Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) are a bilateral program within the Australian scholarships program.
Australian Development Scholarships are a highly valued form of development cooperation that aims to contribute to the long term development needs of Australia’s partner countries to promote growth and stability. They provide opportunities for people from developing countries to undertake full time undergraduate or postgraduate study in Australia.
Fields of study are targeted to address agreed priority human resource and development needs of recipient countries, in line with Australia’s bilateral aid program.
Australian Development Scholarships equip scholars with the skills and knowledge to drive change and influence the development outcomes of their own country through obtaining tertiary qualifications at participating Australian higher education institutions and technical colleges.
Scholarship holders are required to return to their country of citizenship for two years after they have completed their studies to contribute to the development of their country.
Countries eligible for Australian Development Scholarships
List of countries eligible for ADS and country-specific eligibility criteria.
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan [RTF 197kb]
- Burma (Myanmar) [RTF 174kb]
- Cambodia [RTF 1mb]
- China (People’s Republic of) [RTF 183kb]
- Indonesia [RTF 181kb]
- Laos PDR [RTF 1mb]
- Maldives [RTF 182kb]
- Mongolia [RTF 185kb]
- Nepal [RTF 175kb]
- Pakistan [RTF 1mb]
- Philippines [RTF 1.1mb]
- Sri Lanka [RTF 183kb]
- Timor-Leste [RTF 177kb]
- Vietnam [RTF 1mb]
Pacific
- Fiji [RTF 1mb]
- French Polynesia [RTF 186kb]
- Kiribati [RTF 176kb]
- New Caledonia [RTF 186kb]
- Papua New Guinea [RTF 184kb]
- Samoa [RTF 183kb]
- Solomon Islands [RTF 1mb]
- Tonga [RTF 175kb]
- Tuvalu [RTF 190kb]
- Vanuatu [RTF 189kb]
- Wallis and Futuna [RTF 186kb]
Africa
Eligibility criteria for each of the following countries is available at the Australian Development Scholarships—Africa website [external site]
- Angola
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
Caribbean
One set of eligibility criteria applies for the following Caribbean countries [RTF 178kb]
- Belize
- Jamaica
- Haiti
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Dominica
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Saint Lucia
- Barbados
- Grenada
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Guyana
- Suriname
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haileslasie says
i amhaileslasie amaha from ethiopia . i graduted in mekelle university with batchlor dgreein chemistry.but if i get opprtunites scolarship postion in analatic,organic,organic,instrumentalchemistry or any other field i am happy to continue MSc programe.thank you so much for your cooprration
shifare berhe says
iam shifare from ethiopia . i graduated from jimma university with batchlor degree in chemistry. i have two years service as asistance lecture at university. may i have an apportunties to continue my MSc progamm in organic chemistry , advanced spectroscopy, biochemistry, nanoscience, chemical engeneering, forenscic science other chemistry related fields.
thanks for your valuable cooprration
Anewar Mohammed says
Thanks for this great chance you give for developing country .I am an Ethiopian agraduate of BA Degree in the field of Accounting minor Managment from BahirDar university on july 01,2009 with agood CGPA .Now i am very intersting to upgrade my qualification but i have afinancial problem so I expect your offer to me inorder to join your scholar ship.
Thank you in advance for any you will contribute to me.
E-Mail- anewarahmed@yahoo.com
Mobile- +251-913881741
with best regards
Mehretu Daka says
I am Mehretu Daka from Ethiopia,25 yrs old ,graduated from Hawassa University with BSc in Electrical Engineering in July 2009. I need to learn Communication Engineering, or Software engineering. I kindly expect your response.
God Bless you forever
with best regards
Edward Ruseesa says
I am Dr. Edward Ruseesa, a Rwandan aged 30 years. I have a degree in general medicine obtained from the National University of Rwanda in 2008 and have been working with international NGOs in public health sector.
A masters in public health would put me in a better position to assist my fellow Rwandans and other people as regards public health issues but i am not capable of sponsoring myself.
If there is any ADS to study public health, assist me to make my dream come true.
Thanks
email: ruseesa@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +250 788829747