About ACEN

Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) is the professional association for practitioners and researchers from the tertiary education sector, industry, community and government who are involved in work-integrated learning (WIL) in Australia.

2017 ACEN student scholarships

Applications are now open for scholarships to provide financial support for students undertaking a WIL placement in a regional or remote area of Australia as part of their 2017/2018 university studies. Eight scholarships to the value of $1,500 each are being offered to eligible university students who may experience financial disadvantage from having to complete a WIL placement. The scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis and assessed against the criteria.

Applications close Friday, 21 April. 

Eligibility

• Must be from institutions that are financial members of ACEN
• Must be studying a postgraduate or undergraduate degree program which requires a WIL placement as a part of their studies
• Both domestic and international students are eligible to apply.

The WIL placement must be:

• Undertaken and completed between 1 June 2017 and 30 May 2018
• Undertaken in an inner regional, outer regional, remote or very remote location which requires relocation. Regional and Remote locations (RA2- RA5) are noted on the map.
• Fulltime (4-5 days per week, for a minimum of three weeks duration)
• Within Australia
• A requirement for completion of the degree.

For more information and to see how to apply, visit the ACEN scholarships website.