Scholarships in Australia

Several study options are available for students to study in Australia. The educational institutes, government of Australia, and a large number of other organizations offer scholarships in Australia. The scholarships are offered to meritorious students at various levels. The scholarships cover many areas of study including vocational training, undergraduate & postgraduate study and research.

The scholarships in Australia aim to support knowledge, education links between Australia and other countries. The scholarships in Australia are in two streams- achievement stream and development stream. The Achievement stream scholarships are awarded to brightest students, researchers, and professionals for entry into Australia and for natives to do the same outside Australia. The Development stream scholarships are awarded to those who make capacity in developing country.

Postgraduate scholarships in Australia are offered to national as well as international students in subjects like Agriculture, Food, Animals and Environment, Architecture and Planning, Arts, Humanities, Education, Music and Social Sciences, Business and Commerce, Economics and Tourism, Engineering and Information Technology, Health, Law and science. Postgraduate scholarships are awarded by universities and research institutes in Australia. Scholarships in Australia awarded by government are Australian Leadership Award Scholarships (ALA Scholarships), Australian Development Scholarships (ADS), Australian Regional Development Scholarships (ARDS), Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships (ALA Fellowships) and Prime Minister's Pacific-Australia Awards.

Awards, scholarships awarded by government of Australia can be known as study in Australia scholarships. The awards including Australian Leadership Award Scholarships (ALA Scholarships), Australian Development Scholarships (ADS), Australian Regional Development Scholarships (ARDS), Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships (ALA Fellowships) and Prime Minister's Pacific-Australia Awards are offered to international students. PhD scholarships in Australia are awarded to researchers doing research work at doctorate level in many subjects. PhD scholarships are offered by the universities of Australia including Australian National University, University of Sydney, University of Melbourne etc.