Australian Awards for Indonesian Students

Australian Awards Scholarship for Indonesians

Australia Awards Scholarships provide opportunities to citizens of participating countries from Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, for full-time undergraduate or postgraduate study at Australian institutions. Indonesia enjoys fully funded Scholarships from Australia. These scholarships are called Australian Awards. 
The Australia Awards in Indonesia program carries on a tradition of providing scholarships that have been offered by the Australian Government for more than 60 years. The objective of Australia Awards in Indonesia is to enhance Indonesia’s development through the contributions of internationally qualified professionals and strong and positive relationship with Australia.
Australia Awards in Indonesia offers two types of scholarships:
postgraduate courses (Long Term Awards) and intensive tailored short courses (Short Term Awards). The most able and promising candidates are given awards following a competitive selection process.

Main Benefits for Indonesians applying for Australian Awards

• Study at the post-graduate level (Masters and PhD) at your choice of Australian university
• Participate in tailored Short Term Awards for future leaders and decision makers from Indonesia to build strong links with Australia
• Benefit from in-Indonesia Pre-Departure Training and in-Australia Introductory Academic Program (for Long Term Awards), tuition fee, living expenses, return flights to Australia, reunion airfare (for Masters by Research and PhD scholarship recipients)
• Take part in an enrichment program to build connections between awardees and Australian counterparts with emphasis on organisational and professional linkages
• Join more than 9,000 Australia Awards alumni from Indonesia and more than 100,000 Indonesian alumni who have studied in Australian tertiary education institutions - together forming an influential and highly regarded alumni network

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Short Term Australian Awards for Indonesia ​

Short Term Awards enable Australia Awards in Indonesia to be flexible and responsive to the needs of organisations and sectors. Up to 350 Short Term Awards will be offered each year to senior Indonesian decision makers and influencers who want to develop new skills and increase their networks and potential through tailored short courses at reputable Australian tertiary education institutions. 

Short Term Award recipients will generally receive the following:

• Pre-course and post-course workshops in Indonesia, including domestic return airfare to workshop locations in Indonesia
• Accommodation expenses covered, and stipend included when in Indonesia and Australia
• International return airfare to short course location in Australia
• Full tuition fees expenses covered
• Australian visa and health insurance for the duration of the Short Term Awards​

Long term Australian Awards Scholarships for Indonesia

​Long Term Awards are post graduate degree (Masters or PhD/Doctorate level) scholarships offered to the next generation of Indonesian leaders for development. Through study and research, recipients develop the skills and knowledge to drive change and help build enduring people-to-people links with Australians.

Applicants for Australia Awards in Indonesia Long Term Awards will be assessed for their professional and personal qualities, academic competence and, most importantly, their potential to impact on the development challenges in Indonesia.

Applications are strongly encouraged from women, people with a disability and people from Geographic Focus Areas (currently Aceh, East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, Papua, West Papua, Maluku and North Maluku). The Geographic Focus Areas may be reviewed for future rounds.
What do Australia Awards in Indonesia Long Term Awards cover?

• In-Indonesia Pre-Course English – provision of English for Academic Purposes training prior to commencement of studies in Australia (including an in-Indonesia stipend).
• In-Indonesia Stipend for the period of the  Pre-departure Training.
• Domestic Return Airfare from the airport closest to the recipient’s home location to the airport closest to Pre-departure Training centre in Indonesia.
• Medical examination and x-ray costs in order to comply with Student Visa requirements
• DFAT Student Visa and Student Dependant Visa
• Outward Airfare (economy- one way) from the airport closest to the recipient’s home location to the international airport closest to the Australian university selected for study by the recipient
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of the Scholarship - recipient only (recipients are required to maintain OSHC for any accompanying family in order to satisfy visa requirements).
• A one-off establishment allowance on arrival payable into the recipient’s bank account after arrival in Australia
• Contribution to Living Expenses (in Australia Stipend) - payment of a fortnightly contribution to living expenses (CLE).
• Introductory Academic Program (IAP) for a period of 4-6 weeks undertaken prior to the commencement of Masters or PhD studies
• Masters OR PhD Full tuition fees – including all compulsory fees for the course in which the recipient is accepted into
• Supplementary Academic Support - provided where it is deemed essential to assist recipients to pass course subjects.
• Fieldwork allowance - for research and masters by coursework which has a research component where fieldwork is a compulsory component.
• Reunion Airfare - is available to a ‘single’ recipient   after the successful completion of the first year of study; subsequent reunion airfare entitlements will be available on an annual basis for the duration of the Australia Awards Scholarships, except for the final year of the Australia Awards Scholarships.
• Homeward Airfare (economy- one way) from the international airport closest to the Australian university selected for study by the recipient to the airport closest to the recipient’s home location.
• Recipients can bring their immediate families to Australia at their own cost, if their families meet DFAT and immigration requirements. Families are normally permitted to join eight (8) weeks after the recipient's arrival.

Requirements for Indonesians to apply for Australian Awards

• Be an Indonesian citizen and be residing in and applying for the scholarship from Indonesia.
• Not be married or engaged to a person who is eligible to hold Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent resident status, at any stage of the application, selection, mobilisation processes or while on-scholarship in Australia.
• Satisfy Australian Government requirements for international student entry to Australia (health, character etc).
• Not be applying for a visa to live in Australia.
• Not be applying for another long-term Australia Award unless they have resided outside Australia for twice the length of the total time that they were in Australia (for example, a previous Australia Awards Scholarship recipient in Australia for four years will not be eligible to apply for another Australia Awards Scholarship until they have resided outside Australia or back in Indonesia for eight years).
• Have satisfied any specific criteria established by Indonesia or government of Indonesia.
• Not be current serving military personnel.
• Be able to satisfy all requirements of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection for a DFAT student visa.
• Be able to satisfy the admission requirements of the Australian university at which the Scholarship is to be undertaken.

Specifically, candidates must: 

• Be applying for courses that fall within the areas of development priority (see “Priority Academic Area of Study” below).
• Have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.9. For applicants from GFAs and people with disabilities, have a GPA equal to or higher than 2.75.
• For Master’s applicants, have an English language proficiency of at least 5.5 in IELTS (or 525 in paper-based TOEFL or 69 in internet based TOEFL or 46 in PTE Academic). For applicants from GFAs and people with disabilities, have an English language proficiency of at least 5.0 in IELTS (or 500 in paper-based TOEFL or 59 in internet based TOEFL or 38 in PTE Academic).
• For PhD applicants, have an English language proficiency of at least 6.0 in IELTS (or 550 in paper-based TOEFL or 79 in internet based TOEFL or 54 in PTE Academic).
• The IELTS, TOEFL or PTE Academic result must be current (a test result obtained in April 30, 2018 until June 30, 2020 will be considered current). No other English language test (including TOEFL prediction test) results will be accepted.
• Provide contact details of test centre for verification of TOEFL test results.
• Include a minimum of one (1) copy of the original Institutional TOEFL test result.
• Already hold an undergraduate degree, if applying for a Masters.
• Already have a Masters, if applying for a Doctorate.
• Answer all relevant questions on the application form.
• Be willing and available to undertake full-time (Monday-Friday from 8 am to 4 pm) English for Academic Purposes (EAP) training in Indonesia prior to studying in Australia, if offered a scholarship.

Field of Study under Australian Awards for Indonesia

• ​Trade
• Small and medium enterprise development
• Economics
• Infrastructure Planning
• Transport Safety
• Water and Sanitation
• Mining
• Livestock management
• Animal Husbandry
• Agriculture
• Aquaculture/fisheries
• Forestry
• Natural Resource Management
• Climate Change
• Rural Growth
• Disaster Prevention and Management
• Cyber Security
• Development Studies
• International Studies
• Communicable Disease Prevention

• Health Management
  
• ​Health Services
• Maternal and Child Health
• Public Health
• Education and Training
• Education Management
• Human Resource Development
• Law, legal and judicial systems
• Political Science and Government
• Public administration
• Public expenditure management
• Public Sector Reform
• Environmental Law
• Anti-corruption
• Decentralisation
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Transnational Crime Prevention
• Conflict Resolution
• Women and Gender Studies
• Disability Services

Application Process for Indonesians to apply for Australian Awards

Anyone from Indonesia who wish to apply to study in Australia can check out the official Website on the link below to access the Application forms and processes. 

Visit Official Website : Official Website 

Scholarship Open and Close dates for Indonesia
Opening date  : 1 February (annually)
Closing date    : 30 June  at 21.00 WIB (annually) 
Applications or supporting documents received after this date will not be considered.

Also check out of other scholarships for  Indonesians can apply  on :   Scholarships Awards Abroad