Australia Awards Scholarships 2024 and the application procedure

Australia Awards Scholarships(AAS)for study commencing in 2025 About Australia Awards Scholarships Australia Awards Scholarships (AAS) are a set of long-term programs sponsored by the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The primary objective of these scholarships is to support the development needs of Australia's partner countries, in line with bilateral and regional agreements. This award program provides full-time undergraduate or postgraduate study opportunities for future global leaders from developing countries, particularly those located in the Indo-Pacific region, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, at participating Australian universities and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions. The study and research opportunities provided by Australia Awards Scholarships aim to develop individuals' skills and knowledge to drive change and contribute to their countries' development. In a nutshell, the Aus

Multiple Women in STEAM PhD Scholarship positions-Deakin University Australia

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HDR Scholarships - Women in STEAM PhD Scholarship

Exciting PhD scholarship positions for female students "Women in STEAM"( Science, Technology, Engineering, Architecture and Maths) to study at Deakin University. This exciting PhD  scholarship is open to  women with strong research  potential and passion in this interesting research area. To help promote this long awaiting change, Deakin University is offering multiple PhD scholarship positions to interested female to undertake a PhD and work on a research project supervised by at least one female academic.

These are competitive scholarship positions and are open to both  domestic and international students (with priority to onshore international students due to Covid restrictions) to undertake research with an academic supervisory team in any discipline area across the Schools and Research Centres of the Faculty of Science, Engineering & Built Environment.

Also check  these other Higher Degree by Research Scholarships 2021- 2022  at Deakin University. Multiple fully funded Masters/PhD positions for international students, applications open all year round to students from a broad range of backgrounds across a number of interest areas. Open to all nationalities and gender

Applicable study areas for the women in STEAM scholarships

The Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment operates across 4 campuses.  The Faculty consists of 4 schools, each with multiple disciplines( a mix of teaching + research) characterized with  strong emphasis on research excellence. Applicable study areas are group below under 5 broad areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics) and school  :

1. Science: School of Life and Environmental Sciences 

  • (Biological Science, 
  • Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, 
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture,
  •  Forensic Science,
  •  Environmental Management and Sustainability, 
  • Marine Biology, 
  • Sustainable Regional Development, 
  • Wildlife and Conservation Biology,
  •  Zoology and Animal Science) 
  • including the Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF) and the Centre for Integrative Ecology (CIE).

2. Technology: School of Information Technology 

  • (Computer Science, 
  • Creative Technologies, 
  • Cyber Security, 
  • Data Science, 
  • Software Engineering, 
  • Virtual Reality, 
  • Mathematics) 
  • including the Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI).

3. Engineering: School of Engineering 

  • (Civil, Electrical and Renewable Energy, 
  • Engineering Management,
  •  Environmental Engineering, 
  • Mechanical, Mechatronics, and Mechanical Design);

4. Architecture: School of Architecture and Built Environment 

  • (Architecture, 
  • Construction Management);

5. Mathematics: modelling of any description in any of the above schools as appropriate for the project.


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 The Scholarship overview and benefits:

  • Scholarship Cover: Full tuition fee
  • Research scholarship stipend value: $28,597 per annum (2021 rate) indexed annually
  • Health cost : Overseas Student Health Cover(OSHC) for international students
  • Degree Program: PhD by research
  • Field of study:  Science, Technology, Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics
  • Citizen type: International students/ All countries eligible/Domestic students
  • Award Duration: up to 4years  for PhD for international students.
  • Application opens: Currently open
  • Application Deadline:  22 October 2021
Also check  ANU University Research Scholarships 2021-2022. Another amazing awards program to study in Australia.  its a government sponsored scholarship program. Equally open to all nationalities and with amazing financial support in addiction to the full tuition fee cover.

Women in STEAM Scholarship Eligibility criteria 

To be eligible for this scholarship, interested applicants must meet the following requirements:
  1. be either a domestic or international candidate(priority to onshore students) 
  2. meet Deakin's PhD entry requirements
  3. be enrolling full time and hold an honours degree (first class) or an equivalent standard master's degree with a substantial research component.
  4. self-identify as women or as gender diverse or non-binary
  5. the proposed supervisory team must comprise at least one female supervisor.
Applications for these scholarships will be assessed based on :
  • the prospective student academic merit and research potential, 
  • on the strategic merit and alignment with Faculty research directions of the proposed project and on the supervisory team.

How to apply

To apply, applicants are encouraged to first contact a potential supervisor, then submit an expression of interest (EoI) form( forms on the website). If  the EoI is successfully, the applicant will then be invited to submit a full application. So this is the step:
  1. Contact potential supervisor. To discuss topic of interest. If successfully receive his approval of your project then
  2. Submit an EoI to the faculty of interest. If your application is found eligible, you will be then invited to
  3. Submit a formal application via the application portal
How to obtain EoI form: visit scholarship official link here. Scroll down to the "how to apply" section and click on the "apply now" button to download the expression of interest form. More instruction is found on the form

To find a  potential supervisor or identify one in your interested or any other general information, send an email to  Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

Who to contact

For more information on this scholarship, applicants are encourage to contact  

Dr Lisa Dias
Vicky Koo

Visit official scholarship for EOI form and other details

Also apply for this University of Queensland Graduate Scholarships(UQGSS)- 2022-(Fully funded Msc/PhD)

See some  helpful tips  below to help with your success of securing admissions and scholarships to study in Australia and abroad in general. Don't just apply blindly. Follow the procedures involved. There is no secret, just procedures to follow to easily succeed.

Pro-tips for research scholarship applications

The followings are some helpful links to browse through. They include  tips and guides on how to successfully apply for research Masters and PhD scholarships and admissions to study in Australia. 
These are just some essential elements that any international student thinking to study abroad must be aware of especially when applying for research degree programs abroad. 
This include information about :

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