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Australia Awards Scholarships

Australia's development-cooperation scholarship for eligible countries across Asia, the Pacific and Africa. Generous and structured — and like Chevening or DAAD EPOS, the winning story is development impact at home, not personal advancement.

No application feeDevelopment focusReturn-home rule

Fact sheet

Funding
Full tuition + living stipend + flights + insurance
Typical deadline window
~Feb – Apr/May (varies by country)
Application fee
None
Language test
IELTS (typical bar ≈ 6.5) — some countries get English training first
Where you study
Australia

What it covers

  • ✓Full tuition fees
  • ✓Fortnightly contribution to living expenses
  • ✓Return air travel and an establishment allowance on arrival
  • ✓Overseas student health cover and pre-course English support if needed

Can you apply?

  • ▸Citizen of a participating country, applying from there (eligibility and priority fields differ per country)
  • ▸Bachelor degree; work experience expectations vary by country profile
  • ▸Two-year return-home requirement after the award

Insider tips

  1. 01Read your country's specific 'participating country profile' — priority sectors are listed, and proposals aligned with them score systematically higher.
  2. 02The application asks how your study contributes to your country's development; answer with a named institution or sector problem, not a generality.
  3. 03PhD slots exist only for some countries and usually require an existing relationship with an Australian university.
Official page ↗Track this applicationDocument checklist

Useful services for this route

How we fund this site

Magoosh IELTS Prep ↗

Self-paced IELTS prep — far cheaper than coaching centres.

Wise ↗

Pay application/deposit fees abroad at the real exchange rate.

StudentUniverse ↗

Student-only fares for your first one-way flight.

Independent services we'd recommend anyway — using them never costs you extra.

Stipend amounts and deadlines shown are recent figures and change between intakes — always confirm on the official page above before planning.