Australia Awards
The Australia Awards aim to promote knowledge, education links and enduring ties between Australia and our neighbours through Australia's extensive scholarship programs.
The Australia Awards are comprised of two streams:
- an achievement stream that targets the best and brightest students, researchers and professionals to come to Australia and for Australians to do the same offshore
- and a development stream that builds capacity in developing countries.
The Australia Awards initiative will, over time, build a new generation of global leaders with strong links to Australia.
The Australia Awards brings the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) scholarships together under the Australia Awards program.
A variety of educational, research and professional development opportunities are available through the two Australia Awards streams:
Work to establish the Australia Awards commenced in 2010.
For more highlights, facts, figures and alumni stories, read the Australia Awards 2010 Update.