Bachelors/Masters/PhD Degrees
Deadline: 30 Apr 2018 (annual)
Study in: Australia
Course starts 2018
Brief description:
Australia Awards
Scholarships, formerly known as Australian Development Scholarships
(ADS), provide opportunities for people from developing countries,
particularly those countries located in the Indo-Pacific region, to
undertake full time undergraduate or postgraduate study at participating
Australian universities and Technical and Further Education (TAFE)
institutions.
Any of the Participating Australian Institutions
Undergraduate or
Postgraduate Programmes that are related to your country’s priority
areas for development which are listed on the participating country
profiles.
Australia Awards are not available for training in areas related to flying aircraft, nuclear technology or military training.
Not specified.
Citizens of one of the participating countries in Asia, Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East. See the complete list of participating countries.
The scholarship
benefits generally include: full tuition fees, return air travel,
establishment allowance, contribution to living expenses (CLE), Overseas
Student Health Cover (OSHC), Introductory Academic Program (IAP),
Pre-course English (PCE) fees, etc. See the complete list of benefits at
the official website.
The scholarships are
offered for the minimum period necessary for the individual to complete
the academic program specified by the Australian higher education
institution, including any preparatory training.
To be eligible to receive a Scholarship, applicants must:
a. be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of commencing the Scholarship
b. be a citizen of a
participating country (as listed on the Australia Awards website) and
be residing in and applying for the scholarship from their country of
citizenship
c. not be married,
engaged to, or a de facto of a person who holds, or is eligible to hold,
Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency, at any
time during the application, selection or mobilisation phases (note:
residents of Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau with New Zealand citizenship
are eligible but must apply for a Student visa (subclass 500) and not
be current serving military personnel
d. not be a citizen
of Australia, hold permanent residency in Australia or be applying for a
visa to live in Australia permanently
e. not be applying
for another long‐term Australia Award unless they have resided outside
of Australia for twice the length of the total time that they were in
Australia
f. have satisfied
any specific criteria established by the Program Area or the government
of the applicant’s country of citizenship (e.g. having worked a certain
number of years in an appropriate sector)
g. be able to satisfy the admission requirements of the institution at which the award is to be undertaken
h. be able to satisfy all requirements of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to hold a Student Visa.
i. Applicants must
inform the Program Area of any connection or relationship to staff
employed at Program Areas or with managing contractors so that the
application may be properly and transparently managed.
Read the complete eligibility criteria in the Australia Awards Policy Handbook (PDF)
Most applications open 1 February 2018. Australia Awards for Africa are already closed.
Check the open and close dates for your country,
and select your country of citizenship/residency from the list of
participating countries for specific information on eligibility,
priority areas and how to apply. Deadline varies per country. The
deadline for most countries is 30 April 2018 except for Cambodia (April 15), Kiribati (tbc), Laos (March 23), Papua New Guinea (February 28), Vanuatu (March 31).
It is important to read the how to apply page and visit the country specific pages, and the official website (link found below) for detailed and updated information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/australia-awards/Pages/australia-awards-scholarships.aspx