Evidence of admission to an Australian institution Evidence of enrolment

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9.1 Citizenshipdual citizenshippermanent residency

All applicants must provide a certified copy of:  their most current passport, birth certificate or Australian citizenship certificate for Australian applicants only showing full name, date of birth and country of citizenship, and  official documentation as per above showing evidence of dual citizenship if held, and  official documentation as per above showing evidence of permanent residency status only required if different from country of citizenshipdual citizenship  official documentation showing evidence of any name changes if relevant. Permanent residency refers to a persons visa status: the person is allowed to reside indefinitely within a country of which he or she is not a citizen.

9.2 Evidence for Indigenous Australians

Australians wishing to apply for the Endeavour Research Fellowship for Indigenous Australians need to be identified as an Indigenous Australian and be accepted as such by the community in which they live or have lived. Applicants must provide written do u e tatio to the depa t e t s satisfa tio e if i g that he o she is a A o igi al a do To es St ait Isla de ; or a letter signed by the Chairperson of an Aboriginal andor Torres Strait Islander incorporated organisation where records are not available.

9.3 Educational Qualifications

All applicants excluding Endeavour Executive Fellowships must provide a certified copy:  of their final full version numerically weighted Bachelor or Masters transcript that includes subjects and scores. A PhD transcript does not show suitable detail for panel assessment, therefore applicants must provide at least a Bachelor or Masters transcript. A PhD transcript alone will render an application ineligible. Do not include certificates. If an international VET, Masters or PhD applicant has not completed an undergraduate degree but will complete by 31 December 2017, they must provide a letter from their university to state when completion is expected. A condition will be placed on their application and a final transcript will be required if they are successful in receiving a scholarship offer. All Endeavour Executive Fellowship applicants must provide a certified copy of their final full version numerically weighted transcript equivalent to an Australian Year 12 secondary qualification, trade or vocational qualification of a least AQF accredited 1 Certificate III level minimum, Bachelor or Masters that includes subjects and scores. A PhD transcript alone does not show suitable detail for panel assessment and will render an application ineligible. Do not include certificates.

9.4 Evidence of admission to an Australian institution

The letter of admission offer letter, must include start and end dates, CRICOS code and course fees for the application to be deemed eligible. The entire course location must be in Australia at an Australian institution and be undertaken full-time. Online courses will not be accepted. Conditional admission letters will be accepted at the time of application. Deferrals must be on an official letterhead and not in email format. Language pre-requisite courses are excluded. A letter for potential host organisations can be found attached. Applicants should focus on one program and state in their application why they chose this program and their nominated institution. Only one letter of admission offer letter must be included. Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship international applicants must provide either a or b: a a letter of admission offer letter for a PhD course at an Australian university for the 2018 academic year, or b a letter of admission offer letter for a Masters or Graduate Diploma leading into a Masters course at an Australian university for the 2018 academic year. 1 The Australian qualification at the Cert III level or above or a similar level international qualification must comply with the AQF www.aqf.edu.au or an equivalent national governing body Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships 2018 Round Applicant Guidelines Page 15 of 25 Endeavour Vocational Education and Training VET Scholarship applicants must provide: a letter of admission for a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree course at an Australian Institution for the 2018 academic year. All prerequisites i.e. certificate IV leading into a Diploma must be included in the admission letter and commencement must be for 2018.

9.5 Evidence of enrolment

All Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship Australian applicants who are proposing to undertake studyresearch towards their Masters or PhD overseas must:  be currently enrolled in a Masters or PhD course at an Australian university located in Australia  remain enrolled at their Australian university during their Endeavour program and have an expected degree completion date after their proposed Endeavour program end date  provide a letter from their Australian university that confirms all of the above. See example letter here. All Endeavour Research Fellowship and Endeavour Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Scholarship applicants applying for research towards a Masters or PhD must:  be currently enrolled in a Masters or PhD course PhD only for QE II at an Australian university in Australia for Australian applicants or overseas university for international applicants  remain enrolled during their Endeavour program and have an expected degree completion date after their proposed Endeavour program end date  provide a letter from their home university that confirms all of the above. See example letter here. Australian recipients must undertake their Endeavour fellowship and approved program overseas at an international organisation. Recipients cannot undertake their Endeavour fellowship at an offshore Australian university campus or offshore Australian organisation. This rule does not apply for the internship component for Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship Australian recipients. International inbound fellowship recipients must be enrolled at an overseas institution. This cannot be an offshore campus of an Australian University. applicants cannot transfer between qualification levels Masters to PhD and vice versa or during the application process or their proposed Endeavour program.

9.6 Evidence of PhD conferment