Auckland Museum’s Summer Student Programme is open to promising undergraduate students from a range of disciplines. Students will join a cohort-style programme for ten weeks over the summer to gain career-relevant experience and have the opportunity to train alongside Museum professionals and to gain an insight into the culture and heritage sector. Our Summer Studentships provide an opportunity to undertake a project tailored to your interests and aspirations. 

About the programme:  

• Summer studentships will run over 10 weeks from 17 November 2025 to 13 February 2026 (with a 3-week break over the Christmas and New Year period)
• Cohort-style programme, with tours and talks from staff at Tāmaki Paenga Hira
• A wide-range of interesting and unique research projects 
• A stipend of $6,750 will be awarded to each successfully selected student

Project Description:

​​​​ Survey of New Zealand Aerial Mapping (NZAM) Collection (ephemera & manuscripts)

This project surveys a collection of ephemeral and manuscript items that make up the New Zealand Aerial Mapping (NZAM) collection housed in the Walsh Memorial Library at MOTAT.  NZAM was a significant provider of aerial mapping and topographical publications from the 1930’s through to the 1990’s and MOTAT holds a collection of pictorial, ephemera & manuscripts, aircraft and other cartographic technologies which relate directly to NZAM.  Research will focus on gaining an understanding of the relevance and significance of ephemera and manuscript collection, and the connecting the items academically to other NZAM objects in the collection.  The linking of such items will enrich the understanding and context of NZAM objects in the collection making them more discoverable and accessible to our communities. The successful applicant will be based at MOTAT for 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday), and at Auckland Museum on Tuesdays for weekly talks and tours.