Call for Applications: Australia Awards Scholarships in Thailand

In Thailand, Australia Awards Scholarships are funded by the Australian Government’s Mekong-Australia Partnership (MAP), which aims to support a resilient and inclusive Mekong subregion that pursues joint solutions to shared and transboundary challenges.

Applicants are assessed on their professional and personal qualities, academic competence, relevance of study to the key thematic areas of MAP and, most importantly, their potential to contribute to joint solutions to current and emerging challenges in Thailand and the Mekong subregion. Applications are strongly encouraged from women, people with disability and people living and working outside Bangkok.

Focus Areas

• The priority areas of study for MAP-funded scholarships include:
  • Water security;
  • Climate action;
  • Transnational crime;
  • Economic resilience and subregional integration; and
  • Gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI)

Benefits

• Scholarship recipients will receive the following:
  • return air travel;
  • a one-off establishment allowance on arrival;
  • full tuition fees;
  • contribution to living expenses;
  • introductory academic program;
  • overseas student health cover for the duration of the scholarship;
  • supplementary academic support;
  • fieldwork allowance for research students and masters by coursework which has a compulsory fieldwork component.

Eligibility Criteria

• In addition to the eligibility requirements, candidates from Thailand must also meet the following conditions:
  • be a citizen of Thailand, with no dual or additional citizenship,
  • be a resident in Thailand for a period of 24 months as at the day applications close other than for short absences related to employment, professional development or holidays,
  • have at least 24 months’ full-time (or part-time equivalent) work experience,
  • declare all previous study undertaken irrespective of whether it is complete or incomplete or undertaken within Thailand or another country,
  • in most cases, the applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree, considered equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree.
• In addition, Master’s level applicants must have an English language proficiency of:
  • an Academic IELTS result with an overall score of at least 6.5, with no band less than 6.0, or
  • an internet-based TOEFL score of at least 84, with a minimum of 21 in all subtests, or
  • PTE Academic overall score of 58 with no communicative skill score less than 50.

Selection Criteria

• The selection process includes an interview. Applicants will be assessed against the following criteria:
  • academic competence;
  • potential outcome, specifically the contribution to development outcomes in Thailand and the Mekong subregion; and
  • professional and personal leadership attributes including relevant work experience.

For more information, visit Australian Government.