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AustraliaDestination Australia Scholarship
Australian Government (Department of Education)
AUD 15,000 per year toward study and living costs for students enrolled full-time at a participating regional Australian campus. Awarded by the institution, not applied for directly with government.
Deadline
No further Australian Government Destination Australia funding rounds from 1 July 2024; existing recipients continue under prior awards only.
What you get
AUD 15,000/yearPaid in two instalments per year (AUD 7,500 each) following census-date enrolment checks. Does not cover tuition on its own; it is a contribution toward costs at a regional campus.
Covers
- Tuition
- Living costs
- Travel
- Health insurance
- Visa fee (not recorded)
Awards offered
Not recordedAny full-time course from Certificate IV to Doctorate at a participating regional campus
Who can apply
- Study level funded
- Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, Vocational
- Subjects
- No subject restriction recorded
- Language
- Set by the Australian university awarding the place, not by the programme. You need an offer from a participating institution first, and its English requirement is the one that applies.
- Sri Lankan applicants
- Eligible
- University place
- You must already hold an admission offer when you apply
Other conditions the award sets
- Must be enrolled full-time and living in a regional area during the scholarship period.
These are recorded as written and are not checked by the matcher.
Check this against your own situation
The matcher scores this award against your qualifications and names the exact gap where you fall short. Free, and it needs no account.
Run the matcherThe visa you still need
Winning the award and being allowed in are two separate hurdles. The route below runs on its own timetable and asks for its own documents, and an award does not exempt you from it.
- Student Guardian visa
Australia
Whether this award's value meets this route's financial requirement has not been checked.
- Student visa
Australia
Whether this award's value meets this route's financial requirement has not been checked.
Apply and verify
Always apply through the awarding body directly. This page is a summary of their published rules, not the rules themselves, and it is not immigration advice.
Official pageSources
- Australian Government (Department of Education) official pageread 1 September 2026
Checked 8 September 2026, next review due 8 March 2027