AusAid Australia Awards Scholarships by Australian Government

Scholarships
for International Students in Australia – Australian Govt Scholarships 2015

Application
Deadlines: 30 April 2014 is application deadline for most of the
countries, but some countries have different deadlines, please check below.

Formally known as
Australian Development Scholarships are now published as Australia Awards Scholarships
for the year
2015. These scholarships are available
for international students who want to live and study in Australia for
full time undergraduate or postgraduate study. These awards
are administered by AusAID for long term career development of students.
This excellent opportunity is provided to the people of developing
countries specially to undertake full time education in Australia.

Objectives of
Australia Awards Scholarships are to develop skills and knowledge of students
to drive change and contribute to the development outcomes of their own
country.

The most significant
advantage of Australia Awards Scholarships is to provide the cost of your
tuition in your residency status in Australia. This also covers Return air
travel, provide Establishment allowance and Overseas Student Health
Cover.

Awards
Benefits

Australia has many
top universities and internationally recognised courses and also many exciting
opportunities for future growth.

The Awards 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:

• # – 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 of A$5,000 as a contribution
  towards as accommodation expenses, text books, study materials.
• # –
  Contribution to Living Expenses (CLE) is a fortnightly contribution to
  basic living expenses paid at a rate determined by AusAID. From 1
  January 2013, CLE payable to Scholars studying under an ADS is
  A$30,000 per year.
• # –
  Introductory Academic Program (IAP)—a compulsory 4-6 week program prior to
  the commencement of formal academic studies covering information on life
  and study in Australia.
• # –
  Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of the award (for
  award holder only)—provided to cover the student’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 students only)—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.

What
can you study?

Study programs must
relate to your country’s priority areas for development. These are listed on
the participating country profiles.  AusAID Australia Awards are not
available for training in areas related to flying aircraft, nuclear technology
or military training.

How
to apply for an Australia Awards Scholarship

Things
to do before making scholarship application

• # –
  Check the application deadlines for your country.
• # – If
  you intend to apply, you must read the Scholarships Policy Handbook which
  included information about eligibility requirements, selection processes,
  entitlements and awardee responsibilities, etc.
• # –
  After finding out how in your country applications are accepted and apply
  accordingly.

Participating
countries in the Australia Awards Scholarship

This page lists
countries that are eligible for Australia Awards Scholarships, and
country-specific eligibility criteria. Opening and closing dates can be found here

Asia

Pacific

Africa

Eligibilty criteria

Middle
East

Palestinian Territories

Application
Deadlines

How
to apply for Australia Awards

Two methods of
application are available. You must check your country application procedure
and apply accordingly.

Applying
online

Go to the OnlineAustralia Awards Scholarships Information System (OASIS) website.
When you register online, you will be required to answer some questions to
establish your eligibility. You will then be given a unique registration
number, username and password.

You do not need to
submit your application immediately. You can update your draft application form
and supporting documentation until
30 April 2014, (or an earlier date specified on the
relevant participating country profile). Once submitted, your
application cannot be changed. We
strongly advise applicants applying online to do so well before the closing
date. (OASIS) experiences peak usage in the days leading up to the closing date
and applicants may experience delays.

Refer to the Applicant’s Online User
Manual if you need help: OASIS Applicant User Guide.

Applying
by mail

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).

Completed hard copy
application forms and supporting documentation must be submitted by the
deadline specified by your country. See the opening and closing dates for each country.

Supporting
documentation

Check your participating country profile to see if your country
requires additional supporting documents, such as referee reports (template
below).

Referee report template [PDF 118kb]
Referee report template [Word 163kb]

Certified
true copies

To verify a document
as a true copy, you should present the original document and the copy to an
authorised officer at one of the following in your home country.

• The
  official records department of the institution that originally issued the
  document(s)
• An
  Australian overseas diplomatic mission
• An
  Australian Education Centre

This official must
sight both documents and verify with a stamp and/or a signature that the copy
is a true copy of the original document. You will have to pay any fees
charged by officials for verifying documents.

If you are
submitting an online application, you should scan the certified true copies
of your supporting documents (not the originals) and attach them as PDF files
with your application.

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.

Awardees are
required to leave Australia for a minimum of two years after completing their
scholarship. Failure to do so will result in the awardee incurring a debt for
the total accrued cost of their scholarship.

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Further Official Scholarship Information and Application