Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarships in Australia for Worldwide Students

Australian Gov’t Scholarships

Masters/PhD Degree

Deadline: 30 June 2016 (yearly)
Study in:  Australia
Course starts: 2017

Last updated: 21 Apr 2016

Brief description: The Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship offers financial support for worldwide candidates to undertake a postgraduate qualification at a Masters or PhD level either by coursework or research in every field in Australia for up to 4 years.

Host Institution(s): Universities or Higher Educations Institutions in Australia.

Level/Field(s) of Study: Masters or PhD level either by coursework or research in every field of study.

Number of Awards: Not specified.

Target group: Europe: Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (including Reunion), Ukraine, United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland).

Americas: United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname.

Asia: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Republic of Korea – South), Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (People’s Republic), Hong Kong SAR, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam.

The Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.

Middle East: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

Pacific: Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated states), Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand* (including Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna.

Scholarship value/inclusions/duration: The scholarship assessment is up to $272,500 (PhD) and $140,500 (Masters). It includes travel allowance ($AUD 3,000), establishment allowance ($AUD 4,000), monthly stipend ($AUD 3,000; up to maximum programme duration on a pro-rata basis).  Health and travel insurance will also be offerd.

Endeavour Scholarship receivers will also receive tuition fees paid up to the maximum study/research duration on a pro-rata basis. Tuition contains student service and amenities fees.

The duration of the scholarship is up to two years for a Masters and up to four years for a PhD.

Eligibility: To be qualified to accept an Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship, candidates must:

•  be aged 18 years or over at the commencement of their programme

•  be a citizen and/or permanent resident of a participating country (see above)

•  commence their offered programme after 1 January 2017 and no later than 30 November 2017. Candidates who have already commenced or will commence their intended programme prior to 2017 are not qualified to submit an application.

•  provide all relevant supporting documentation

• not currently hold or have completed, since 1 January 2015, an Australian Government sponsored scholarship and/or fellowship (directly administered to recipients by the Australian Government)

•  not submit an application for a category in which they have already completed an Endeavour Scholarship or Fellowship.

Application instructions: As part of the eligibility requirements, worldwide Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship candidates must attach a formal admission letter from their offered Australian institution. A conditional admission letter will be accepted at the time of application. Commencement must be for the 2017 academic year.

Applications are submitted through the Endeavour Online (EOL) system. Applications will  close at 11.59 pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on 30 June 2016.

It is essential to read the 2017 Application Guidelines and browse the administrator website (link found below) for in depth information on how to submit an application for this scholarship.

Website: Administrator Scholarship Website: https://internationaleducation.gov.au/Endeavour%20program/Scholarships-and-Fellowships/Pages/default.aspx