General Requirements
Australia Awards applicants must meet all eligibility requirements detailed in the Australia Awards Scholarships Policy Handbook, available here.
General Requirements for the PhD and Masters 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.
- not be applying for a visa to live in Australia.
- Not have previously received a long-term Australia Awards Scholarship in the previous four years.
- have satisfied any specific criteria established by Indonesia or the 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.
- 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.
Specific requirements for the PhD and Masters Awards:
- be applying for courses that fall within the priority fields of study.
- have a Grade Point Average (GPA, on a scale of 4.0) as shown in the following table:
|
Award Type |
Non-Targeted* |
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
PhD |
3.0 |
2.75 |
3.0 |
|
Masters |
2.9 |
2.75 |
2.9 |
- have an English language proficiency score as shown in the following table:
|
Award Type |
Equity Target Groups* |
Non-Targeted* | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
PhD |
IELTS 6.0 TOEFL ITP 552 TOEFL iBT 80 PTE Academic 56 |
IELTS 6.0 TOEFL ITP 552 TOEFL iBT 80 PTE Academic 56 |
IELTS 6.5 TOEFL ITP 570 TOEFL iBT 88 PTE Academic 61 |
|
Masters |
IELTS 6.0 TOEFL ITP 552 TOEFL iBT 80 PTE Academic 56 |
IELTS 4.5 TOEFL ITP 425 TOEFL iBT 33 PTE Academic 32 |
IELTS 6.0 TOEFL ITP 552 TOEFL iBT 80 PTE Academic 56 |
- The IELTS, TOEFL, or PTE result must be valid on 1 January 2026. The test date must be no later than 1 January 2024. No other English language test (including the TOEFL prediction test) results will be accepted.
- Provide contact details of the test centre for verification of TOEFL test results.
- Already hold an undergraduate degree, if applying for a Masters.
- Already have a Masters degree if applying for a Doctorate program. Specialisation/professional certificate is not considered a Masters degree;
- Not have previously received a long-term Australia Awards Scholarship in the previous four years;
- Answer all relevant questions on the application form; and,
- be willing and available to undertake full-time (Monday - Friday 8 am-4 pm) English for Academic Purposes (EAP) training in Indonesia prior to studying in Australia, if offered a scholarship. The duration of the EAP will range from 6 weeks to 12 months, depending on the scholar's level of English skills.
*Please check this page for information about the Government of Indonesia, Equity Target Groups and Non-Targeted categories.
Additionally:
- If applying for PhD Awards, applicants will be restricted to staff of universities, higher education institutions, research institutes, key policymakers and targeted candidates in other agencies associated with DFAT activities.
- It is highly desirable for the applicants of PhD Awards to have a letter of support from an Australian university for their proposed field of study.
