Australia Awards Scholarships for International Students
Australia Awards Scholarship, They 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.
(Last Updated - 29/01/2023)
Scholarship Program –
Available field
- Undergraduates
- Masters
- PhDs
Institutes list
- Australian Catholic University
- Aviation Australia
- Bond University
- Box Hill Institute TAFE
- Bureau of Meteorology
- Canberra Institute of Technology
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Central Queensland University
- Charles Darwin University
- Charles Sturt University
- Chisholm Institute of TAFE
- Curtin University of Technology
- Deakin University
- Edith Cowan University
- Federation University
- Flinders University
- Griffith University
- Holmesglen Institute of TAFE
- James Cook University
- Kangan Institute
- La Trobe University
- Macquarie University
- Melbourne Polytechnic
- Monash University
- Murdoch University
- Queensland University of
- Technology
- RMIT University
- Southern Cross University
- Swinburne University of Technology
- TAFE NSW
- TAFE Queensland
- TAFE SA
- Tasmanian Polytechnic
- The Australian National University
- The Gordon Institute of TAFE
- The University of Adelaide
- The University of Melbourne
- The University of New England
- The University of New South Wales
- (including ADFA)
- The University of Newcastle
- The University of Queensland
- The University of Sydney
- The University of Western Australia
- University College London
- University of Canberra
- University of South Australia
- University of Southern Queensland
- The University of Tasmania (including
- the Australian Maritime College)
- University of Technology Sydney
- University of The Sunshine Coast
- University of Wollongong
- Victoria University
- Western Sydney University
- William Angliss Institute of TAFE
Other Scholarship Program
Lund University Global Scholarship Bachelors & Masters 2023/2024
Belgium Scholarship For International Students -2023/2024
Chinese Government Scholarship 2023/2024
ETH Zurich Scholarship for International Students
Uppsala University Global Scholarship Program
Temple Univeristy Scholarship USA
Oulu International Scholarship in Finland
Macquarie University Scholarship From Australia
Turkish Government Scholarship
Eligible Criteria –
- be a minimum of 18 years of age on 1 February of the year of commencing the scholarship;
- 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;
- not be a citizen of Australia, hold permanent residency in Australia, or be applying for a visa to live in Australia permanently;
- not be married to, 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 mobilization phases (note: residents of Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau with New Zealand citizenship are eligible but must apply for a Student visa [subclass 500]);
- not be current serving military personnel;
- not have previously received a long-term Australia Award unless they have resided outside of Australia for twice the length of the total time that they were in Australia (for example, a previous awardee who has been on an Australia Awards Scholarship in Australia for four years will not be eligible to apply for another Australia Awards Scholarship until they have resided outside Australia for eight years);
- not hold convictions of criminal activities (including in their home country) including those relating to Child Protection and PSEAH;
- recipients under the Pacific Secondary School Scholarship Program (PSSSP) who have completed their secondary school education in Australia in the year prior are eligible to apply for a long-term Australia Award;
- 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);
- be able to satisfy the admission requirements of the institution at which the award is to be undertaken (this may mean that Program Areas will need to withdraw an award offer if the recipient cannot satisfy the institution’s admission requirements. This may not be known until Program Areas request a placement at selected institutions);
- be able to satisfy all requirements of the Department of Home Affairs to hold a Student Visa. This may mean that the Program Area will need to withdraw an award offer if the recipient cannot satisfy the visa requirements;
- not be applying for a scholarship for a course of study at an academic level lower than already achieved (e.g. be applying for a Master’s scholarship when they already hold a Ph.D.); and
- applicants must inform the Program Area of any connection or relationship to staff employed at Program Areas (including locally engaged staff at post) or with managing contractors so that the
- application may be properly and transparently managed.
- Residing in, being a citizen of, and applying from a participating partner country.
- Asia –Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam,
- Pacific -Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
- Middle East -Palestinian Territories
Award & Benefits
- Full tuition fee
- Return airfare ticket
- Accommodation allowance, textbooks fee & study materials expenses
- Living expenses
- Student health cover
- Introductory Academic Program
- Pre-course English (PCE) fees–if deemed necessary PCE may be available for students for in-country and/or in-Australia training
- Supplementary academic support may be available to ensure a scholar's academic success or enhance their academic experience
- fieldwork (for research awards and Masters by coursework that has a research component where fieldwork is compulsory) may be available for eligible research students for one return economy class airfare via the most direct route to their country of citizenship or within Australia.
Deadlines
01 February 2023 - 01 May 2023
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Application Guide
https://www.dfat.gov.au/sites/default/files/oasis-applicant-user-guide.pdf
In-country contacts
- Bangladesh -inquiries@australiaawardsbangladesh.org
- Bhutan- inquiries@australiaawardsbhutan.org
- Cambodia - info@australiaawardscambodia.org
- Indonesia- longtermawards@australiaawardsindonesia.org
- Laos- Infoawards@laosaustraliainstitute.org
- Maldives- inquiries@australiaawardsmaldives.org
- Mongolia- info@australiaawardsmongolia.org
- Myanmar- australiaawards.myanmar@dfat.gov.au
- Nepal - inquiries@australiaawardsnepal.org
- Pakistan- info@australiaawardspakistan.org
- Philippines - scholarshipsPH@australiaawardsphilippines.org
- Sri Lanka- inquiries@australiaawardssrilanka.org
- Timor-Leste - scholarships@australiaawardstl.org
- Vietnam - info@australiaawardsvietnam.org
- Federated States of Micronesia- phpi.mail@dfat.gov.au
- Fiji - australiaawards@ausfijifacility.org
- Kiribati - TarawaScholarships@dfat.gov.au
- Marshall Islands - phpi.mail@dfat.gov.au
- Nauru- programofficer@australiaawardsnauru.org
- Papua New Guinea - scholarships@australiaawardspng.org
- Samoa - Apia.Scholarships@dfat.gov.au
- Solomon Islands - australiaawards-solomonislands@sirf.com.sb
- Tonga - australiaawardstonga@dfat.gov.au
- Tuvalu- australiaawards@ausfijifacility.org
- Vanuatu- info@australiaawardsvanuatu.org
- Palestinian Territories -mervat.ziadeh@dfat.gov.au