Applications are invited for the 2019 Endeavour Leadership Program in Australia. Applications are open for international students to pursue Masters or PhD or Research degree in the 2019-2020 academic year. Each year Australian Government awards Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship for international students in any field of study.

The aim of this scholarships is to encourage and support academically able and talented students.

Benefits of 2019 Endeavour Leadership Program:

All successful Individual Endeavour Leaders will receive:

• Travel allowance of up to AU$3,000 (with provision to pay up to $4,500 under special circumstances)
• Establishment allowance of between AU$2000 and AU$4,000
• The stipend of AU$3,000 per month (maximum amount of $AU36,000 per the calendar year up to maximum category duration on a pro-rata basis)
• Health insurance for the full category duration (Overseas Student Health Cover [OSHC] for international recipients)
• Travel insurance (excluding during program for international recipients

Tuition fees: Individual Endeavour Leaders undertaking postgraduate research or vocational education and training will also receive tuition fees paid up to the maximum study/research duration on a pro-rata basis. Tuition includes student service and amenities fees.

Postgraduate Australian Masters or PhD Up to four years (for a PhD) Up to $30,000 per calendar year Up to $140,500 (Masters) $272,500 (PhD)

Number of Scholarships for 2019 Endeavour Leadership Program: 

The number of opportunities in 2019 will depend on the number of available funds as well as the number of highly suitable applications received.

Nationality: International applicants

Eligibility for 2019 Endeavour Leadership Program:

Eligible Countries: Students from following countries can apply for the Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship.List of Countries:

Note 1: * These countries have been assessed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as “do not travel” areas, as of May 2018. Only incoming (not outgoing) applicants are eligible to apply.

Note 2: ^# These countries are supported by the New Colombo Plan. Australian Applicants are not eligible to apply for Endeavour Leadership Program funding for undergraduates to travel to these countries.

• Entrance Requirements: To be eligible for funding, you must:
  ? apply as an Individual Endeavour Leader (see Section 4.1.1) or Applicant Institution (see Section 4.1.2)
  ? submit your application by the closing date, answer all mandatory questions and attach all documents as specified in the application form (outlined in the Applicant Guide for the ELP –
  Individual Endeavour Leaders and the Applicant Guide for the ELP – Applicant Institutions). Applicant Institutions may submit a maximum of 20 applications per round for each category for which they are eligible (a maximum of 10 applications for the short-term category; and a maximum of 10 long-term applications, total, for both the student exchange and the Cheung
  Kong categories).
  4.1.1 Individual applicants To participate in the ELP, individual applicants must:
  ? not be undertaking their Leadership Activity in a country where they hold citizenship/dual citizenship or permanent residency
  – Australian Individual Endeavour Leaders must not undertake 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 not hold citizenship/dual citizenship or be a permanent resident of Australia.
  ? be aged 18 years or over at the commencement of their Leadership Activity
  ? not be in receipt of any other Australian Government sponsored mobility, scholarship or fellowship benefits
  ? for Postgraduate or VET Leadership Activities, be undertaking an award course under the Australian Qualifications Framework at an Australian (Home or Host) organization. The
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  the organization must be either an approved Higher Education Provider (HEP) or a Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
  – these Endeavour Leaders may not undertake their study at an Australian university campus or Australian organization offshore.
  Applicant Institutions
  To participate in the ELP, Applicant Institutions must:
  ? be an approved Higher Education Provider (HEP) or a Registered Training Organisation (RTO); and
  ? have participating Students aged 18 years or over at the commencement of their Leadership Activity. Recipient Institutions must use ELP funding for the sole purpose of providing payments directly to their
  enrolled Students to enable their participation in a Project. Recipient Institutions are responsible for assessing enrolled Student’s eligibility and determining how eligible Students are chosen to receive funding. Recipient institutions must be able to demonstrate that the process used to select students is fair, independent and transparent. The Applicant/Recipient Institution must provide this evidence to the department on request

English Language Requirements: IELTS: overall score of 6.5 with no individual band less than 6.0.