Australian Scholarships Awards for Bangladesh

Bangladesh enjoys one of the top free Scholarships in the world. These Scholarships are called the Australian Awards and they are provided freely by the Australian Government. Each year, applications are invited for Bangladeshi people to apply to study in Australia.  Below are the details for these scholarships awards for the Bangladesh Nationals. ​Australia’s international development assistance in Bangladesh is focused on education and building economic resilience among the poorest and the most marginalised communities. In both areas, gender equality is prioritised with a focus on empowering women and girls.

Australia Awards Scholarships are prestigious international awards offered by the Australian Government to the next generation of global 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 Australia.
Applicants will be assessed based on their professional and personal qualities, academic competence and, most importantly, their potential to impact on development challenges in Bangladesh.
Applications are strongly encouraged from eligible women, persons with disability, and ethnic minorities. At least 50 per cent of the Awards will be given to qualified women applicants.

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The Australian Awards for Bangladesh are available in four categories

• Government Sector
• Non-Government Organisations
• Private Sector
• Educational Institutions 

Fields of Study

• Public administration
• Public finance
• Public sector accounting
• Education
  
• Public health
  
• Climate change and disaster risk reduction
  
• Water resources management
  
• Cyber-security
• Counter-terrorism
• Engineering
• Technology management
• Energy
• International trade and development
• Fashion design
• Film, multimedia arts
• Sports management

Study Level
Australia Awards Scholarships provide citizens of Bangladesh with the opportunity to obtain a Master’s qualification at an Australian tertiary institution.

Australia Awards Scholarships benefits
Scholarship recipients will generally receive the following:

• return air travel
• a one-off establishment allowance on arrival
• full tuition fees
• contribution to living expenses
• introductory academic program
• overseas student health cover for the duration of the scholarship
• preparatory programs that run for up to a maximum of 12 months, if necessary
• supplementary academic support
• fieldwork allowance—for research students and masters by course work which has a compulsory fieldwork component
• reasonable adjustments/support for awardees with disability.

Eligibility criteria
Australia Awards applicants in Bangladesh must meet the following minimum eligibility criteria:

• Be at least 18 years of age at the time of commencing the scholarship (January 2019).
• Be a citizen of Bangladesh and be residing in and applying for the scholarship from Bangladesh.
• Have at least two years’ full-time relevant work experience.
• Be able to satisfy the admission requirements (including portfolio work required) of the institution at which the award is to be undertaken.
• Be able to satisfy all requirements of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to hold a Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector (Subclass 500) student visa.
• Have an IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 (or TOEFL paper-based test score of at least 580, or computer-based score of at least 237 or an internet-based score of at least 92) (or equivalent PTE score). Scores must be valid at 1 February 2019 and must be submitted with the application.
• Women, persons with disability and those from ethnic minorities are allowed to submit an overall IELTS score of at least 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 (or equivalentTOEFL or PTE score). However, they must meet the English language admission requirement at an Australian University if awarded. Assistance will be provided to applicants from the above groups if they need to retake an English test.
• Have completed a tertiary level qualification at least equivalent to an Australian Bachelor’s degree.
• Please note that Bachelor’s degrees obtained from private universities in Bangladesh are generally not considered equivalent to an Australian Bachelor’s degree. Applicants should check with their proposed Australian institution whether their Bangladesh qualification is considered equivalent to an Australian Bachelor’s degree.
• Not be married, engaged to, or a de facto of a person who holds, or is eligible to hold, Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency, at any time during the application, selection or mobilisation phases.
• Not be currently serving military personnel.
• Not be a citizen of Australia, hold permanent residency in Australia or be applying for a visa to live in Australia permanently.
• Not be applying for another long-term Australia Award unless they have resided outside of Australia for twice the length of the total time that they were in Australia.

Generally, scholarships will not be available for courses of study in Australia where the applicant already has achieved that qualification and the qualification is deemed to be equivalent to the Australian qualification.

How to apply.
Students can apply for these scholarships manually of online.  Further information about the Australia Awards Bangladesh can be found at: https://www.australiaawardsbangladesh.org 

Australia Awards Scholarship entitlements and conditions can be found in the Australia Awards Scholarships Policy Handbook, available at: http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/Pages/australia-awards-scholarships-policy-handbook.aspx  

Other useful websites:

dfat.gov.au
studyinaustralia.gov.au
https://oasis.dfat.gov.au

​Contact details
Australia Awards Bangladesh

Telephone:+ 880 9611699934, +880 1730338495  
Email: inquiries@australiaawardsbangladesh.org

Scholarships  Opens in : February
                   Closes in : End of  April annually
Information source : ​dfat.gov.au/ScholarshipsAwards