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Destination Australia Program 2023 (Round 4)

Tender ID: 508271

Tender Details

Organisation:
Department of Education
Tender #:
GO5736  
Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
29 October 2022
Closing Date:
22 November 2022

Tender Description

The Australian Government invites applications through a targeted competitive process to deliver services under the International Education Support Outcome – Destination Australia Program 2023 (Round 4) from 2022–23 to 2025–26.

 
The grant opportunity provides grants to Australian tertiary education providers in regional areas to provide scholarships to domestic and international students, promote those scholarships for students, and promote tertiary education in regional Australia. It helps achieve the International Education Support Outcome by facilitating study in regional Australia for international and domestic students.
 
For Round 4, preference will be given to applications supporting domestic students and international students studying courses aligned with the Australian Government’s National Skills Priority List.
 
Domestic scholarships will be prioritised for students from underrepresented groups, such as low-socioeconomic status (low-SES), those who are first in family to tertiary study, those living with a disability and First Nations people.
 
The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:
 
  • support higher education and Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers in regional Australia to provide scholarships to domestic and international students to study in regional Australia
  • facilitate domestic and international students completing an Australian qualification at a higher education or VET provider in regional Australia
  • help fix areas of skills shortages and fill future skills needs by prioritising domestic and international students studying courses that are aligned with the Australian Government's National Skills Priority List
  • provide scholarships for domestic students from underrepresented groups to enable them to access tertiary education in regional Australia.
Eligibility:
 
You are eligible to apply for this grant opportunity if you can demonstrate that you meet all of the following criteria.
 
  • you are a registered Australian tertiary education provider
  • if you intend to provide scholarships to international students – you are currently registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)
  • your campus location at which scholarship students will study is entirely or in part in a regional area.
Grant Activity Timeframe:
 
Expected timing for this grant opportunity:
 
  • Application period–Open: 11 October 2022
  • Close: 9:00 pm AEDT on 31 October 2022
  • Assessment of applications–November 2022
  • Approval of outcomes of selection process–January 2023
  • Notification to unsuccessful applicants–January 2023
  • Negotiations and award of grant agreements–February 2023
  • Earliest start date of grant activity–Late-February 2023
  • End date of grant activity–As stated in your grant agreement, if successful.

Location

Western Australia   :   Gascoyne   :   Goldfields/Esperance   :   Great Southern   :   Kimberley   :   Mid West   :   Peel   :   Perth Metropolitan   :   Pilbara   :   South West   :   Wheatbelt  
New South Wales   :   Central West   :   Far North Coast   :   Far West   :   Hunter   :   Illawarra   :   Mid North Coast   :   Murray   :   New England   :   Orana   :   Riverina   :   Southern Highlands   :   Sydney  
Queensland   :   Cairns & Far North Queensland   :   Gladstone   :   Mackay Whitsunday Region   :   Mount Isa & North West Region   :   Rockhampton   :   South East Queensland   :   South West & Darling Downs   :   The Central West   :   Townsville   :   Wide Bay Burnett  
Victoria   :   Barwon South West   :   Gippsland   :   Grampians   :   Hume   :   Loddon Mallee   :   Melbourne  
South Australia   :   Adelaide   :   Eyre & Western   :   Far North   :   Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island   :   Limestone Coast   :   Murray & Mallee   :   York & Mid North  
Northern Territory   :   Big Rivers   :   Central Australia   :   East Arnhem   :   Greater Darwin  
Australian Capital Territory  
Tasmania  

Category

Community & Social Services   :   Community & Social Services (other)   :   Grant & Funding Programs  
Education & Training   :   Tertiary Education   :   Vocational Education & Training