Deadline: 29-Apr-22
The Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is inviting applications for the Australia Awards Scholarship in the Vietnam.
Australia Awards scholarships are prestigious international awards offered by the Australian Government to the next generation of global leaders for development. Through study and research, recipients develop the skills and knowledge to drive change and help build enduring people-to-people links with Australia.
Australia’s international development assistance in Vietnam helps promote prosperity, reduce poverty, and enhance political stability.
Applicants are assessed on their professional and personal qualities, academic competence, and, most importantly, their potential to impact development challenges in Vietnam.
Priority fields of study
- The priority areas of study for Vietnam are:
- Governance and Economic Growth
- Infrastructure and Transport
- Water and sanitation
- Education
- Gender Equality
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Regional Stability and Human Rights
- Disability
- Climate Change
- Innovation
- Health
- Cyber security
Level of study
- Australia Awards scholarships provide citizens of Vietnam with the opportunity to obtain a qualification at an Australian tertiary institution.
- Awards will be offered for Masters Degree commencing in 2023 within the following allocations:
- Central, city-level, provincial and district-level agencies, including mass- organizations
- Vocational education and training colleges
- Universities
- Vietnamese / State research institutions
- Vietnamese companies
- Vietnamese NGOs
- International NGOs, UN agencies, embassies
Australia Awards benefits
- Australia Awards scholarships are offered for the minimum period necessary for the individual to complete the academic program specified by the Australian education institution, including any preparatory training. The Program will request recognition of prior learning for all Scholarship recipients from Vietnam.
- Scholarship recipients will receive the following:
- return air travel
- a one-off establishment allowance on arrival
- full tuition fees
- contribution to living expenses
- introductory academic program
- overseas student health cover for the duration of the scholarship
- supplementary academic support
- fieldwork allowance for research students and masters by coursework which has a compulsory fieldwork component.
Eligibility criteria
- English language proficiency
- An applicant must have achieved an Academic IELTS result with an overall score of at least 6.5 (with no individual band less than 6.0) or an equivalent TOEFL or PTE score before receiving a final unconditional offer of scholarship.
- Country-specific conditions
- In addition to the eligibility requirements, applicants from Vietnam must meet each of the following country-specific conditions:
- have completed a formal undergraduate degree
- have at least 24-month full-time relevant work experience in Vietnam as of 30 April 2022 (except disadvantaged applicants – see description below)
- not apply for a second Master’s degree (except disadvantaged applicants -see description below- and applicants from a small number of central-level agencies applying for a different field of study under a pilot). Candidates must declare all previous studies were undertaken (including its status) irrespective of whether it is complete or incomplete or ongoing or undertaken within Vietnam or another country
- In addition to the eligibility requirements, applicants from Vietnam must meet each of the following country-specific conditions:
For more information, visit https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/vietnam-information-for-intake