Scholarship Opportunities for Australians Overseas

A range of scholarship opportunities exists for Australians interested in pursuing studies overseas.

APPLY TO STUDY IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES

General Sir John Monash Foundation Awards
Countries: Not limited
Website: http://www.monashawards.org/home.asp
Level: Higher degree by research
Areas of Research: Not limited
Duration: 3 years, with support up to $150,000 over the three years
Age Limit: Whilst no upper age limit is stipulated, Awards will generally favour those whose major contribution to their field and to the community lies ahead of them
Applications Due: August

APPLY TO STUDY IN ASIA

Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Awards
Countries: Designated Asian Countries
Website: http://www.endeavour.dest.gov.au/for_asia_pacific_applicants/endeavour_australia_cheung_kong_awards.htm
Funded By: Australian Government
Level: Higher degree by research and postdoctoral fellows
Areas of Research: Not specified
Duration: From 4 to 6 months, including stipend, travel and establishment allowance, to maximum of $25,000
Applications Due: October

APPLY TO STUDY IN EUROPE

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to Study in Germany
Country: Germany
Website: http://www.daad.de/ipp/en/
Funded By: Public funds made available by the (German) Federal Foreign Office
Level: Higher degree by research (amongst other opportunities)
Areas of Research: Refer to website regarding university programmes - note this page is not in English
Duration: Varies, depending on scholarship or award
Age Limit: Some restrictions apply
Applications Due: Refer to website

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowships and Awards to Study in Germany
Country: Germany
Website: http://www.avh.de/en/programme/stip_aus/index.htm
Funded By: The funding agency is a non-profit Foundation established by the Republic of Germany
Level: Varies, depending on scholarship or award
Areas of Research: Not limited
Duration: Varies, depending on scholarship or award
Age Limit: Some restrictions apply
Applications Due: Refer to website

French Government Postgraduate Scholarships to Study in France
Country: France
Contact: Higher Education Office, Embassy of France, 6 Perth Avenue, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Funded By: French Government
Level: Postgraduate
Areas of Research: Not specified
Duration: 12 months, supported by fee exemption, and a monthly stipend of 750 Euros
Age Limit: Not limited
Applications Due: Contact Embassy Office

British Council Australia to Study in Britain
Country: Britain
Website: www.britishcouncil.org.au
Other Sources: www.britishcouncil.org.au/educationuk
Funded By: Various
Level: See information regarding: The AMP-British Chevening Scholarship; The Swires Group - British Chevening Scholarship; Westfield - British Chevening Scholarship; The Cable and Wireless Chevening Scholarship; Oxford and Cambridge Chevening scholarships
Areas of Research: Includes Management, and Environment
Duration: Up to 1 year; see website
Applications Due: See website

Commonwealth Scholarships (General Scholarships) for Commonwealth Country Applicants to Study in the United Kingdom
Country:
Website: http://www.csfp-online.org/cgi-bin/schemes.pl?display=scheme&id=1
Other Sources: Association of Commonwealth Universities, John Foster House, 36 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PF UK, or Commonwealth Scholarship Agency in the applicant's home country
Funded By: Association of Commonwealth Universities
Level: Higher degree by research
Areas of Research: Unrestricted, but for developing countries applications should clearly be related to the future social and economic development of their home country
Duration: Up to 3 years
Applications Due: September (to IDP), then December, to ACU

APPLY TO STUDY IN AMERICA

Fulbright Program (US) to Study in America
Website: http://www.iie.org/FulbrightTemplate.cfm?Section=Foreign_Student_Program and http://www.iie.org
Other Source: Applicants interested in applying for the Fulbright Student Program must apply through the Fulbright Program Office in their home country (for a full listing, refer to http://www.iie.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Fulbright_Demo_Site/Program_Offices/Program_Offices.htm). The Australian contact is: Program Advisor - fulbright@fulbright.com.au;
Funded By: US Government
Level: Aimed at Master's and Doctoral candidates, and developing professionals
Areas of Research: Not specified
Duration: Refer to information on website
Applications Due: Refer to information on website

SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH ENGINES

• Australian Government Scholarships Database
• Good Guides Group (a Commonwealth and State Initiative)
• JASON Postgraduate Scholarship Database for Australia
• IDP Education Australia