Australia Awards Scholarships, formerly known as Australian Development Scholarships (ADS), provide opportunities for people from developing countries, particularly those in the Indo-Pacific region, to pursue full-time undergraduate or postgraduate studies at participating Australian universities and institutions of Technical and Advanced Education (TAFE).

Courses Level: Undergraduate and postgraduate programs relevant to the priority growth areas of your country that are identified on the country profiles of the participating countries.For fields similar to flying aircraft, nuclear technology and military training, Australia Awards are not eligible for training.


Eligibility Countries: Residents of Asia, Pacific, Africa and the Middle East, one of the participating countries. See the full list of countries participating.

Scholarship value / inclusions / duration: general scholarship benefits include: full tuition fees, return air fare, institution grant, living expense payment (CLE), Overseas Student Health Care (OSHC), Introductory Academic Program (IAP), Pre-course English (PCE) fees, etc.  Read the full eligibility criteria in the Australia Awards Policy Handbook (PDF) Application Method: check your country's open and close dates and select your country of citizenship / residence from the list of participating countries for specific information on eligibility, priority areas and how to apply.

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.
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Official Scholarship Website:  http://www.dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/australia-awards/Pages/australia-awards-scholarships.aspx