National / government
Australia Awards Scholarships
Full tuition, airfares, and living allowance
- Study level
- Any
- How to get it
- Separate application required
- Most recent deadline
- 30 April 2026 (closed; check the official page for the next round)
- Country
- Australia
Who is eligible
Citizens of participating developing countries in Asia, the Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East, applying from their home country. Applicants are assessed on development impact potential as much as academic merit, and must return home for at least two years after finishing.
Australia Awards are the Australian Government's flagship development scholarships, funded through the foreign aid program. They cover the full cost of study: tuition, return airfares, a contribution to living expenses, an establishment allowance, and Overseas Student Health Cover.
They are aimed at people from partner countries who will return to contribute to their country's development, so the selection process weighs your professional background and development goals heavily. Fields of study are usually tied to your country's agreed priority areas. Applications open annually through the Australia Awards portal, with country-specific closing dates.
For the 2027 intake the application window closes on 30 April 2026 at 2pm AEST, a hard cut-off rather than a rolling date. DFAT has published that it offered around 1,551 long-term Australia Awards Scholarships across 55 partner countries for the 2025 intake, giving a sense of scale even though country-by-country quotas are not made public. Selection panels weigh your leadership record and development impact alongside academic results, and the two-year return-home condition is contractual, not just advisory.
Australia Awards Scholarships: common questions
How much is the Australia Awards Scholarships worth?
Full tuition, airfares, and living allowance. Amounts and eligibility bands are reviewed every year, so confirm the current value on the official scholarship page before you rely on it.
Do I need a separate application for the Australia Awards Scholarships?
Yes. The Australia Awards Scholarships needs its own application, usually after you have an offer of admission, and sometimes a written statement or interview.
When is the deadline for the Australia Awards Scholarships?
The most recent recorded round closed on 30 April 2026. Deadlines change each intake, so check the official page for the next round.
Scholarship terms change every year. Confirm the current value, eligibility, and deadline on the official page before you apply or rely on this for budgeting.