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Cost - Australia
| Length of Program |
Program Fee*
Single Room |
| 6 Weeks |
US $2600 |
| 7 Weeks |
US $2885 |
| 8 Weeks |
US $3170 |
| 9 Weeks |
US $3455 |
| 10 Weeks |
US $3740 |
| 11 Weeks |
US $4025 |
| 12 Weeks |
US $4310 |
| Additional Weeks |
US$285 |
- Internship only: $600 (No accommodations)
*Traveling with a friend? Ask about saving with a double room.
Virtual Internships
US$600
Application Fee: $200
The application fee is a separate administrative charge for all programs. It does not apply to the program fee. (Please see our application fee refund policy)here
Credit card payments: Payment by credit card will be assessed a 3.5% surcharge. This is the fee that we will be charged for the transaction. Contact us about alternative forms of payment.
All prices are listed in US Dollars. The program fees reflect the costs ELI faces when setting up a program. We work hard to keep our costs as low as possible. If you are outside the US and wondering what these costs translate to in your currency, click here for an online conversion tool that will give you the approximate current exchange rate.
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What's Included/What's Not
Program Includes:
* Pre-departure information
* Orientation
* Internship Placement
* Accommodation
*24/7 emergency service
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Program Does Not Include:
*Round Trip Airfare
*Return Trip to Airport
*Required Travel and Medical Insurance
*Travel Within Australia
*Food
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Insurance:
The best thing to do if you go to Australia for an internship is to arrange your insurance from an insurance provider in your home country. The reason is that claims are made after the event, and sometimes you will be back in your home country. Having said that, your insurance from your home country will assist you when overseas. It is important to get health and travel insurance.
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Accommodations
Accommodations
Most interns stay in shared apartments. You have the option of a shared or a single room. However, shared rooms are not always available. There are shared bathrooms and shared kitchen facilities. There is also a shared communal area such as a TV or Pool room. All apartments have internet.
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Visa and Eligibility
WHO CAN INTERN?
Theoretically, anyone with good English skills and appropriate background in the field can participate in the program.
Odds are, you will also need a Working Holiday visa. Who is eligible?
- Australian Residents or Citizens
- New Zealand Residents or Citizens
- People from countries that have a Working Holiday visa program with Australia
- People with a work visa for Australia
- People with a student visa in Australia can undertake a part time internship for 20 hours/week during term time or full time when they do not have classes
To get a Working Holiday visa (subclass 462): If you hold a passport from any of the countries listed below, apply here
- Argentina
- Bangladesh
- Chile
- China, People's Republic of
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Poland
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Thailand
- Turkey
- USA
- Uruguay
- Vietnam
If you hold a passport from any of the countries listed below, apply for a Working Holiday visa (subclass 417) here.
- Belgium
- Canada
- Republic of Cyprus
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (including British National Overseas passport holders)
- Republic of Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
The Working Holiday visa is great because it allows participants to work legally in Australia. While ELI Abroad does not offer paid internships in Australia, you are free to pursue paying work outside of your internship.
Unfortunately, visas can be very difficult for many nationals. We have no control over this, and can do little to help you besides referring you to the official Australian government website.
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Why Australia?
“The people are immensely likable— cheerful, extrovert, quick-witted, and unfailingly obliging. Their cities are safe and clean and nearly always built on water. They have a society that is prosperous, well ordered, and instinctively egalitarian. The food is excellent. The beer is cold. The sun nearly always shines. There is coffee on every corner. Life doesn't get much better than this.”
Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country
Locals often call Australia “The Lucky Country.”
ELI Abroad calls Australia the perfect destination for the adventurer who wants an extraordinary internship.
Blessed with stunning, diverse natural beauty, and home to a spirited people who feel at ease both in their vibrant cities and the vastness of their outback, Australia offers endless sightseeing and social opportunities that make it uniquely inviting.
Past interns rave about their stay in Australia, many saying it was the trip of a lifetime.
But if you still need a bit of convincing, here are just a few reasons why it makes sense to intern in this magnificent Lucky Country.
- Australia’s robust economy and thriving, safe cities mean prospective interns enjoy almost limitless opportunities.
- Melbourne and Sydney are highly livable, offer superb public transportation, a wealth of outdoor activities, great food, bars, and cultural facilities.
- Accommodation and helpful orientation is included, so you can hit the ground running.
- ELI’s extensive connections in both Sydney and Melbourne mean our interns have access to positions in big international corporations, local non-profits and everything in between.
- Our selection of internship placements is huge: science labs, TV production, leading corporations and IT centers. Contact us if you don’t see your specialty listed: ELI will try to create a custom position to fit your particular needs.
- Our in-country support means you’ll always have someone to turn to should the need arise.
- Experts agree. Australia is the place to be.
18 Reasons Why Australia is Travel Heaven
Things to do in Sydney at Least Once in Your Life
18 Fun and Amazing Things to See and Do in Melbourne
Australia.
Where everyone’s a “mate” and where they really do say “g’day.”
Volunteer and Internship Programs
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Conservation
Conservation
The Support Project for the Restoration of Natural Resources (PARRN) is an integrated projectthat works to fight against deforestation in the villages of Kpovié and Tokan in the south of Benin. At Kpovié, the focus is on gardening, reforestation and composting project; while at Tokan, there are activities in rabbit breeding, reforestation and production of animal feed.
In May and June, in both projects, there is a focus on reforestation in particular. Volunteers during this time help in cleaning up sites to be reforested, picketing, planting seedlings of acacia, maintenance of reforested sites. These are great projects to see how conservation iniatives actually function on the ground in Africa, with all of their successes and frustrations. Questions? Click here
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Youth and Education
Youth and Education
ELI works with several schools and orphanages throughout the country of Benin. Interested volunteers and interns have the opportunity to work with a school for children with developmental disabilities teaching lifeskills, a school for the hearing impaired, or various orphanages. Tasks can include everything from English education, to life-skills and job training, to basic physical and occupational therapy. No previous education experience is needed. Questions? Click here
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Pineapple Co-op
The IRA (Initiative pour la Relance de l’Ananas) is an agricultural cooperative which works in the growing and processing of pineapple in pineapple juice. This is a true development cooperative in the locality which uses local labor and job skills training as a method of poverty reduction. Volunteers help in weeding of pineapple cultivation, harvesting pineapple, juice preparation, packaging, bottling, marketing, and other aspects of the running of the cooperative.
Vivogbè
The association Vivogbè is a rural women's association in the town of Kpovié. The women work with the processing of palm nuts oil. As with the IRA, this is an excellent opportunity for a marginalized community to develop alternate sources of income. Volunteers will have the opportunity to work with hard working women in the treatment of palm nuts, cooking, grinding, oil extraction, and bottling.
Gardening
The association of gardeners is specialized in the cultivation of vegetables: cabbage, carrot, lettuce, peppers, tomato, cucumber, and onion. This association employs a large proportion of the population and is a true engine of poverty reduction in the region. Volunteers help by setting up the nursery trees, transplanting, fertilizer application, irrigation, site maintenance, and harvesting. Questions? Click here
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Healthcare
Healthcare
ELI has partnerships with hospitals and clinics where medical students and health workers can do internship for 3 weeks or more. Volunteers are supervised by a doctor and assist in daily consultations and treatment of patients. Volunteers can observe in the fields of general medicine, surgery, gynecology, maternity, laboratory, physical therapy, ophthalmology, pediatrics, and emergency. This placement is also good for participants interested in becoming familiar with tropical diseases and local practices. Questions? Click here
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Journalism
Journalism Internships in Benin
Skilled volunteers or those who are interested in broadcasting (radio, newspapers, or television) and communications can work in a project writing articles, translating articles, making reports, sound and video editing, filming, investigations, and animation. We work with several media outlets throughout Benin. Specific tasks and responsibilities will depend on the media outlet, and the volunteer's experience and education. Questions? Click here
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Cost & Details
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Cost - Benin
See our off-season discounts! Click here for a complete list.
| Length of Program |
Program Fee |
| 2 Weeks |
US$900 |
| 3 Weeks |
US$975 |
| 4 Weeks |
US$1050 |
| 5 Weeks |
US$1113 |
| 6 Weeks |
US$1175 |
| 7 Weeks |
US$ 1263 |
| 8 Weeks |
US$1350 |
| 9 Weeks |
US$1413 |
| 10 Weeks |
US$1475 |
| 11 Weeks |
US$1538 |
| 12 Weeks |
US$1600 |
Application Fee: $200
The application fee is a separate administrative charge for all programs. It does not apply to the program fee. (Please see our application fee refund policy here
Programs may last up to one year. Each additional two weeks costs $125.
Credit card payments: Payment by credit card will be assessed a 3.5% surcharge. This is the fee that we will be charged for the transaction. Contact us about alternative forms of payment.
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What's Included/What's Not
Program Includes:
*Pre-departure Information
*Airport Pickup
*3 Day Orientation
*Accommodation
*Breakfast During the Orientation
*Breakfast and Dinner With the Host Family
*24/7 In-country Support
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Program Does Not Include:
*Round Trip Airfare
*Return Trip to Airport
*Required Travel and Medical Insurance
*Travel Within Benin
*Visa Fees
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Accommodations
Accommodations
Volunteers in Benin stay with local host families. ELI truly believes that this is the best way to fully immerse in another culture and get the most from an international experience. All families are carefully screened and are well-respected members of the community with at least one family member who speaks English. Participants will have either a private or shared bedroom with secure storage (volunteer must provide own padlock). Bathrooms are shared with the host family. Volunteers will be provided with breakfast and dinner daily.
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Start Dates
Start Dates
Orientation begins every Monday. Volunteers should arrive in Accra, Ghana or Cotonou, Benin (depending on the details of your program) on a Sunday.
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Language Classes
French Classes
The official language of Benin is French. Volunteers can take a 2 or 4 week French course in Cotonou in addition to their time volunteering. Classes are also available in African dance and drumming. Please contact us for details on these courses.
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