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Australia Partnership Scholarship (APS) program

The Australia Partnership Scholarship (APS) program is designed for postgraduate students from Indonesia who wish to study by coursework or by research. The scholarships cover academic and other compulsory fees for certain priority courses.

The APS program is an initiative of the Australian Prime Minister and Indonesian President and is part of the Australian Government's $1 billion, five-year Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development (AIPRD) initiative in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra.

What can I study?

Scholarships are available for postgraduate courses in the priority areas of Economic Governance, Public Sector Management and Education (refer to the table below).

Who should apply?

There are approximately 600 scholarships available over five years to eligible applicants. In general, to be eligible, applicants must:

• be Indonesian citizens and not permanent residents of Australia;
• possess an undergraduate degree (S1) from an Indonesian or overseas university. Scholarships are also available to applicants who already possess a Masters (S2) from an Indonesian university;
• have an overall band score of 6.5 or better in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Module (or equivalent), with result showing no individual band score less than 6. Please note that courses in the Faculty of Education require an overall IELTS score (or equivalent) of 6.5, with no individual band score less than 6.5.

When and how to apply

Application forms and important information (including relevant closing dates) are available from the Australia Partnership Scholarship office.

Scholarship courses

The following postgraduate courses are courses that Deakin offers which fall within the priority areas as outlined above, and which students can apply to study under an APS scholarship.

You can access detailed information on each course by conducting a course search using the relevant course codes listed below.