2026 Fully Funded Australian Awards Scholarships

The Australia Awards Scholarships are fully funded study opportunities funded by the Government of Australia for international students to pursue degree programs in the country. The Government of Australia Awards Scholarship covers all the study, living, and travel-related expenses of all selected candidates – tuition, accommodation, living expenses, air travel, health insurance, pre-course English (PCE), research, and supplementary academic support.

Scholarship Criteria: 

To participate in the 2026 Australia Awards Scholarships, interested and qualified candidates must;

• Be an international student from a developing country.
• Meet the specific requirements of your country as required.
• 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.
• Scholars are required to leave Australia for a minimum of two years after completing their scholarship. Failure to do so will result in the scholar incurring a debt for the total accrued cost of their scholarship.
  
  Scholarship Benefits: 

  The scholarship benefits generally include:

• 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 as a contribution towards accommodation expenses, text books, study materials
• Contribution to Living Expenses (CLE) – a fortnightly contribution to basic living expenses paid at a rate determined by the department.
• Introductory Academic Program (IAP)–a compulsory program prior to the commencement of formal academic studies covering information on living and studying in Australia
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of the award (for award holder only)–provided to cover the scholar’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 awards and Masters by coursework which have a research component where fieldwork is compulsory) 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.
  Eligible Countries: All countries
  Type: Postgraduate
• Host Country: Australia
  Deadline: April 30, 2025