The Victorian Skills Authority (VSA) and AVETRA are excited to announce a new initiative as part of our shared commitment to develop and support applied research capacity and capability in the VET sector.

Two VSA-AVETRA scholarships will be provided to Victorian early career VET researchers (or researchers who focus on VET as their subject matter, or practitioners seeking to transition to more research-focused roles) to attend the 2024 AVETRA Conference (to be held in Sydney on 3-4 October 2024).

Each scholarship package will include a financial component of $2,000 plus a ticket to the conference and in-kind contributions from AVETRA.

Details

Scholarship recipients will each receive $2,000 to cover travel and other costs associated with attending the conference. They will each also receive a ticket to AVETRA’s 2024 annual conference.

Through consultation between AVETRA and the scholarship recipients, additional opportunities for capability development may be created, such as:

Dedicated one-on-one meeting time at the conference with a leading researcher, AVETRA member or conference speaker

Opportunity to participate in a panel discussion at a future AVETRA conference

Support in preparing an abstract for a future AVETRA conference

The preparation of a short reflective piece on the conference for a future edition of the AVETRA magazine, Research Today.

Support in preparing an abstract for a future edition of Research Today.

Funds will be paid as an up-front lump sum and scholarship recipients will be responsible for making their own travel and accommodation bookings.

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