Scholarship

Scholarship

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 2025 Scholarships are:

NSW – Alix Dray – Skillset
SA – Bryce Boxer – Civil Apprenticeships and Careers
NSW – Chris Talbott – Australian Training Company
QLD – Dylann Starr – WPC Group
QLD – Erithier Zibanda – HIA
NSW – Hannah Borg – Ai Group
WA – Jude Foss – WPC Group
QLD – Mianne Cala Tejada – Australian Training Company

For all Scholarship enquiries:

Jason Sultana
Executive Officer
Apprentice Employment Network NSW & ACT

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

Selection Process

Eligibility and 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 2025. For Western Australia, the GTO member must be a full-paying member of AEN WA to be eligible.

This is not about identifying the best apprentice or trainee but to support an individual who would benefit with some additional financial support.

The scholarship is for career development. It is to be used to assist you complete or enhance your apprenticeship or traineeship. Previous winners have utilised the scholarship for tools, car registration, workshops and other support.

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 15th AUGUST 2025.

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 August. We will be seeking the opportunity to present this scholarship to you if you are successful.

AEN 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

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) 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 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

For all Scholarship enquiries:

AEN Duke of Ed Scholarship Nomination Form

I am an Employer.

I am a Jobseeker.

Contact Us.

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