In April 2019, the Australian Government's well-regarded Endeavour Leadership Program was quietly scuttled. 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. This article provides a brief history of the program.