● Scholarship types
Scholarships of Australian universities mainly include Australian Development Scholarship ADS and Australian International Postgraduate Research Scholarship IPRS. The Australian Agency for International Development (AU-SAID) and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of China jointly issued ADS to China government officials. At present, this scholarship does not accept individual applications. Interested applicants can contact the MOFTEC or the local foreign economic and trade commission. IPRS is mainly awarded to master or doctoral students who do research projects overseas, with only 300 places each year, and the scholarships provided are used to pay tuition fees and health insurance premiums. The number of places in top universities is generally 20-30/year, and the number of places in poor universities may be 2 or 3 per year.
You can't stay in Australia just by getting IPRS, but most universities have their own IPA. Ipa (65,438+08,000 RMB/year) including living expenses will be awarded to IPRS winners automatically, and it is not necessary and impossible to apply separately. In addition, IPRS can get a half-price discount on public transportation, which is not available to general non-scholarship students.
In addition, many universities have set up policies funded by universities or departments to reduce tuition fees for outstanding overseas students. These schools have their own set, but there are not many places. In addition, some international organizations also provide scholarships for international students. International students need to apply for scholarships in the representative offices of these institutions in their home countries, not in Australia. These scholarships are usually provided by government agencies, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations, the Rockefeller Foundation and other organizations. However, according to the statistics of the Australian Immigration Bureau, so far no China applicants have won such scholarships. In a word, IPRS is usually the only choice for overseas China students.
● How to apply for a scholarship?
Scholarships from IPRS and Australian universities are directly selected by institutions and awarded to students with excellent academic performance. Students who are eligible to apply for these scholarships can explain to the university that they want to apply for scholarships when applying for admission to the university. Some schools have special scholarship application forms.
Undergraduate grades and work experience are the two most important points of the school. Most China students who have obtained IPRS have been working for at least 3 years. Without work experience, the undergraduate course must be very good, generally in the top three in the department.
● Scholarship application time
Generally, the admission time in Australia is February and July, and all the time for applying for scholarships is August -65438+ 10 of the previous year. All materials must be sent to the university before this. Some schools allow IELTS scores to be a little late.
However, many schools do not allow students to enter school in July, and some expressly stipulate that IPRS winners must start formal study before March 3 1; Although some claim that they can enter school in spring or autumn, they often send you a confirmation letter in February. The reason is that I think the school is afraid that you will also apply for scholarships in other countries, such as American schools. If you want to enter school in March, you generally can't wait for the offer of American schools. Otherwise, if you accepted a scholarship from Australia and didn't go at that time, the scholarship would be wasted.
● When will I know the application result?
General notice will be sent to you within 1-2 months after application; The results of IPRS were announced at the end of February1kloc-0/-65438+. The school generally requires you to give a reply on whether to accept the scholarship within 15-20 days. If it expires, the quota will be automatically transferred to the person to be determined. So after mid-June, it is possible to receive the offer of scholarship in 65438+February, if you are on the list of people to be determined.