About Australia Awards PNG
Australia Awards PNG
Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) are designed to promote knowledge and leadership, and enduring ties between Australia and PNG. The scholarships aim to build a qualified workforce, fill critical human resource gaps, and support good leadership.
Every year, both the Governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea agree on priority sectors that will target key development areas. In PNG these include: agriculture, education, governance, health, law and justice, transport and infrastructure.
Applicants are assessed on their professional and personal qualities, academic competence and, most importantly, their potential to impact on development challenges in PNG.
Australia Awards Scholarships
Australia Awards Scholarships are prestigious international awards offered by the Australian Government to the next generation of global leaders. Through study and research, awardees develop the skills and knowledge to drive change and help build enduring people-to-people links with Australia. Visit the global Australia Awards site.
Equal Opportunity
Australia Awards are merit-based scholarships. We are committed to ensuring an equal representation of women and men and that people with disability and people living and working in rural areas are provided fair access to pursuing further studies under an Australia Award. For more information on AAPNG’s approach to inclusion and equal opportunity, see here.
Applications are strongly encouraged from women, people with disability and those from the provinces.
Find out about AAPNG study options
Australia Awards PNG Success Stories
Newcrest-funded Australia Awards scholars eager to give back as nurses
The partnership between Australia Awards and Newcrest Mining continues to yield positive results for service delivery in Papua New Guinea’s health sector – as demonstrated by the experiences of current nursing scholars Yolanda Som, Steven Johnson and Joshua Kamrai....
Garma Festival yields enrichment and inspiration for PNG Australia Awards scholars
Australia’s rich Indigenous cultures and traditions proved inspiring for PNG Australia Awards scholars at the 2019 Garma Festival earlier this year. Ten Australia Awards scholars from Papua New Guinea studying at tertiary institutions across Australia gathered in...
Outcome of Australia Awards Scholarships Intake 2020
Provisional awardees for Australia Awards Scholarships Intake 2020, for long-term study in Australia, have now been notified. We thank all the 158 shortlisted applicants for taking the time to attend the interview round and tests (STAT-P and IELTS). We appreciate all...