Student Internships in Taranaki
Venture Taranaki helps connect talented students and recent graduates with local businesses doing big things. We’re looking for students and grads across a range of disciplines, including science, tech, engineering, design, and business, whether you’re an undergraduate, postgraduate, or a recent graduate.
Each year, innovative Taranaki businesses receive Callaghan Innovation support to offer R&D-focused, paid internships, providing meaningful experience on real-world projects.
In addition to Callaghan Innovation programmes, Venture Taranaki may be able to match you with other exciting internship or graduate opportunities - whether short-term or longer placements.
You could spend 10 weeks or more in Taranaki: home to epic surf, an ancestral mountain, major events, and innovative companies working across food tech, energy, biotech, engineering, software, design, and more.
Internship Pathways
R&D Experience Internship (Callaghan Innovation)
10-week summer internship for current students or recent grads (Bachelor’s level or higher). Apply your learning to a real R&D project.
R&D Career Grant Internship (Callaghan Innovation)
6+ month internship for Master’s or PhD students nearing completion. Step into a research-based role with an innovative company.
Other Opportunities (via Venture Taranaki)
We may also be able to connect students and grads with other applied projects or placements – Callaghan-funded or not.
This is your chance to gain real-world experience, build your CV, and explore career pathways in a connected, supportive region.
Complete the form below and we’ll do our best to explore relevant opportunities with you.