Australia

The Endeavour Research Fellowships    provide financial support for postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows:

• From participating countries to undertake short-term research, in any field of study, in Australia; and
  
  
• From Australia to undertake short-term research, in any field of study, in participating outgoing countries.

The Endeavour Research Fellowships    provide financial support for postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows:

• From participating countries to undertake short-term research, in any field of study, in Australia; and
  
  
• From Australia to undertake short-term research, in any field of study, in participating outgoing countries.

The Endeavour Turkey Research Fellowships    provide financial support for high achieving postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows to undertake research for four to six months.

There are fellowships in Australia for citizens/permanent residents of Turkey to research:

• Any field of study; or
• Military Studies focussing on the Gallipoli campaign of 1915; or
• Archaeology focussing on the Gallipoli campaign of 1915

And, there are fellowships in Turkey for citizens/permanent residents of Australia to research:

• Any field of study; or
• Military Studies focussing on the Gallipoli campaign of 1915; or
• Archaeology focussing on the Gallipoli campaign of 1915

The Endeavour Language Teacher Fellowships    enable trainee (pre-service) language teachers and practising language teachers in Australia to improve their language proficiency and cultural knowledge. Programmes run over three-weeks in January 2007 and most costs are covered, including return air-fares, accommodation, tuition, some meals and cultural activities.

Programmes may be held in Asia, Europe or South America. Destinations may vary from year to year subject to identified need and DFAT travel advice. Each year, from six to eight destinations are chosen from countries where one of the ten most commonly studied languages in Australian schools is spoken - Japanese, French, Chinese, German, Italian, Indonesian, Greek, Spanish, Arabic or Vietnamese.

Executive Awards    enable high achieving professionals in business, industry, education or government to work in an associated field for one to four months in a participating host country.

Endeavour Executive Awards are offered to citizens/permanent residents of:

• Australia to go to participating countries
• Participating countries to come to Australia.

Along with applications from individuals, DEST will accept nominations from organisations for one or more people to be considered for an Endeavour Executive Award.

Endeavour India Executive Awards    enable high achieving professionals in business, industry, education or government to work in an associated field in Australia or India for one to four months.

They are offered to:

• Australian citizens/permanent residents to go to India; and
• Indian citizens/permanent residents to come to Australia.

Important Notes:

• UMAP Programme funding is provided to Australian Universities (not students) - individual students are not eligible to apply for funding under the Australian UMAP Programme. Australian higher education institutions are eligible to apply.
  
  
• If you are a student who wishes to apply contact the International Office of the educational institution where you are currently studying and ask them if they are participating in the UMAP programme.

The Australian UMAP Programme    provides funding to Australian higher education institutions to subsidise the cost of their establishing and monitoring, and of Australian students’ participation in, UMAP student exchanges with counterpart higher education institutions in the Asia Pacific Region. Supported students are required to study full-time and for at least one semester and a maximum of two semesters.

Important Notes:

• Endeavour Student Exchange Programme    funding is provided to Australian Universities (not students) - individual students are not eligible to apply for funding under the Endeavour Student Exchange Programme. Australian higher education institutions are eligible to apply.
  
  
• If you are a student who wishes to apply contact the International Office of the educational institution where you are currently studying and ask them if they are participating in the Endeavour Student Exchange programme.

Under the Programme, Australian higher education institutions will receive funding to subsidise the cost of their establishing and monitoring, and of undergraduate students’ participation in, eligible student exchanges with registered higher education institutions in a number of countries.

In the 2008 funding round, funding will be available to support similar arrangements in the vocational and technical education sector.

In-coming exchange students will be sourced from the following countries:

• Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Yemen.

Out-going Australian students may study in the following countries:

• Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen.

Supported students are required to study full-time and for at least one semester and a maximum of two semesters in a counterpart institution under institution-to-institution student exchange arrangements.

Important Notes:

• Endeavour Cheung Kong Student Exchange Programme    funding is provided to Australian Universities (not students) - individual students are not eligible to apply for funding under the Endeavour Cheung Kong Student Exchange Programme. Australian higher education institutions are eligible to apply.
  
  
• If you are a student who wishes to apply contact the International Office of the educational institution where you are currently studying and ask them if they are participating in the Endeavour Student Exchange programme.

In the 2007 round, the Programme will provide A$1 million to fund student mobility subsidies for 100 in-coming undergraduate exchange students from certain eligible Asian countries and administrative regions and a matching 100 out-going undergraduate Australian students to study in these same eligible Asian countries and administrative regions.

Two-thirds of the student mobility subsidies awarded each year are allocated to student exchanges involving links with counterpart institutions in mainland China and the Hong Kong SAR and the remaining one-third to those involving links with counterpart institutions in other eligible Asian countries. Other eligible Asian countries include: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Supported students are required to study full-time and for at least one semester and a maximum of two semesters in a counterpart institution under institution-to-institution student exchange arrangements.