Description: Australia Awards contribute to the long-term objectives of promoting growth and stability in our region, as well as strengthening links between people and organizations to enhance mutual understanding and cooperation. They equip recipients with the skills and knowledge to drive change and contribute to the economic and social development of their own countries, in effect, building the human resource capacity of partner countries within mutually agreed development sectors.

Course Level: Bachelors/Masters/PhD Degrees

Subjects: Undergraduate or Postgraduate Programs that are related to your country’s priority areas for development

Grants: Full tuition fees

· return air travel–payment of a single return, economy class airfare to and from Australia, via the most direct route

· establishment allowance–a once only payment as a contribution towards accommodation expenses, textbooks, study materials

· Contribution to Living Expenses (CLE) – a fortnightly contribution to basic living expenses paid at a rate determined by the department.

· Introductory Academic Program (IAP)–a compulsory program prior to the commencement of formal academic studies covering information on living and studying in Australia

· Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of the award (for award holder only)–provided to cover the scholar's basic medical costs (with the exception of pre-existing conditions)

· 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 master’s by coursework which have 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.

Eligibility: To be eligible to receive a Scholarship, applicants must:

· 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 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]);

· 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; How to Apply: https://www.dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/australia-awards/how-to-apply-for-an-australia-awards-scholarship

Deadline: 30 April 2026

Official website: https://www.dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/australia-awards/australia-awards-scholarships