Applications is open from 1st September
for Australia Awards Scholarships and
Australia Awards – Africa Fellowships
2015/2016. There are two categories of
Award: The Master Awards and the Africa
Fellowships
Priority Fields
Agriculture/Food Security
Education
Health (including HIV/AIDS)
Public Policy (including public sector
management, public sector reform, trade,
international diplomacy)
Technical and Vocational Education &
Training (available for Short Courses only)
Long-Term Awards are postgraduate
scholarships that lead to an academic
qualification from an Australian
university. For studies commencing in
2014, Long-Term Awards are available to
eligible applicants from 28 African
countries.
Short Course Awards are available for
studies in a range of priority sectors
including Agriculture, Maternal and Child
Health, Mining Governance and Public
Policy. Studies are conducted at locations
in Africa and in Australia for periods up
to 3 months. Short course awards are
available to eligible applicants from 51
African countries.
About Scholarship
Australia Awards in Africa (AAA), an
initiative of the Australian Government, is
a pan-African program of development
scholarships and fellowships that offers
1,000 postgraduate scholarships each year
to eligible African professionals.
Australia is committed to developing the
capacity and leadership skills of Africans
to enable them to contribute effectively to
development in their home countries.
Over the past three years, the number of
scholarships available for African
professionals has increased ten-fold to a
total of 1,000 development awards
annually. One-quarter of all Australia’s
development scholarships are now
directed to Africa.
Scholarship Offered Since: 1980
Scholarship Type: Masters and PhD
Scholarships for Africans
Who is qualified to apply?
You must not be more than 50 years of
age at the date of your application.
You must have at least three (3) years’
relevant post graduate work experience.
This work experience must be in a role
relevant to your proposed field of study
and to your employment organisation
type (e.g. public sector applicants should
demonstrate public sector work
experience, and so on). Preference will be
given to candidates with greater periods
of experience.
You possess, as a minimum, a Bachelors
degree (or the equivalent) from a
recognised Institution of at least 4 years in
length with at least a 3rd Class Pass.
Public sector candidates must comply
with Government of your country
regulations for government employees
wishing to apply for scholarships
Public sector, private sector and civil
society candidates must provide evidence
of completion of the National Youth
Service Corp (NYSC) (for Nigerian
candidates- visit adsafrica.com.au for
country specific requirements) when they
apply.
You must not already hold, or be studying
for, a Masters degree
You must be willing to make a formal
commitment to return to your current
employment following completion of the
award
Target Group
You are a national of an African country.
See country list below
You are an early or mid-career
professional working in the Public Sector,
the Private Sector or a Non-Government
Organisation (Civil Society) in one of the
listed priority fields of study.
You wish to undertake a Masters degree
in Australia in one of the listed priority
fields of study. You cannot study a
Masters of Business Administration.
You have a clear vision for how you will
use the knowledge gained through the
Masters degree to improve policy,
practice or education in the proposed
field of study.
Gender Equality: Australia Awards target
equal participation by women and men.
Applications from women are strongly
encouraged, and mechanisms are in place
to support women applicants and
Awardees.
Disability Inclusion: Australia Awards aim
to ensure that people with a disability are
given fair and equal opportunity to
compete for and obtain a scholarship.
Applications from people with a disability
are strongly encouraged. Mechanisms are
in place to support applicants and
Awardees requiring specific assistance.
Number of Scholarships: Up to 1,000
Value of Scholarships: This is a Full
government sponsored scholarship
Duration of Scholarship: For the duration
of the programme
Eligible African Countries
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cameroun, Cape Verde,
Comoros, Congo(Republic of), Djibouti,
Egypt, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana,
Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi,
Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nigeria , Rwanda, Sao Tome &
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,
Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia
In addition to the above, the following
countries are eligible for Short Course
Awards (SCAs) for the 2013 Intake
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,
Mauritania, Niger, North Sudan, Republic
of Guinea, South Sudan
To be taken at: African or Australian
Universities
Application Ends By
The closing date for Australia Awards
Scholarships is 12 December 2014 for
Masters level Awards and 16 January 2015
for Africa Fellowships.
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
Go to the following link: http://
australiaawardsafrica.org/africa-map/
Select your country of origin. Follow the
specific instruction on the page.
Sponsors
Australia Awards in Africa (AAA), an
initiative of the Australian Government
Important Notes:
Application from women and people with
disability is stronglyencouraged
