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19 awards for Australia

Scholarships to study in Australia

Government Australia Awards for eligible countries, plus serious university merit money at Melbourne, Sydney, Monash and Griffith across every study level.

Australia funds international students through two distinct channels. The government's Australia Awards fully fund students from partner countries โ€” eligibility is set country by country, so the first check is whether your citizenship qualifies for the current intake. The second channel is university merit funding, and it's substantial: Melbourne, Sydney, Monash and Griffith all run international scholarships in our catalog, spanning undergraduate and postgraduate study.

University awards range from percentage fee discounts to full tuition, and several consider strong applicants at offer stage. Combined with Australia's long post-study work runway on the subclass 485 visa, a partial scholarship changes the whole cost-benefit picture โ€” which is why our counsellors treat the scholarship search and the course shortlist as one exercise, not two.

19 scholarships

6 fully funded ยท 13 partial or varies

Australia
Partial funding

Adelaide Global Academic Excellence Scholarship

University of Adelaide

A 50% reduction of international tuition fees for the standard duration of the degree

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
No separate application โ€” assessed automatically from your admission application
Australia
Partial funding

ANU Chancellor's International Scholarship

Australian National University

A tuition fee reduction of 25% or 50% for the duration of the degree, plus guaranteed first-year accommodation

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
No separate application โ€” assessed automatically with your admission application
Australia
Full funding

Australia Awards Scholarships

Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Fully funded: tuition, return air travel, establishment allowance, living stipend and health cover

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
Usually opens in February and closes around 30 April each year
Australia
Full funding

Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship

Australian Government Department of Education

Tuition fee offset, and at many universities a living stipend and health cover as well

Study level
Postgraduate ยท Doctoral
Deadline
Set by each university โ€” most international rounds close between August and October
Australia
Varies funding

Deakin Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship

Deakin University

100% or 50% of tuition fees, plus a place on the Vice-Chancellor's Professional Excellence Program

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
Submit at least a month before your course starts โ€” a separate application is required
Australia
Full funding

Deakin Vice-Chancellor's Meritorious 100% Scholarship (India)

Deakin University

100% of the indicative tuition fee stated in the offer letter, worth over โ‚น6 million per award

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
Applications run in rounds through Deakin's authorised agents in India
Australia
Partial funding

Global Curtin Scholarships โ€” Merit Scholarship

Curtin University

25% off first-year tuition fees, capped at 200 credit points

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
No separate application โ€” qualifying course applications are assessed automatically
Australia
Partial funding

Griffith Remarkable Scholarship

Griffith University

50% of tuition fees for the full duration of the programme

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
Set per intake โ€” typically several weeks before the trimester starts; check the current round
Australia
Partial funding

La Trobe High Achiever Scholarship

La Trobe University

A 20โ€“25% reduction in tuition fees for the full duration of the course

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
No separate deadline โ€” applicants are assessed automatically at the point of offer
Australia
Partial funding

Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship

Macquarie University

Up to A$10,000 applied against tuition fees

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
Assessed with your course application โ€” no separate deadline for the main award
Australia
Varies funding

Melbourne International Undergraduate Scholarship

University of Melbourne

A$10,000 fee remission in first year, or 50โ€“100% fee remission across the whole degree for top-ranked applicants

Study level
Undergraduate
Deadline
No separate application โ€” awarded automatically on admission results throughout the cycle
Australia
Full funding

Melbourne Research Scholarship

University of Melbourne

Full fee offset, a living allowance of around A$39,500 a year, a relocation grant and overseas student health cover

Study level
Postgraduate ยท Doctoral
Deadline
Rounds close through the year; most international candidates apply by the October round for the following year
Australia
Full funding

Monash International Leadership Scholarship

Monash University

100% of course fees for the full duration of an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
Rolling rounds throughout the year โ€” apply as early as possible once you hold a course offer
Australia
Full funding

University of Sydney International Scholarship

University of Sydney

Full tuition fees plus an annual living stipend for research master's and PhD candidates

Study level
Postgraduate ยท Doctoral
Deadline
Automatic consideration with research admission โ€” apply by the round deadlines, typically September and December for the following year
Australia
Varies funding

UNSW International Scientia Coursework Scholarship

UNSW Sydney

A$20,000 a year towards tuition, with full-tuition awards for the strongest candidates

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
Rounds typically close in the spring and again in the autumn โ€” check the current dates
Australia
Partial funding

UQ International Excellence Scholarship

University of Queensland

A 25% reduction in tuition fees for the full duration of the programme

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
No separate application โ€” assessed from the admission application
Australia
Partial funding

UTS Academic Excellence International Scholarship

University of Technology Sydney

A tuition fee reduction for the standard duration of the course

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
Most UTS international scholarships are assessed automatically
Australia
Partial funding

UTS Southeast Asia International Scholarship

University of Technology Sydney

A tuition fee reduction for students from eligible Southeast Asian countries

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
Assessed from the admission application in most cases
Australia
Partial funding

UWA Global Excellence Scholarship

University of Western Australia

Up to A$48,000 over four years for undergraduate study, or up to A$24,000 over two years for postgraduate

Study level
Undergraduate ยท Postgraduate
Deadline
No application required โ€” assessed automatically at the point of offer

Scholarship terms, values and deadlines change every award cycle. Always confirm the current details on the official programme website, linked on each scholarship page, before you apply.

Which of these could you actually win?

A counsellor reads your grades and profile against the real eligibility criteria, flags the awards worth your time, and helps you prepare the applications โ€” free, alongside your university placement.

Find your university in 90 seconds

Answer a few questions and we will show you where you stand, then a Tutopiya counsellor takes it from there.

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SGD 50 in total, charged as 2 monthly instalments of SGD 25. University tuition is separate and paid directly to the university.

Frequently asked questions

Scholarships to study in Australia โ€” what students ask us most.

Am I eligible for the Australia Awards?

It depends on your citizenship: the Awards target students from partner countries across the Indo-Pacific, Asia and beyond, and the participating-country list and priority fields are set for each intake. Check the current official list before planning around it โ€” and if you don't qualify, the university merit awards in this catalog carry no nationality restrictions.

Do Australian universities give scholarships automatically?

Some do โ€” several merit schemes assess every international applicant at offer stage and attach a fee discount to strong admission files, while others (like leadership-focused awards) want a separate application with evidence beyond grades. Each scholarship's page lists which kind it is; either way, a strong early application is the common denominator.

Can a scholarship cover my whole Australian degree?

The Australia Awards can, for eligible applicants โ€” tuition, travel and living support. University awards more typically discount tuition by a percentage or fixed amount per year, sometimes renewed annually subject to grades. Read the renewal conditions before you budget: an award that requires a distinction average to keep is a different financial plan from a guaranteed one.

What does the placement service cost?

A flat SGD 50, billed as two monthly instalments of SGD 25. That covers everything: counselling, university matching, application support and guidance right up to your offer. There are no hidden extras, no agent fees and no commission on your tuition, because our counselling is funded by our university partners, the SGD 50 only covers administration. Separately, you pay the universityโ€™s own tuition or semester fees directly to the university after you accept your offer.

What exactly do you help with?

Everything from start to finish: understanding your options, shortlisting the right programme, preparing your application and personal statement, submitting to the university, and guiding you through the offer, enrolment and visa paperwork, all with a dedicated counsellor.