Internships

Develop your business skills and expand your professional network through a uni-sourced, self-sourced, WorkHub, or international internship.

What is a Commerce Internship?

CMCE20001 Commerce Internship is a level 2 general elective subject for Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) students. This subject enables you to gain valuable experience and explore your career path, while earning credit toward your degree.

By completing an internship, you will develop skills that are highly sought after by employers, build a professional network, and enhance your marketability in the job market. Internships can be completed during the summer break — often referred to as a Vacation Program — or part-time throughout the academic semester.

Subject details

Credit points: 12.5 (pass/fail grading)
Intakes: Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
Available streams: Self-sourced, Uni-sourced, WorkHub, International (Summer only)

To complete the Commerce Internship subject, you must:

  • Be a Bachelor of Commerce student
  • Have completed a minimum of 100 credit points of undergraduate study at the time of application
  • Be able to enrol in a level 2 12.5 credit point commerce elective subject if your application is successful
  • Submit an application form for your chosen internship stream, receive an offer, and accept it by the specified deadlines
  • Undertake a minimum of 90 hours with your host organisation within the teaching period
  • Complete learning activities and assessment tasks within the teaching period to meet the intended learning outcomes

Explore internship streams

Compare our four internship streams to find the one that's right for you.

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Key dates: Semester 1, 2025

Uni-sourced and WorkHub applications have closed for the Semester 1, 2025 teaching period. However, you can still apply for a self-sourced internship. Detailed information for each stream is available above.

Rolling applications

Self-sourced internships (submit min. 15 business days ahead of commencement)

Key dates: Semester 2, 2025

Rolling applications

Self-sourced internships (submit min. 15 business days ahead of commencement)

28 April to 11 May

Applications open (uni-sourced internships)

28 April to 9 June

Applications open (WorkHub internships)

14 May to 28 May

Interviews (uni-sourced internships)

30 June to 26 October

Teaching period (uni-sourced and WorkHub internships)

Maximise your success

To make a strong impression with employers, we strongly encourage you to attend the Internship Essentials webinar series. These sessions will equip you with essential strategies for identifying opportunities, developing standout applications, and excelling in interviews, ensuring you effectively showcase your skills. Please note that webinars are not recorded.

Internship Essentials WebinarsDateTime (AEST)Registration
Research and Reach Out for InternshipsTue, 29 Apr
Fri, 16 May
12:00pm - 1:15pm
12:00pm - 1:15pm
Concluded
Register for Fri, 16 May
Develop Effective ApplicationsFri, 2 May
Fri, 30 May
12:30pm - 1:30pm
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Concluded
Register for Fri, 30 May
Excel at InterviewFri, 9 May
Mon, 19 May
12:00pm - 1:00pm
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Register for Fri, 9 May
Register for Mon, 19 May

We also encourage you to access the resources, tools, and services provided by the University's Careers team.

Attend an FBE Employability Drop-In

Come along to an FBE Employability Drop-In session to learn more about the Commerce Internship and ask any questions you might have about the program or the application process.

We'll be available at the FBE Employability Drop-In between 11am - 12pm on Thursday 8 May.  Find out more here.

Internship requirements

  • If you hold a student visa, you must comply with the work restrictions of your visa.

    • Work restrictions: You can work up to 48 hours per fortnight while studying.
    • Internship hours: Internships undertaken as elective subjects while your course is in session (while you are studying) may count towards your student visa work hour limits, even if your internship is unpaid.

    For further details, visit the Working on a student visa webpage and the Department of Home Affairs website. Please note we are not able to provide you with personal visa guidance or advice.

  • If you undertake an unpaid internship in Australia, you must follow the guidelines set out by the Fair Work Ombudsman. Visit the Fair Work Ombudsman website for the guidelines.

Funding, grants, scholarships

Applications for FBE Internship Grants are now closed for Semester 1.

  • The Hordern Work Integrated Learning Award was established with a gift from the Aranday Foundation and is offered to Australian students from a regional or remote area of Australia who are undertaking work integrated learning experience as part of the Bachelor of Commerce.

    Awards are valued at $4,000 for CMCE20001 Commerce Internship.

    Eligibility:

    To be considered for this grant, you must:

    • Be an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident
    • Be enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce (or its successor)
    • Have an Academic Status of Good Standing
    • Be living or have lived in a regional or remote area of Australia (based on the Australian Standard Geographic Classification).
    • Be undertaking an unpaid internship as part of CMCE20001 Commerce Internship

    Conditions

    Students must:

    • Undertake the Work Integrated Learning Experience for which the grant was awarded
    • Agree to the University sharing their name and course details with the donor of their scholarship and provide a note of appreciation or a brief report on the benefits of the scholarship if requested.

    Selection Criteria

    Please refer to the award page for selection criteria.

    How to Apply

    To apply, you must submit an application via the ‘Application’ section on the award webpage. Applications open once CMCE20001 Commerce Internship applications open and will close mid-June. Please note, this is separate to the subject application form you will submit for CMCE20001 Commerce Internship.

  • You can apply for an FBE Internship grant valued at $2,500 AUD if you're a domestic student undertaking an unpaid internship through the Business and Economics Internship subject. A grant helps cover extra costs and compensates for lost income.

    Eligibility:

    To be considered for this grant, you must:

    • Be a domestic student
    • Be enrolled in the CMCE20001 Commerce Internship subject with an unpaid internship
    • Have an Academic Status of Good Standing
    • Be living or have lived in a regional or remote area of Australia (based on the Australian Standard Geographic Classification).
    • Have been identified in one or more of the following categories (based on data provided during enrolment)*:
      • Recognition as an Indigenous Australian
      • Resident of a low socioeconomic area
      • Resident of a regional, rural, or remote area
      • Disadvantaged financial background

    *Eligibility is based on the data students provided at enrolment. Students are eligible if they meet one or more of the following specific categories: Recognition as an Indigenous Australian, and home address is in a low socioeconomic area (as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics). Access Melbourne students who meet one or more of the following Access Melbourne categories are also eligible: disadvantaged financial background, or recognition as an Indigenous Australian.

    How to apply

    After you have been enrolled in the subject, submit a confidential Internship Grant Application Form. To support your application, provide evidence of financial impact such as payslips showing loss of paid work. If you are not employed, submit a personal statement detailing any changes in your circumstances that have affected your income.

    Deadline for Semester 2 

    Please submit your application form by 11.59pm, Sunday 13 July 2025 (AEST).

Have a question?

Send us an email with your student ID if you have a question about the Commerce Internship.

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