The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has provided students from 28 partner nations with 1,603 Australia Awards scholarships (AusAid) and short courses for 2023. Australia Awards investments worldwide are expected to cost $254 million in 2022–2023. Australia Awards Scholarships are long-term awards administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. They aim to contribute to the development needs of Australia’s partner countries in line with bilateral and regional agreements.
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Australia Awards Scholarships for education development
The government of Australia’s development strategy, Australian aid, recognizes that higher education is a crucial part of any investment in development with the goals of fostering prosperity, eliminating poverty, and increasing stability. Learn more about Australia’s support for education development.
For the study, research, and professional development in Australia and the region so they can return home and contribute to their countries’ development, prosperity, and resilience, emerging leaders from developing nations are offered the prestigious, transformational Australia Awards scholarships and short courses. The Australian government has funded the education of aspiring leaders from less developed nations for more than 70 years, starting with the Colombo Plan in the 1950s and continuing with the Australia Awards of today. Australian undergraduates are now receiving help from the New Colombo Plan to live, work, and study in the Indo-Pacific. This two-way educational exchange supports Australia’s bilateral relations with the area and the larger global community by fostering long-lasting institutional and interpersonal ties.
Supporting the long-term goals of development and stability
Australia Awards support the long-term goals of encouraging development and stability in our area and fostering connections between individuals and groups to foster understanding and cooperation. They give recipients the ability to influence change and contribute to their nations’ economic and social advancement, therefore strengthening partner nations’ human resource capacities in development fields that have been mutually agreed upon. All recipients of the Australia Awards Scholarships join the Australia Global Alumni, which connects them to Australia and one another, creating a network of leaders and advocates passionate about Australia and its world-class educational system.
Australia Awards Scholarships 2023 eligibility
Do you want to become a leader in your industry? Get ready for the chance to receive a top-notch education and develop into a future development leader with strong ties to Australia.
Applications for the Australia Awards Scholarships for studies start every year. Therefore, it is vital to begin preparing for your application, including ensuring you meet the necessary English language standards.
Australia Awards Scholarships will be made available to pursue Master’s degree study programs in the priority development areas of health security, stability, and economic recovery by enhancing policymaking in priority sectors, strengthening governmental frameworks, enhancing economic governance, and developing trade and business capabilities.
To be eligible to apply for an Australia Awards Scholarship, you must pass an IELTS, TOEFL, or PTE language test well in advance of the deadline.
Nearer to the application opening date, more details regarding Australia Awards Scholarships, including the application procedure for studies beginning in 2024, will be available online. The application period will begin on February 1 and end on May 1, 2023.
They provide opportunities for people from developing countries, particularly those in the Indo-Pacific region, to undertake full-time undergraduate or postgraduate study at participating Australian universities and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions.
The study and research opportunities provided by Australia Awards Scholarships develop the skills and knowledge of individuals to drive change and contribute to development in their own countries.
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Benefits
Australia Awards 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. The following benefits generally apply:
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- 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 before 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 (except 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 Masters by coursework with 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.
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Award conditions
Applicants who want to accept an Australia Awards Scholarship will need to sign a contract with the Commonwealth of Australia declaring that they will comply with the conditions of the scholarship.
Scholars must leave Australia for at least two years after completing their scholarship. Failure to do so will result in the scholar incurring a debt for the total accrued cost of their scholarship.
How to apply
Information on how to apply for an Australia Awards Scholarship 2023.
Participating countries
This page lists countries eligible for Australia Awards Scholarships and country-specific eligibility criteria.
Asia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste
Vietnam
Pacific
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Niue
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna
Middle East
Palestinian Territories
Africa
Algeria
Botswana
Democratic Republic of Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
The Gambia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Participating Institutions
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- 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
- University of Tasmania (including the Australian Maritime College)
- The University of Technology Sydney
- University of The Sunshine Coast
- University of Wollongong
- Victoria University
- Western Sydney University
- William Angliss Institute of TAFE
