Endeavour Awards Scholarship – Australia

The Endeavour Awards is the Australian Government’s scholarship program for study, research and professional development in Australia.

The Endeavour Postgraduate Awards provide financial support for international students for up to 3 years to undertake a postgraduate qualification at a Masters or PhD level either by coursework or research in any field of study in Australia.
Eligibility Conditions:

1. Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree at the time of application that demonstrates high academic achievement.

2. Endeavour Postgraduate Award applicants must have applied for and gained admission to a Masters or PhD course in Australia. Conditional letters of offer will be accepted at the time of application.

3. Applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency. Have undertaken one of the following English language tests, no earlier than 31 December 2007, and obtained the minimum English language requirements set out below:

a) IELTS-Academic Test Overall score of 6.5 with no individual band less than 6.0
b) TOEFL-Paper Based Test (PBT) Score of 580 including a TWE (Test of Written English) score of 4.5
c) TOEFL- Computer Based Test (CBT) Score of 230 including an Essay Rating score of 4.5
d) TOEFL-Internet Based Test (IBT) Overall score of 90 with a minimum score of 22 in the writing section and no less than 20 in the other sections

Or

Provide Academic Transcripts or Certificates they have if completed at least one year of university study conducted in English in the last five years in one of the following listed countries:
American Samoa, Australia, Canada, Fiji, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland), United States of America or Zambia.

4. Three referee reports must be submitted on the form provided on the Endeavour Online system. One referee report must be from a supervisor, lecturer or course convenor who is familiar with the applicant’s recent academic performance

5. All Endeavour Postgraduate Award Holders must commence their approved program and Award between 15 January and 30 November 2010. Applicants who have commenced or intend to commence their program at their host organisation in 2009 are ineligible to apply.

6. Applicants who completed an Endeavour Award and/or AusAID scholarship in the two calendar years before the current round of the Endeavour Awards are not eligible to apply.

Applications for the 2010 Endeavour Awards are now open and will close on 31 July 2009.

Details are available at:

http://www.endeavour.deewr.gov.au/international_applicants/postgraduate_awards.htm