Eligibilty criteria for the Australia Awards

To be eligible to receive an Australia Awards Scholarship, applicants must:

  • be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of commencing the scholarship
  • be a citizen of a participating country (as listed on the Australia Awards website)               and be residing in
    and applying for the scholarship from their country of citizenship
  • not be married, engaged to, or a de facto of a person who holds, or is eligible to                  hold, Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency, at any time              during the application, selection or mobilisation phases (note: residents of Cook                 Islands, Niue and Tokelau with New Zealand citizenship are eligible but must apply           for a Student visa (subclass 500)

Additional criteria listed in Section 2.1 Australia Awards Scholarships Policy                         Handbook found

https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/Documents/aus-awards-scholarships-policy-handbook.pdf

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