Endeavour Vocational Education and Training (VET) Scholarship in Australia

Australian Government Scholarships

Diploma/Assoc. Degree

Deadline: 30 June 2016 (yearly)
Study in:  Australia
Next course starts: Jan-Nov 2017

Last updated: 28 Apr 2016

Brief description: The Endeavour VET Scholarship proposes financial support for worldwide candidates to undertake VET at a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree level in any field in Australia for up to 2 and a half years. VET offers occupational or work-related knowledge and skills. The courses are directly related to a trade, occupation or ‘vocation’ in which the candidate participates. These courses exclude degree and higher level programmes normally delivered by universities.

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

Level/Fields of Study: Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree level in every field of study presented at Australian Universities

Number of Awards: Not specified.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Scholarship value/inclusions/duration: The scholarship assessment is up to $131,000. It consist of travel allowance ($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 provided.  It will also include tuition fees up to the maximum study duration (up to $6,500 per semester).

The scholarship duration is 1 – 2.5 years.

Eligibility: To be suitable for Endeavour Vocational Education and Training (VET) 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 proposed 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 suitable 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 apply for a category in which they have already completed an Endeavour Scholarship or Fellowship.

Application instructions: As part of the eligibility requirements, Endeavour Vocational Education and Training Scholarship candidates must attach a formal admission letter from their proposed 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. The closing date for 2017 Round is 30 June 2016.

It is essential to read the 2017 Endeavor Application Guidelines and browse the administrator website (link found below) for complete 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