Australia Scholarship Awards for Africans

Australia Awards in Africa

Brief Description

An initiative of the Australian Government, Australia Awards in Africa (AAA) is a pan-African program of development scholarships and fellowships that offers 1,000 postgraduate scholarships each year to eligible African professionals.

Types of Award

Australia Awards comprise four categories of scholarship:

• Long-Term Awards: Postgraduate scholarships that lead to an academic qualification from an Australian university. Read more in our PDF brochure in English, French or Portuguese.
  
• Australian Leadership Award Scholarships: Supplementary scholarships for recipients of Masters-level Awards that aim to enhance leadership in tackling development challenges
  
• Short Course Awards: Targeted professional development courses in a specialised field, with a duration of between one and three months. Read more in our PDF brochure in English, French or Portuguese. 
  
• Australian Leadership Award Fellowships: Fellowships hosted by an Australian organisation that are intended to build long-term relationships between Australia and African professionals

Applications opened in September!

• Short Course Awards for 2013:                                              Closing date 30 November 2012  

• Long-Term Awards (Masters-level Awards) for 2014:             Closing date 14 December 2012

• Long-Term Awards (PhD Agriculture) for 2014:                     Closing date 31 March 2013

Eligibility

Eligibility criteria for Australia Awards may differ from country to country. For more details on the application guidelines and eligibility for you country , click here.