Fully-Funded Australia Awards Scholarships 2024 for International Students

Fully-Funded Australia Awards Scholarships 2024-2025 session for International Students is now in the applications acceptance phase till the deadline of May 1, 2023.

Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade works to provide full Australian scholarships and long-term academic sponsorships via the Australia Awards Scholarship. The goal of this initiative is to help build relations around the world and allow associate countries to meet their economic requirements as per bilateral and multilateral contracts.

Benefits of Australia Awards Scholarship 2024:

Tuition fee paid in full

Traveling expenses

An establishment allowance that will cover a single-time payment towards accommodation and study materials.

Basic living expenses

Paid for Introductory Academic program

Basic medical expenses

Pre-course English fees

Paid for research fieldwork

Eligibility of Australia Awards Scholarship:

Candidates who wish to receive an Australia Awards Scholarship must enter into a contract with the Commonwealth of Australia stating that they will adhere to the scholarship’s terms of service.

The candidate needs to be at the age of 18 when applying.

At the time of application, the candidate is mandated to be living in their home country and must be a citizen of a country partnering with the scholarship. The list of participating countries is available on the scholarship’s official website.

The applicant cannot be an Australian citizen, possess resident status, or be seeking a permit to gain residency in Australia.

At the time of applying, the candidate cannot be married, engaged, or a de facto of an individual who is in possession of, or is qualified for an Australian or New Zealand nationality. Even at the time of the selection period or when moving to Australia, this criterion must be followed. 

Citizens of the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau who are inhabitants of New Zealand are qualified, although they need to get a Student visa.

They cannot be active members of the military.

Any former honoree who has lived in Australia for 4 years through an Australia Awards Scholarship is not qualified to participate in an additional Awards Scholarship unless the student has not lived in Australia for 8 years.

All specified requirements set by the Program Area or the government of the candidate’s place of residence will need to be met by the candidate.

The candidate is obligated to be eligible for the criteria set by the university they are applying to through this program.

They must qualify for a student visa as well.

Candidates cannot apply for a scholarship for a degree program that is lower than their current educational rank.

Candidates need to notify the Program Area of any link or relationship involving Program Area employees or management partners to ensure that the submission can be administered correctly and impartially.