Australia Awards Scholarships: Eligibility, Deadline & How to Apply

Australia Awards Scholarships are long-term development awards funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

• 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 and 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 in the previous four
  years);
• Not hold convictions of criminal activities (including in their home country)
  including those relating to Child Protection and PSEAH;
• 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;xi. 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 PhD); 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.

Applications for Australia Awards Scholarships open on 1 February and close on 30 April each year. Before applications open, each of the country pages on this website provide detailed information on the application process. Applications are submitted via the Online Australia Awards Scholarships Information System. Eligible applicants are assessed and shortlisted for interview.

Australia Awards Scholarship applications are accepted from individuals who are citizens of participating countries and meet eligibility criteria specific to their country. Under the Australia Awards – South Asia & Mongolia program, they are open to suitably qualified nationals of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Mongolia. Women, people with disability and individuals from traditionally marginalised groups are encouraged to apply.