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Australia Award Scholarship

  1. Australian Awards Champion: Dr. Muhammad Moazzam
  2. Introduction of the program: Australia Awards Scholarship provides the opportunity to gain an internationally recognized qualification from an Australian institution. It includes all the necessary support and funding to complete your study. They provide opportunities for people from developing countries, particularly those countries located in the Indo-Pacific region, to undertake full-time undergraduate or postgraduate study at participating Australian institutions. For Pakistan, Australia Awards Scholarships are offered for master’s degree-level study in fields agreed with partner governments and aligned with Australia’s development, economic and public diplomacy priorities. The study and research opportunities provided by Australia Awards Scholarships develop the skills and knowledge of individuals to drive change and contribute to development in their own countries. Australia Awards scholarships are offered to professionals working in sectors that support Pakistan to achieve sustainable development with particular focus on the empowerment of women and girls, agriculture, infrastructure, water security and inclusive economic development. Applicants who accept an Australia Awards Scholarship must sign a contract with the Commonwealth of Australia declaring that they will comply with the conditions of the Australia Awards Scholarship. Scholars are required to leave Australia for a minimum of two years after completing their Scholarship.
  3. Coverage/provision:
    1. full tuition fees
    2. return air travel
    3. establishment allowance
    4. contribution to living expenses
    5. an Introductory Academic Program
    6. Overseas Student Health Cover
    7. Initial visa expenses.
  4. Eligibility:
    1. To be eligible to receive an Australia Awards Scholarship, applicants must:
    2. be a minimum of 18 years of age on 1 February of the year of commencing the scholarship;
    3. 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;
    4. not be a citizen of Australia, hold permanent residency in Australia or be applying for a visa to live in Australia permanently;
    5. 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 or 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]);
    6. not be current serving military personnel;
    7. not have previously received a long-term Australia Award unless they have resided outside of Australia for twice the length of the total time that they were in Australia (for example, a previous awardee who has been on an Australia Awards Scholarship in Australia for four years will not be eligible to apply for another Australia Awards Scholarship until they have resided outside Australia for eight years);
    8. 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);
    9. 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);
    10. 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;
    11. Not be applying for a scholarship for a course of study at an academic level lesser than they have already achieved (e.g. be applying for a Master’s scholarship when they already hold a PhD);
    12. 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.
    13. To be eligible for an Australia Awards Scholarship, you must meet certain standards in English language proficiency. At minimum, you must have:an IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.5 with no band less than 6.0; or a TOEFL internet-based test (iBT) score of at least 84, with a minimum of 21 in all sub-tests; or a PTE Academic overall score of 58 with no communicative skill score less than 50.

Scholarship Cycle

Call open: February

Deadline: June

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