Apply for Australia Awards Scholarships 2025 (Fully Funded)

The applications for the Australia Awards Scholarships 2025 are now open. The Australia Awards scholarship is a fully financed, distinguished scholarship programme for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degree programmes. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), approximately 1,141 long-term Australia Awards scholarships were granted to persons for the academic year 2024.
Australia is widely known for offering a high number of scholarships to international students. Such as RTP Scholarships, Graduate Research Scholarships, and now AAS. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade sets the application process, requirements, course of study, and study level. Each country will go through a unique process. In this post, we will discuss the criteria, degree programmes, participating Australian universities, and eligible countries.
About Australia Awards Scholarships 2025

• Host Country: Australia

• Degree Level: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

• Benefits: Fully Funded

• Funded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

• Deadline: 30th April 2024

Benefits of Australia Awards Scholarships
Australia Awards Scholarships cover the following costs:

• Full tuition fees

• Return air travel

• Living allowance

• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)

• Pre-departure and in-country support

• Contribution to Living Expenses

• Allowance for accommodation expenses, textbooks, and study materials.

• Expenses for Fieldwork.

Australia Awards Participating Universities for 2025
This document lists Australian institutions that participate in the Australia Awards scholarship for 2025 intake.

• Australia Awards – Participating Institutions

Who is Eligible for the Australia Awards Scholarships?
To be eligible for an Australia Awards Scholarship, you must:

• Be a citizen of a participating country.

• Meet the academic requirements for your chosen program of study.

• Have a strong commitment to development in your home country.

• Meet the requirements set for your country.

• Scholars are required to leave Australia for a minimum of two years after completing their scholarship.

Eligible Countries

• Contents:

• Asia

• Pacific

• Middle East

• Africa

• Asia:

• Bangladesh

• Bhutan

• Cambodia

• Indonesia

• Laos

• Maldives

• Mongolia

• Myanmar

• Nepal

• Pakistan

• Philippines

• Sri Lanka

• Timor-Leste

• Vietnam

Pacific:

• Federated States of Micronesia

• Fiji

• French Polynesia

• Kiribati

• Marshall Islands

• Nauru

• New Caledonia

• Niue

• Palau

• Papua New Guinea

• Samoa

• Solomon Islands

• Tonga

• Tuvalu

• Vanuatu

• Wallis and Futuna

• Middle East:

• Occupied Palestinian Territories

• Africa:

• Algeria

• Benin

• Botswana

• Côte d’Ivoire

• Democratic Republic of Congo

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

• Ghana

• Kenya

• Madagascar

• Malawi

• Mauritius

• Morocco

• Mozambique

• Namibia

• Nigeria

• Rwanda

• Senegal

• Sierra Leone

• South Africa

• Tanzania

• Uganda

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

For any contact Please refer 2025 Australia Awards Scholarship inquiries to your in-country contact.
How to Apply for an Australia Awards Scholarship 2025?
Quick Follow-up:

• Information on how to apply for an Australia Awards Scholarship.

• Participating countries

• Opening and closing dates

• Participating institutions

Detailed application process:
Check the opening and closing dates for your country. Select your country of citizenship from the list.
It will open a new page where you will find the information regarding degree programs, universities, and criteria set for your country, and the contact information.
An applicant must read the Australia Awards Scholarships Policy Handbook 2025. The handbook provides information including general eligibility requirements, selection processes, entitlements, and responsibilities.
Some countries allow you to apply online while others require hard-copy applications. See your participating country profile for more information.