Scholarships and Awards for Indian Students in Australia

There are lots of scholarships available for International students opting to study in Australia. Some of them are awarded by the Government which amount to nearly AUD 200 million. Others are institutional scholarships offered by some of the universities. Here, we will only discuss scholarships and awards that are available for Indian students in Australia:

Endeavour Vocational Education and Training (VET) Awards:

• For any subject undertaken at the level of Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree, the amount awarded is AUD 1,19,500 for a total of 2.5 years duration of course, which includes 6-months English studies.
• For any subject undertaken at the MS and Ph.D level, the amount awarded is AUD 2,28,500. This includes monthly stipend, travel and establishment allowances, health allowances and tuition fee.
• Endeavour Executive Awards to the tune of AUD 18,500 are awarded for study in the field of education, business, industry or government for short-term programs that are of 1-4 months of duration

One can apply for these awards from April 1 onwards and the deadline is June 30. In November, the successful applicants are informed about their awards.

Institutional Scholarships are offered by the following Educational Institutions in Australia:

Australian University	Scholarships
Australian Catholic University	25 scholarships for UG and PG students
Bond University	Dean’s Scholarship for UG and PG students for a waiver of 10-40% of the tuition fee. Sometimes even the living expenses are taken care of.
Blue Mountains Hotel School	2 Scholarships of AUD 5,000 each for the first year of the tuition fee
Carnegie Mellon University	12 scholarships for a total value of AUD 38,000
Charles Darwin University	Early payment discount of up to 3% 10% fee discounts for siblings of graduates of Charles Darwin University
Deakin University	For Warnambool Campus (UG and PG) – AUD 8,000 per annum Geelong Campus  (UG and PG) – AUD 5,000 per annum
La Trobe University	Academic Excellence Scholarship: 50% - 100% waiver on tuition fee. The condition for the scholarship is that the student must have scored 80% and have an unconditional offer from the university.
Swinburne University of Technology	10% waiver on tuition fee for Lilydale Campus
University of Western Sydney	Scholarship of up to AUD 5,000 for 1st year tuition fee on the basis of merit and performance in interview.
University of Canberra	Scholarship (UG and PG) for AUD 2,000 on the condition that student must accept offer before March 31.
University of Melbourne	10 scholarships  : 100% waiver on tuition fee 10 scholarships : 50% waiver on tuition fee 40 scholarships : AUD 10,000 for each year of the course
Central Queensland University	For MBA : 33% reduction on total tuition fee Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship : 20% reduction on tuition fee

Source: Sagarika Sharma

Date: 21st May, 2011