Since 1997 Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) are offered only to persons from certain developing countries with the aim that the awardees will use the knowledge acquired and skills learned in Australia for the development of their own country. These are awarded to candidates who are nominated by the home government and under the open category to applications who need not be nominated. Selection criteria for these scholarships vary for which information is available from the Australian High Commission, New Delhi. Applicants in each category are chosen on academic merit and meeting selection criteria developed jointly by AusAID and the Indian Government. Half the scholarships are offered by all the universities in Australia to students pursuing a technical, language, graduate or postgraduate courses. These include Technical Training Institutions, covering tuition fees, air fare, health insurance and maintenance allowance.
How to apply: Your first step should be to make enquiries with your country’s nominating authority. Australian Education Centers and Australian Diplomatic Missions can provide you with its name and address .If you appear to be eligible, you should submit a nomination form to the authority through your employer
Endeavour Vocational and Technical Education Awards
The awards enable students to undertake vocational ad technical education at a diploma or advanced diploma level at an Australian institution (Public and private providers). Awards are open to all fields of study. Benefits include A$ 5,000 travel allowance; A$4,000 establishment allowance; up to A$ 13,000 tuition fees each year (for up to two years); a monthly stipend of $ 15, 00 (up to two-and-a-half years on a pro-rata basis); and English language training valued at up A$ 15000 (if required). Duration of the award is up to two –and-a –half years consisting of one semester’s English language training (where required ); and up to two years study towards a diploma or advanced diploma.
Eligibility: Permanent residents of including India; Physically residing in that country at the time of application; have a year 12 certificate or equivalent; and demonstrate English language proficiency (IELTS academic test with a minimum score of at least 547, including a score of at least 4.5 in the Test of Written .English /TOEFL computer based test score of at least 210 including an essay writing score of at least 4.5).
How to apply: Application form can be downloaded from w w w. e n d e a v o u r. d e d t .g o v. a u/d o c u m e n t s endeavou_vte_application_form.dot.ntm.
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Besides the above mentioned scholarships, some of the Australian universities offer scholarships for postgraduate studies. Some of these are given below. (For latest details about these scholarships you may contact the concerned universities/agencies).
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