The Australian Veterans' Children Assistance Trust is an independent organization sponsored by the principal Australian ex-service associations. It was established in 2003 by the former Vietnam Veterans Trust, as a lasting legacy from Australia's use of the Agent Orange Funds.

The role of AVCAT is to help the disadvantaged children and grandchildren of those who have served this country in peace and war in the Australian Navy, Army and Air Force. AVCAT administers bursaries and scholarships that help those children of the veteran community with the costs of tertiary education.

The bursaries and scholarships are funded by direct donations to AVCAT and from the Australian Government, ex-service organisations, firms and private individuals sponsoring scholarships.

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to help as many disadvantaged children and grandchildren of those veterans and ex-service men and women as is possible, to a better future through higher education.