Deadline: 30-Apr-21
The Australia Awards scholarships are prestigious international awards offered by the Australian Government to the next generation of Indonesian leaders who go on to use their knowledge, skills and experiences to contribute to Indonesia’s growing prosperity.
Applicants are assessed on their professional and personal qualities, academic competence and, most importantly, their potential to impact on development challenges in Indonesia.
Priority Fields of Study
The priority areas of study relate directly to the Australian Government’s COVID-19 Development Response Plan for Indonesia:
Level of Study
- Scholarships are for full-time study for a master’s or PhD/doctorate degree from an Australian tertiary institution.
- Awards will be offered for commencement in 2022 in two main categories: Targeted and Non-Targeted Categories.
- Applicants from the Targeted category include:
- Candidates from our Geographic Focus Areas (GFAs): Aceh, East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, Papua, West Papua, Maluku, and North Maluku.
- Embassy partners: any candidate nominated by the Australian Embassy.
- Government of Indonesia agencies: any candidate from a central, provincial or local government agency excluding employees of state universities and state owned enterprises.
- Applicants from the Non-Targeted category include candidates from the private sector, academics, those that work for state-owned enterprise, and everyone else.
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.
- 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 master’s by coursework which has a compulsory fieldwork component.
Eligibility Criteria
- Country-specific conditions:
- be applying for courses that fall within the areas of development priority -see ‘Priority Field of Study’;
- have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.9. Exceptions exist for applicants from GFAs, they must have a GPA equal to or higher than 2.75;
- for master’s applicants, have an English language
- proficiency of at least 5.5 in IELTS (or 525 in paperbased TOEFL, 69 in internet-based TOEFL, or 46 in Pearson PTE). Exception exist for applicants from GFA, they must have IELTS score of 5.0 (or 500 in paper-based TOEFL, 59 in internet-based TOEFL, or 38 in Pearson PTE);
- for PhD applicants, have an English language proficiency of at least 6.0 in IELTS (or 550 in paperbased TOEFL, 79 in internet-based TOEFL, or 54 in Pearson PTE);
- The IELTS or TOEFL or PTE result must be current (a test result obtained within 2 years at closing date of application will be considered current). No other English language test (including TOEFL prediction test) results will be accepted;
- already hold an undergraduate degree, if applying for a master’s;
- already have a master’s degree, if applying for a doctorate. Specialisation/professional certificate is not considered a Master’s degree; and
- it is highly desirable for doctorate applicants to have a letter of support from an Australian university for their proposed field of study.
- Commencement of study:
- All scholarships must be taken up in the year for which they are awarded, this however also depends on travel restrictions due to COVID-19.
- Social inclusion:
- Eligible women and people with disability are encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/indonesia-information-for-intake
