The Apprentice Employment Network & The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Australia, is again excited to provide 8 x $1000 scholarships through its The Edge Foundation Grants and Scholarships program for 2025.
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 in each state.
This is open to current apprentices and trainees under the age of 21 employed by a Group Training Organisation that is an AEN FULL VOTING MEMBER in that state.
Apprentices or Trainees must be in employment as of 30th June 2025.
8 x $1000 scholarships are available.
The Network will provide one scholarship per Australian State or Territory. If there be no nominations from a state or territory, the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Awards reserves the right to reallocate the unused funds to another state to issue
The scholarship is to be used for career development. It cannot be used to purchase items unrelated to their apprenticeship or traineeship.
By entering the awards, candidates agree to abide by the decision of the judging panel and submit no appeals against the panel’s decisions.
For full details and additional information, please scroll down. The nomination form can be found at the bottom of this page.
To nominate, APPRENTICES / TRAINEES must submit a 60-second video. (A Field Officer may interview applicants that have a barrier to present on their own.)
In the video, the applicants must provide the following information:
- Who are they, and where are they from?
- What is their apprenticeship or traineeship?
- What are their career ambitions?
- How will a $1000 scholarship help them achieve their career ambitions?
The more information applicants share about themselves, the better the judges understand their story. They can provide a PDF file containing their resume and other supporting documentation with the nomination.
By entering the awards, the winners agree to their profiles, training details, images and videos to be used for promotional purposes in print and online media by the Apprentice Employment Network, award sponsors and partners.
Applications Open: NOW
Applications Close: Friday, 8 August 2025
Winners Announced: September 2025
