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Australia Awards Scholarships
Australia Awards Scholarships offer more than a degree. You gain an internationally recognised qualification and a life-changing experience in Australia.
Australia’s international development assistance in Papua New Guinea helps promote prosperity, reduce poverty, and enhance political stability.
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.
Applicants are assessed on their professional and personal qualities, academic competence and, most importantly, their potential to impact on development challenges in Papua New Guinea.
Applications are strongly encouraged from women, people with disability and the provinces.
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 receive:
- 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.
APPLICATION FOR INTAKE 2025 IS CLOSED.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to the interview and testing in July 2024 (see schedule below; subject to change without prior notice):
| Date | Activity |
| 1 July 2024 | Announcement of shortlist of candidates |
| 15 July 2024 | Australian Education Roadshow (to be confirmed) |
| 15 – 26 July 2024 (Mon-Fri) | Panel Interviews |
| 18 July 2024 | First batch IELTS Speaking Test |
| 18 July 2024 | Essay Test for bachelor/master’s by coursework |
| 19-20 July 2024 | First batch IELTS Reading, Writing, Listening Test |
| 23 July 2024 | Second batch IELTS Reading, Writing, Listening Test |
| 25-26 July 2024 | Second batch IELTS Speaking Test |
| 27 July 2024 | Third batch IELTS Reading, Writing, Listening Test |
Australia Awards Alumni Stories
Leading from the front to tackle COVID-19
Rose Begani (pictured above) admits she was hesitant at first to get a COVID-19 vaccination but that soon changed after she researched and examined the facts. “I considered that vaccines have saved lives from preventable diseases such as polio, smallpox and TB and...
PNG scholars top engagement at development conference
Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) scholars recently participated in the Research for Development Impact (RDI) Network Conference. The annual event seeks to invigorate development practice, innovate through leadership and promote cross-collaboration and...
Empowering women in Jiwaka Province with legal aid
Australia Awards alumna Emma Minimbi is creating positive change in her community in Jiwaka with her skills and knowledge. Winner of the 2019 Allison Sudradjat Prize which is awarded to two high-achieving Australia Awards scholars from PNG annually, Emma has already...