An official government portal for overseas
students, ‘Study in Australia’, clearly displays the break up of yearly tuition
fees. Every year, there are thousands of students who apply for higher studies
in Australia and alternatively look for scholarship granted.
Average study cost for international
students per year
Undergraduate
bachelors degree - AU$15,000 to AU$33,000
Postgraduate
master’s degree - AU$20,000 to AU$37,000
Doctorate
degree - AU$14,000 to $37,000
Medical
or veterinary are high-value courses
Fortunately, there are plenty of grants,
scholarships and awards that financially support enthusiastic students to study
at the top ranked universities in Australia.
Most
popular scholarships sponsors list
Australian awards are designed for full
time postgraduate or undergraduate courses. It contributes to the long term
goals of developing countries, thus promoting their stability and growth.
Australian Awards leadership programme are
open for doctoral and masters degrees. They offer leadership learning &
development opportunities.
Endeavour scholarships & fellowships are
merit based financial aids provided to undergraduate, postgraduate, post
doctorate research and professional development.
IPRS allows overseas candidates to enroll in
PhD program and polish their skills with leading researchers.
VIDS programme allows international
students to pursue doctorate degree in best Australian universities.
All scholarships have certain stipulations
Applicants have to be a resident of
relevant scholarship eligible country
Scholarship applicant must be non-resident
applying from outside Australia
Must satisfy the preferred university’s
admission requirements from which scholarship is to be accepted
Meet English language requirements
Candidate should not be married or engaged
to an Australian/New Zealand citizenship holder or eligible to hold PR status.
Candidate should not be military personnel
Not having a scholarship to study abroad in
2 years preceding the application
Application
Tips
It is vital to research the various scholarships
in Australia and understand its details. If you know anyone, who got a
scholarship approval, you can get guidance in writing the application.
Plan
and Research in Advance
The more promising scholarships you
discover the better opportunity you will gain to have your higher study funded.
Step-by-step
application process
- Locate
scholarship programmes browsing online
- In case
of doubts contact scholarship sponsors directly
- Sort out
and narrow the list to ones you think are relevant to you
- Never
leave things blank on the application form. Contact the sponsor if you are
ignorant
- Request
additional information or/and materials if necessary
- Complete
and proofread several times, then submit the application, as soon as
possible. Early applications are given first priority
- Organize
all the scholarship materials
List all the scholarship application
deadlines. Basically, most of the scholarships need the following documents.
- True
copies
- Test
scores
- Parents
financial information
- Financial
aid forms
- Letter of
recommendation
- Eligibility
proof
You must have your application form
proofread for spelling errors. Also, you have your essay read by a mentor. True
copies must be verified with stamp or sign of an official.
Copies to be Carried:
You
need to make sure that you have copies of all documents and application form
with you. In case, the sponsors did not get the application, you can provide
them with a proof of the copies you had taken of the original documents. You
can even apply for multiple scholarships promptly
