Bursary Description
Scholarship Description:
Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships provide people from Pacific developing countries with opportunities to study at selected education institutions in the Pacific region. The purpose of the Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships is to give people the opportunity to gain and build the knowledge and skills to drive positive change, and influence their home country’s development.
Degree Level:
Australian Government Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships 2023 (FULLY_FUNDED) is available to undertake Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Graduate level programs at Australian Universities.
Available Subjects:
Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.
- All Subjects
Scholarship Benefits:
Scholarship entitlements vary between countries and institution of enrolment.
Generally entitlements cover a return airfare from your home country to the country of study, academic and other compulsory fees, an establishment allowance and a living allowance paid fortnightly.
In some countries the living allowance may be paid at a higher rate when the student is joined long term by one or more family members. No assistance is available for the airfares of family members.
Eligible Nationalities:
All Nationalities
Eligibility Criteria:
Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships are currently offered for study at Pacific tertiary institutions in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, and Wallis and Futuna.
The Solomon Islands program is not currently offering new scholarships for study in the Pacific region under the AAPS. Australia Awards Scholarships for Solomon Islanders are only offered for study in Australia.
To be eligible for a scholarship applicants must:
- be a citizen of and a resident in the Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships participating country
- not have or be entitled to permanent residence in Australia; and not be married or engaged to be married to a person who holds or is eligible to hold Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residence status (unless their country does not issue passports–the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau)
- meet specific eligibility criteria imposed by the government of the applicant’s country of citizenship
- satisfy the host government’s immigration requirements for regional students
- not hold another scholarship during the period of the Australia Awards Pacific Scholarship
- not be transferring from another scholarship
- not hold or have held an Australian Government scholarship in the two years preceding the proposed time of commencement of the Australia Awards Pacific Scholarship.
Application Procedure:
The students are required to comply with the relevant Country or Regional Profile before submitting their admission online applications via OASIS at the university.
If you intend to apply for an Australia Awards Pacific Scholarship, you must read the Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships Policy Handbook.
Scholarship enquiries in each participating country should be directed to the relevant Australian diplomatic mission in that country.
Contact addresses for each Australian diplomatic mission are available below:
Federated States of Micronesia citizenship
Australian Embassy Federated States of Micronesia
PO Box S, Kolonia
Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Telephone: +6913205448
Fiji citizenship
Australian High Commission in Fiji
37 Princes Rd (Tamavua)
Suva, Fiji
PO Box 214, Suva
Telephone: +679 338 2211
Fax: +679 338 2065
Kiribati citizenship
Australian High Commission in Kiribati
PO Box 77, Bairiki
Tarawa, Kiribati
Telephone: +686 21 184
Fax: +686 21 904
Marshall Islands citizenship
See: Australian Embassy Federated States of Micronesia
Nauru citizenship
Australian High Commission in Nauru
MQ45 NPC Oe. Aiwo District, Republic of Nauru
Telephone: +674 557 3380
Fax: +674 557 3382
Niue citizenship
Australian High Commission in Niue
Tapeu-Porritt Rd
Alofi
Niue
Phone: +683 4173
Email: [email protected]
Palau citizenship
See: Australian Embassy Federated States of Micronesia
Papua New Guinea citizenship
Ground Floor, Port Tower, Hunter Street (near Defense Haus)
Port Moresby
Telephone: +675 321 1766
Fax: +675 321 1828
Samoa citizenship
Australian High Commission Samoa
PO Box 704, Apia, Samoa
Telephone: (685) 23411
Fax: (685) 23151
Solomon Islands citizenship
Australian High Commission in Solomon Islands
Cnr Hibiscus Ave & Mud Alley, Honiara, Solomon Islands
PO Box 589, Honiara
Telephone: +677 21 561
Tonga citizenship
Australian High Commission in Tonga
Salote Road, Nuku’Alofa, Tonga
Private Bag 35, Nuku’Alofa
Telephone: +676 23 244
Fax: +676 23 243
Tuvalu citizenship
See: Australian High Commission in Fiji
Vanuatu citizenship
Australian High Commission in Vanuatu
Winston Churchill Avenue, Port Vila, Vanuatu
PO Box 111, Port Vila
Telephone: +678 22 777
Fax: +678 23 948
Wallis and Futuna citizenship
Australian Consulate-General in New Caledonia
Immeuble Norwich, 2nd floor, 11 rue Georges Baudoux, Artillerie
98800 Noumea, New Caledonia
Boite Postale No 22, 98845 Noumea Cedex
Telephone: +687 272 414