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Since 2003, the Endeavour program (previously known as the Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships program) had supported Australian postgraduate students, researchers and career professionals to study overseas. It also brought talented international scholars and fellows to Australia from all over the world. On the data available for the past 12 years, about 2000 Australians and 4500 foreign nationals were the recipients of Endeavour awards.  \nThe official rationale for the termination was that the money would be more effectively used to fund a scholarship program for studies at regional Australian universities. The beneficiaries of the new program will be a few Australians and incoming international students who wish to study in regional Australia, outside the major metropolises.The losers are a larger number of Australian researchers and professionals who wish to advance their work overseas, and many international scholars who wish to access the best research and professional development opportunities available in Australia.  \nEndeavour was a two-way program, which differentiated it significantly from other Australian government international scholarships programs. But it suffered from a ‘cure-all elixir quality which allowed itas a policy prescription to be spread too thinly to try to achieve everything’(Anderson & Barker, 2019) . Within the two primary categories – incoming and outgoing – it encompassed a complicated framework of sub-categories  \n72 The End of Endeavour Joanne Barker  \nfor different purposes, ranging from one-month executive fellowships for Australian working professionals (value $A8000 per person), to four-year incoming PhD programs covering tuition fees, living allowances, flights and more (value $A272,000 per person) .  \nThe result was an excessively complex and bureaucratic program which, as funds diminished incrementally in successive Budgets over several years,tried to spread itself too thinly between the multiple components it contained. It became increasingly difficult for stakeholders working in universities to understand what Endeavour was about and for whom it was intended.The program was delivered by the Department of Education and Training, but confusion was exacerbated by the official name ‘Australia Awards Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships’, which blurred the identities between Endeavour and the larger‘Australia Awards’ aid scholarship program offered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) . Unlike the major DFAT scholarships programs (Australia Awards and the New Colombo Plan), Endeavour lacked apolitical champion. Not since the days of Brendan Nelson, Education Minister from 2001 to 2006,had Endeavour had strong representation at the highest levels in Canberra.  \nEndeavour is launched  \nWhere did it all begin 16 years ago? The Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships program was launched in the 2003-04 Budget by the Howard Government as part of a package of support for international education. It was created at a time when international student enrolments  \nvol. 61, no. 2, 2019  \nA U S T R A L I A N U N I V E R S I T I E S ’ R E V I E W  \nin Australia were growing at a rapid rate. International education is dependent on strong relationships and those relationships are undermined when Australia is perceived to selfishly take without reciprocally giving back. As Education Minister in 2003, Brendan Nelson issued the‘Ministerial Statement on International Education’ which pointed out that internationalisation is a two-way process, and that there are significant benefits for Australians from the experiences and relationships developed through international educa","cbCaisSGOyJm1jXt","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisSGOyJm1jXt","pdf",148924,"English","# Introduction\n## Endeavour is launched\n## Endeavour sets sail","[{\"question\":\"Why was the Endeavour program terminated in April 2019?\",\"answer\":\"The government stated that funds would be used more effectively to support a scholarship program for studies at regional Australian universities.\"},{\"question\":\"How did Endeavour differ from other Australian international scholarship programs?\",\"answer\":\"Endeavour was a two-way program that supported both outgoing Australians studying overseas and incoming international scholars coming to Australia, with many sub-categories for different purposes.\"},{\"question\":\"What problems did the document identify with the Endeavour program’s design and administration?\",\"answer\":\"It became excessively complex and bureaucratic as budgets declined, and confusion increased due to the official name blending Endeavour with the broader “Australia Awards” aid scholarship program.\"}]","The End of Endeavour - Joanne Barker - Introduction | PDF",1792079983,15]