Scholarship Description:

Postgraduate (Masters and Short Courses).

Subject Areas:

All subject areas offered by the university

Scholarship Worth: 

Fully-Funded:

• 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, text books, 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 Masters 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.

Eligible Nationalities:

Developing countries

• Participating countries
• Opening and closing dates
• Participating institutions

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applications are accepted from students of developing countries
• Applicants should be enrolling for a masters degree study programme in an Australian public university
• Candidates 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 are required to leave Australia for a minimum of 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.
• Also check country specific eligibility for all participating countries (link below).
• These eligibility tips will also be useful.

You can apply for the Australia Awards Scholarships 2022/2023 in two ways as detailed in the how to apply page;

• Appling Online: Go to the Online Australia Scholarships Information System (OASIS). When you register online, required to answer some questions to establish your eligibility. You will then be given a unique registration number, username and password.
• Applying by Email: If you are unable to submit your application online, you can apply by mail. Please check your participating country profile for contact details to obtain a hardcopy application form and any other templates such as referee reports (if applicable).

Application Deadline:

The closing date for 2023 intake applications is Friday 29 April 2022

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