Scholarships

2014 Australian Government Master Scholarship Awards for Africans

September 22, 2012

Applications for the 2014 Masters-level Awards opened on 1 September 2012 and will close on 14 December 2012.

Up to 380 Masters-level Awards will be available for eligible African candidates from the following 28 countries for postgraduate studies commencing in 2014:

Algeria	Ethiopia	Morocco	Sierra Leone
Angola	Gambia	Mauritius	South Africa
Botswana	Ghana	Mozambique	Swaziland
Burundi	Kenya	Namibia	Tanzania
Cameroon	Lesotho	Nigeria	Tunisia
Cape Verde	Liberia	Rwanda	Uganda
Egypt	Malawi	Seychelles	Zambia

Focus sectors for Masters scholarships reflect areas which have been identified as priorities by partner governments and in which Australia is recognized as having world-leading expertise and experience.
Current priority sectors include:

Agriculture and Food Security
Health
Natural Resource Management including Mining Governance
Public Policy
Water and Sanitation

From 1 September, Visit the Australia Awards in Africa Website and navigate to your home country to find more information about eligibility as well as information on how to apply.

Note that, if selected for a scholarship, your studies will normally commence in Australia in January 2014. The duration of study will not exceed two years.