Australia Awards scholars take part in a University Information Day, engaging with academic advisers to explore study programs.
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.
Australia Awards in Indonesia (AAI) offers prestigious, transformational scholarships and short courses to emerging Indonesian leaders from diverse backgrounds. Australia’s scholarships program 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.
AAI covers a range of awards for PhD, Masters and Short Course study in Australia. Australia Awards in Indonesia also supports a range of enrichment and alumni engagement 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 diverse and high-achieving community of leaders throughout Indonesia.
For more information about the different Australia Awards scholarships modalities, see:
- PhD and Masters Awards
- Nusantara Scholarships
- LPDP-Australia Awards Scholarships
- Split-Site Masters Program
- Short Courses
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.
Participants in an Australia Awards Short Course on Water Utility Regulatory Approaches learn about irrigation systems and cropping operations.
Nusantara scholars visit Melbourne for the Australia Leadership Program at Monash University.
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.
Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award
The Elizabeth O'Neill Journalism Award is awarded to one journalist from Indonesia and one journalist from Australia each year. The award is open to high-achieving journalists from print, radio, television and online media organisations at any stage of their career.
The Award commemorates the distinguished career of Elizabeth O’Neill OAM, who died in service of the Australian Government in Indonesia on 7 March 2007. The award builds on her tireless work to foster mutual understanding between Australia and Indonesia through accurate and informed media coverage.
For more information visit Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award.
Previous Indonesian recipients:
- Meutya Hafid
- Kartika Sari
- Sondang Sirait
- Arif Zulkifli
- Devianti Faridz
- Renne Kawilarang
- Fitria Sofyani
- Aiman Witjaksono
- Marissa Anita
- Josie Susilo Hardianto
- Tri Joko Her Riadi
- Andini Efendi
- Yunita Tandililing
- Rully Kurniawan
Allison Sudradjat and Hadi Soesastro Prizes
The Allison Sudradjat Prizes honour the former head of the Australian aid program in Indonesia, who died tragically in a plane crash in Yogyakarta on 7 March 2007. Ms Allison Sudradjat had deep personal and professional connections with Indonesia over many years, making an enormous contribution to the bilateral relationship. She was passionate about the use of education to empower people to shape their own future and the future of their communities.
The Hadi Soesastro Prizes honour one of Indonesia’s most eminent thinkers, the late Professor Hadi Soesastro, 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.
The Allison Sudradjat Prizes are open to outstanding Indonesian Australia Awards master's scholars currently studying in Australia and Nusantara scholars currently studying in Indonesia. The Hadi Soesastro Prizes are open to outstanding Indonesian Australia Awards PhD scholars currently studying in Australia.
The prizes in the form of grant funding provide professional and personal development opportunities to scholars. They are provided for specific activities that enhance the potential of scholars and enable scholars to apply new knowledge and skills within their professions, strengthen and leverage their networks, seize leadership opportunities, and deepen their connections with Australia.
More about Allison Sudrajat and Hadi Soesastro Prize.