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Scholarships
The Australian Government is committed to providing educational and professional opportunities for citizens and permanent residents of Australia to undertake study, research or professional development abroad.
In addition to the Endeavour Awards, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) provides a financial contribution towards a number of other scholarships which enable Australians to study overseas.
The German Government’s Goethe Institut language programs for teachers and students of German.
The information below also includes links to scholarships sponsored by foreign governments and other international organisations.
The Joint Academic Scholarship Online Network (JASON) is a search engine that contains information about postgraduate scholarships. The scholarships in the database apply to Australian students wishing to study both at home and abroad, and to international students wishing to study in Australia.
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme
The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme has been launched to attract top international postgraduate research students to pursue doctoral studies in Hong Kong. The Scheme will award 135 PhD Fellowships over the 2010/11 academic year and students from around the world, including Australia, are eligible to apply.
For each student, the Fellowship will provide a monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (approximately AUS$2,857) and a conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$10,000 (approximately AUS$1,429) per year for a maximum period of three years.
Further details can be found at the Research Grants Council’s website.
Australia-Korea Foundation Scholarship Program
The Australia-Korea Foundation (AKF) was established by the Australian Government in 1992 to develop contacts and exchanges between the peoples of Australia and Korea. The Foundation promotes people-to-people and institutional links covering the spectrum of Australia's relations with Korea. This includes education, science and technology, commerce and industry, arts, the media and sport. It administers and funds projects and programs which will assist in achieving its purposes and aims.
Scholarships for postdoctoral studies in Greece
The State Scholarships Foundation is offering up to forty scholarships to nationals of the European Union Member States, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan for studies in Greece beginning in the academic year 2010-2011.
Further scholarship opportunities
Further scholarships available overseas can be viewed on the Endeavour Awards website.