Endeavour VET Leadership Award for International Students, Australian Government

The Endeavour VET Leadership Award is an Australian Government scholarship that pays for vocational education and training in Australia. It is open to international applicants who want to study at Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree level in any field, for up to two and a half years.

Vocational education and training means courses that build occupational or work-related knowledge and skills. They are tied directly to a trade, occupation or vocation the applicant works in. Degree programs and higher level programs normally taught by universities are not part of this category.

• Host: Australian Government
• Level: Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree
• Study destination: Australia
• Deadline: 15 November 2018 for the 2019 Round
• Duration: 1 to 2.5 years
• Covered: monthly stipend, tuition fees, travel allowance, establishment allowance, health insurance, travel insurance
• Status: applications are closed and no further rounds of the Endeavour Leadership Program will run

Universities or Higher Education Institutions in Australia.

Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree level in any field of study offered at Australian Universities.

Not specified.

International students from the Americas, Asia, Africa, the Carribean, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific.

Every successful Individual short or long term Endeavour Leader gets a stipend of AU$3,000 per month. That is a maximum of AU$36,000 per calendar year, paid up to the maximum category duration on a pro-rata basis.

Individual Endeavour Leaders can also claim:

• a travel allowance of up to AU$3,000, with provision to pay up to AU$4,500 under special circumstances
• an establishment allowance of between AU$2,000 and AU$4,000, depending on the category and duration of the award
• health insurance for the full category duration (Overseas Student Health Cover, OSHC, for international recipients)
• travel insurance, excluding during the program for international recipients

International Endeavour Leaders doing VET study can receive tuition fees of up to AU$13,000 per calendar year, paid up to the maximum study or research duration on a pro-rata basis. Tuition includes student service and amenities fees.

The scholarship runs for 1 to 2.5 years.

To take part in the ELP, individual applicants must:

• not carry out their Leadership Activity in a country where they hold citizenship, dual citizenship or permanent residency. International Individual Endeavour Leaders must undertake their activity in Australia and must not hold citizenship or dual citizenship of, or be a permanent resident of, Australia.
• be aged 18 years or over when their Leadership Activity starts
• not be receiving any other Australian Government sponsored mobility, scholarship or fellowship benefits

Application instructions:

Applications are closed. There will be no further rounds of the Endeavour Leadership Program (ELP).

As part of the eligibility requirements, Endeavour VET Leadership Award applicants must provide a letter of admission for a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree course at an Australian (RTO) for the 2019 academic year. Conditional admission letters are accepted at the time of application.

Applications go through the Endeavour Online (EOL) system. The deadline for the 2019 Round is 15 November 2018.

Read the 2019 Endeavor Application Guidelines and visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.