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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> 2005 Endeavour </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Australia</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Cheung
Kong Awards<br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Dear all,<br>
</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Further
to DEST's advice regarding the 2005 Australian Cheung Kong Student Exchange
Programme, the Department now wishes to inform you of the 2005 Endeavour
Australia Cheung Kong Awards.<br>
</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>These
awards were announced as part of the Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong
Scholarship Programme launch on </span></font><st1:date Month="6" Day="24"
Year="2004"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>24 June 2004</span></font></st1:date><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, at Parliament House in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Canberra</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.<br>
</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Awards are for postgraduate students and
postdoctoral fellows to undertake short-term research at an Australian or Asian
higher education institution. The fellowships are open to all fields of study,
are for four to six month's duration and valued at up to A$25,000.</span></font>
<br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Funding
under this Programme of A$1 million per annum over three years will enable up
to 20 in-coming Asian scholars per year to undertake an award in </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Australia</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, while up
to 20 Australian scholars per year will be supported to undertake a research
program in a designated Asian country or administrative region.<br>
<br>
Two-thirds of the awards will be allocated to scholars coming from or going to
mainland </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>China</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and the
Hong Kong SAR and the remaining one-third to scholars coming from or going to </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>India</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Indonesia</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Japan</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Republic</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> of </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Korea</span></font></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Malaysia</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Singapore</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thailand</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Vietnam</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.<br>
<br>
Applications for these awards are now being sought and further information
about the awards is available from the Endeavour Programme website at <a
href="http://www.dest.gov.au/international/awards/endeavour.htm">www.dest.gov.au/international/awards/endeavour.htm</a>
and by clicking on link to the "Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong
Scholarship Programme".<br>
<br>
The aim of the programme is to attract high-performing scholars and
particularly research proposals which will benefit the further development of
social and economic environment of </span></font><st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Asia</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Australia</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.<br>
<br>
Applications must be received in DEST by close of business on </span></font><st1:date
Month="10" Day="8" Year="2004"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Friday, 8 October
2004</span></font></span></b></st1:date><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> with selection outcomes available
in November 2004. The awards are to be taken up in 2005.<br>
<br>
DEST now seeks your assistance with promoting these awards within your
respective institutions.<br>
<br>
If you have any queries in relation to these awards, please forward your query
to <a href="mailto:endeavour.scholarships@dest.gov.au">endeavour.scholarships@dest.gov.au</a>.
<br>
<br>
Yours sincerely<br>
<br>
Craig Rankine<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>South, </span></font><st1:place><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>South
East Asia</span></font></st1:place><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> and Scholarships Unit</span></font><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>AEI International Cooperation<br>
Australian Education International Group<br>
Ph: +61 2 6240 7537<br>
Fax: +61 2 6123 6389<br>
Email: </span></font><a href="mailto:craig.rankine@dest.gov.au"><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>craig.rankine@dest.gov.au</span></font></a><font
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