Australian Embassy
Indonesia

Scholarships and Fellowships

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Penny Williams PSM hosts a reception for the Australia Awards Indonesia Nusantara Scholarship recipients on 5 October 2023.
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Penny Williams PSM hosts a reception for the Australia Awards Indonesia Nusantara Scholarship recipients on 5 October 2023. These scholars attend Monash University Indonesia, studying in fields crucial to the development of Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara.

Australia Awards

The Australia Awards are a whole-of-government initiative bringing together scholarships and fellowships administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Australian Mission to ASEAN, and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Australia Awards offer the next generation of global leaders an opportunity to undertake study, research and professional development in Australia and for high-achieving Australians to do the same overseas.

Australia Awards in Indonesia is the longest-running foreign scholarship program in Indonesia. For over seventy years, Australia has partnered with Indonesia to invest in human capital development, respond to social and economic development priorities, and create and maintain enduring ties between Australia and Indonesia.

Australia Awards in Indonesia offers a prestigious scholarship scheme to Indonesians from diverse backgrounds covering a range of  awards including PhD, Masters (including a newly piloted award to study Masters at Indonesian campuses of Australian universities), Split-Site Masters and Short Courses. Australia Awards in Indonesia also supports a range of enrichment and networking activities designed to enhance the experience of scholars and contribute to their professional development before, during and after their study in Australia. The program has an active focus on diversity and inclusion through a whole-of-program approach to gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI).

Successful graduates become part of the Australia Awards Global Alumni network and the  Australian alumni network in Indonesia, a vast and actively supported community of influential alumni.

You can find more information about AAI:

You can find information about our Alumni network here.

You can find information about Australia Awards Fellowships here.

You can find information about Australia for ASEAN Scholarships here.

You can find information about ACIAR’s Australia Awards Fellowships here.

Indonesian government staff participate in an Australia Awards Short Course to boost proficiency in digital transformation, run by the University of Queensland in October 2023. .

Indonesian government staff participate in an Australia Awards Short Course to boost proficiency in digital transformation, run by the University of Queensland in October 2023. .

University scholarships

Many Australian universities offer scholarships and grants to help support students with their studies in Australia. You can use the scholarship finder on the Study Australia website.

Allison Sudradjat and Hadi Soesastro Prizes

The Allison Sudradjat Prize honours the memory of Allison Sudradjat, the Minister Counsellor for the Australian Agency for International Development who died tragically on 7 March 2007 due to a plane crash in Yogyakarta. Each year, four Australia Awards recipients from Indonesia who are outstanding scholars and current or emerging leaders receive an Allison Sudradjat Prize. Four prizes, up to $25,000 per winner, are awarded to scholars from Indonesia. The winners are identified at the point of selection for an Australia Awards scholarship.

The Hadi Soesastro Prize honours one of Indonesia’s most eminent thinkers, the late Professor Hadi Soesastro, who was a great friend of Australia. Professor Soesastro was an economist, academic and public intellectual with close personal, intellectual and policy connections to Australia, who made major contributions to Asia-Pacific cooperation and development in Indonesia.

Two Hadi Soesastro Prizes are awarded annually. Australia Awards scholars studying at Doctorate level may apply for the Hadi Soesastro Prize while studying in Australia. The Prize, up to $25,000 per winner, is intended to supplement academic programs in the areas of Political Economy, International Economic Relations, or an area of study that is a priority for Australia-Indonesia development cooperation.

More about Allison Sudrajat and Hadi Soesastro Prize.

Elizabeth O’Neill Award

The Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award is open to high achieving journalists from print, radio, television and online media organisations in Australia and Indonesia.

The Award commemorates the distinguished career of Elizabeth O’Neill OAM, who died in the service of the Australian Government in Indonesia on 7 March 2007. It builds on her tireless work to foster mutual understanding between Australia and Indonesia by encouraging accurate and informed media coverage. For more information visit Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award.

Previous Indonesian Awardees:

  • Meutya Hafid
  • Kartika Sari
  • Sondang Sirait
  • Arif Zulkifli
  • Devianti Faridz
  • Renne Kawilarang
  • Fitria Sofyani
  • Aiman Witjaksono
  • Marissa Anita
  • Josie Susilo Hardianto

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