Duke of Edinburgh Awards

The Duke of Edinburgh - Apprentice Employment Network Scholarships

The Apprentice Employment Network & The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Australia is excited to provide 8 x $1000 scholarships through its The Edge Foundation Grants and Scholarships program.

The Edge Foundation honours the work of the late Judith Wright, poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal Land Rights and recipient of the Australian National Living Treasure Award in 1998.

This scholarship commits to recognise and promote the youth training and career work undertaken by Group Training Organisations and the Apprentice Employment Network.

The recipients of the 2024 Scholarships are:

Harry Steptoe – MIGAS – Queensland
Krystal Cruckshank – NextGen Jobs – Victoria
Rory Clohessy – WPC Group – Western Australia
Levi Duffy – WPC Group – Western Australia
Lucia Cutri – MIGAS – Western Australia
Shaun Carey – Skillset – New South Wales
Oliver Lawson – Skillset – New South Wales
Isabella Beere – Australian Training Company – New South Wales

Selection Process

This is open to current apprentices and trainees under the age of 21 employed by a Group Training Organisation that is a member of their local Apprentice Employment Network. Apprentices or Trainees must be employed as of 30th June 2024 For Western Australia, the GTO member must be a full-paying member of AEN WA to be eligible.

The scholarship is for career development. It can not be used to purchase items unrelated to your apprenticeship or traineeship.

8 x $1000 scholarships are available. We intend to provide one scholarship per Australian state or territory. Should there be no nominations from a state or territory, the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Awards reserve the right to reallocate the unused funds to another state to issue.

How to apply

To apply for a $1000 scholarship, we will ask you to submit a 60-second video. The video can be recorded by the apprentice/trainee (our preference) or the Field Officer from the Group Training Organisation on behalf of an apprentice/trainee. In the video, you will need to tell us the following:

Who are you, and where are you from
What is your apprenticeship or traineeship
What are your career ambitions
How will a $1000 scholarship help you achieve your career ambitions?

The more information you share about yourself, the better we can understand your story. You can provide a pdf file that can contain your resume and other supporting documentation with your application

Other important things

Applications close: NEW CLOSING DATE – FRIDAY 9th AUGUST 2024.

Uploading video: Accepted file types: mp4, mov, m4v, Max. file size: 512 MB, Max. files: 1. Should the file be larger than 512mb we suggest using We Transfer (wetransfer.com) to email the video to Jason Sultana – jason@aennswact.com.au. Please complete the online nomination form so we can link the video to your application.

Judging: Judging will commence after the applications close

Winners will be notified by the Apprentice Employment Network in your state and announced on this page in May. We will be seeking the opportunity to present this scholarship to you if you are successful.

For all Scholarship enquiries:

Jason Sultana
Executive Officer
Apprentice Employment Network NSW & ACT

P: 0419 466 584
E: jason@aennswact.com.au

Duke of Ed Scholarship Nomination Form

Date(Required)

Please indicate your state where you are employed(Required)

First Name(Required)

Surname(Required)

Your Email(Required)

Mobile Number(Required)

Name of your GTO(Required)

A contact person at your GTO(Required)

What is your Apprenticeship or Traineeship?(Required)

Attach your short video (no longer than 60-90 seconds)

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: mp4, mov, m4v, mov, Max. file size: 512 MB, Max. files: 1.

Should the file be larger than 512mb or you are having issues uploading your video file, we suggest using We Transfer (wetransfer.com) to email the video to Jason Sultana – jason@aennswact.com.au. Please complete the online nomination form so we can link the video to your application.

Attach any additional information ie resume or supporting documentation

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 512 MB, Max. files: 1.

Do you have any additional comments to make with your submission?

I have read the details of the conditions of entry (including entry requirements, assessment criteria and selection process) and agree to abide by them(Required)

Yes, I have read the details and agree to abide by them

I understand if I am successful in receiving this award that any money received will be required to be used as per the award terms and conditions(Required)

Yes, I understand