitive information in accordance with our privacy policy.

You can find out more about WEHI's Secondary School Work Experience Program here:
1.Your Contact Information(Required.)
2.Email Address
(Email will be our main method of contact, so please ensure your email address is correct)(Required.)
3.Phone Number(Required.)
4.I wish to apply for the Secondary School Work Experience Program week/s:
(Select either or both weeks. Your preference in week will be taken into consideration but can not be guaranteed)
(Required.)
5.I will be 15 years or over by the Monday of the Program week and understand I will be expected to attend for the full week.
We are not able to accept students under the age of 15 for work experience.
(Required.)
6.Your School Details(Required.)
7.Secondary School Location:(Required.)
8.Secondary School category:(Required.)
9.Please tell us why you want to do work experience at WEHI.
(200 words max)(Required.)
10.Upload your resume.(Required.)
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11.Scientific Interests: Please select up to 3 medical research fields you are interested in:
(You do not need to already have knowledge in any of these fields; these answers will help us identify suitable laboratories to place students in)
WEHI’s Secondary School Work Experience Program aims to provide educational opportunities to students with diverse backgrounds and life experiences. The following 3 questions are optional but may be taken into consideration and used to personalise your experience with WEHI.
This information will not be shared with your school or parent/guardian and if you choose not to answer these questions it will not affect your application being assessed. 
12.What gender do you identify as:
13.Do you identify as?
14.Is there anything else about your background, access needs, or personal circumstances that you would like to share in relation to this application?
Optional, 200 words max.
Ready to submit your work experience application?

Please check that your email address is correct and you are happy with all your answers above, and then proceed with submitting the application.