Beasiswa Endeavour Executive Awards                              

Award Description

The Endeavour Executive Awards provide professional development opportunities (e.g. intensive management training, peer-to-peer learning, short-term training, leadership and/or executive management training) for high achievers in business, industry, education or government from participating countries.  The awards focus on building skills and knowledge through a host work environment rather than through formal enrolment in a study programme at a host institution and are not intended to fund direct academic research. 

Applicants must be nominated by either their home organisation or host organisation. The professional development activity must not have a commercial outcome as its purpose.  A home or host organisation may nominate up to 5 applicants.

The Endeavour Executive Awards aim to:

> Enable high achieving professionals to further develop their skills and knowledge

> Deepen professional engagements between Australia and participating countries

> Strengthen mutual understanding between the people of Australia and award holders’ home countries 

> Build linkages and networks between Australia and participating countries

> Allow professionals the opportunity, on returning home, to share their updated skills and knowledge with colleagues. 

Value and duration

Funds are not available to support accompanying dependants or for return visits to the home country.

Award holders must spend a minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 4 months at their host organisation.  The professional development activity must be taken in one block, it cannot be broken into two or more visits to the host country.

Number of Awards

Up to 78 awards will be offered to applicants from participating countries, with at least 16 awards being available for applicants from Pakistan and at least 6 awards for applicants from India.

Who can apply ?

To be eligible for an Endeavour Executive Award, applicants must:

be citizens or permanent residents of a participating country and physically resident in that country (those holding dual Australian citizenship or permanent residency status in Australia are ineligible to apply)

have a completed undergraduate degree and at least 5 years professional work experience or applicants not holding a completed undergraduate degree will need to demonstrate at least 10 years relevant work experience

demonstrate English language proficiency

be nominated by either their home organisation or the host organisation

have confirmation of acceptance or affiliation with the host organisation.

Award holders must commence their approved programme and award during 2008.  Applicants who have commenced or intend to commence their programme at their host organisation in 2007 are ineligible for an award.

Selection Criteria

Applicants will be assessed against the following selection criteria:

> High-level academic achievement and at least 5 years relevant work experience or applicants not holding a completed undergraduate degree will need to demonstrate at least 10 years relevant work experience

> A proposal that is relevant to the applicant’s needs and interests and those of the applicant's home country

> The applicant’s potential to participate at a high level in their profession or the wider community on their return home from Australia

> The potential for ongoing links between the host and home organisations.

Conditions of Award  

Required Documentation  

How to Apply 

Application Form    (343.0 KB) 

Referee Report    (883.0 KB)

Nomination Form    (893.0 KB)

Key Dates

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