New Zealand

Citizens and permanent residents of New Zealand may consider applying for the programmes listed below.

Please note that this list is just a starting point and that other eligibility criteria apply.

The Endeavour Postgraduate Awards    provide full financial support for international students for up to 3.5 years to undertake a Masters level or higher qualification either by coursework or research in any field of study in Australia, which includes a semester of English language training (if required).

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

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 Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) Awards

The Endeavour Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) Awards    enable students from eligible countries in the Asia-Pacific region to undertake vocational and technical education at a Diploma or Advanced Diploma level at an Australian institution (public and private providers). They will provide formal qualifications for new and existing workers, and provide the opportunity for participants to learn new technologies and methods of working. Awards are open to all fields of study.

Australian University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific Programme (UMAP)

• 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.