The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced to allow international students into the country from as early as July 2020. A total of 2,000 fully-funded scholarships for International Students has been announced. The participating universities are – The University of Melbourne, Deakin University, Monash University and the University of South Australia.

The breakdown of the scholarship is 800 Scholarships from Monash University, 600 Scholarships from The University of Melbourne, 300 Scholarships from Deakin University, and 300 from the University of South Australia. All the Scholarships are fully-funded and it will cover all expenses.

The Scholarships are available in any academic field offered by the University. The detailed information about each scholarship is given below.

Details About 2,000 Scholarships in Australia

• Scholarship Country: Australia
• No. of Scholarships: 2,000
• Universities: Monash University, The University of Melbourne, Deakin University, University of South Australia
• Financial Coverage: Fully-funded

Along with Scholarships, the Australian government also launched the Australian Government Free Online Courses 2020 (with Free Certificates).

What Fields of Study Australian Universities Offering?

• Architecture, Building, Planning, and Design
• Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
• Business
• Education
• Engineering
• Environment
• Health
• Information Technology and Computer Science
• Law
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Science

What Will be Cover Under these Scholarships?

• Full fee offset for up to two years for students undertaking a Masters by Research degree or up to four years for students undertaking a Doctoral degree.
• Living allowance for up to two years for students undertaking a Masters by Research degree or up to 3.5 years for students undertaking a Doctoral degree.
• Relocation Grant / Airfare Ticket of A$2,000 for students moving from States or Territories other than Victoria or A$3,000 for students moving from outside Australia.
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) Single Membership for international students who require a student visa to study in Australia.

The University of Melbourne Scholarships

Fully-Funded 600 Graduate Research Scholarships at The University of Melbourne, Australia. The University of Melbourne Scholarship is the highest number of scholarships for domestic and international students to study free in Australia Masters, MPhil, and Doctoral degree.

The good thing is that there is No Separate Application is required. You will be automatically considered for this award. The University of Melbourne was founded in 1853. Approximately 45,000 students. More than 12,000 international students from 130 different countries.

• Deadline: 31st Oct 2020
• Apply: Link to Apply

Monash University Scholarships

800 Monash University Scholarships 2021 Australia. Monash University is now accepting applications for 2021. A total of 800 full-funded scholarships are available at Monash University for international and domestic students. The Scholarship is to undertake a Master’s degree or a PhD degree from Monash University.

Monash University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia. You are lucky that they have all types of academic fields of study. The good thing is that there is No Separate Application is required for Monash Scholarship too. You will be automatically considered.

• Deadline: 31st August 2020
• Apply: Link to Apply

University of South Australia Scholarships

300 University of South Australia Scholarships in 2021. The Scholarship is to undertake a Master’s degree and PhD degree. The Scholarship is funded by the Australian Government and it will cover all the expenses including tickets, tuition, living allowances, books, and stipend.

A total of 300 Scholarships will be provided each year to international students for full-time Master degree programs and PhD degree programs. You can do Master by Research (MPhil) or PhD at the University of South Australia.

• Deadline: 31st August 2020
• Apply: Link to Apply

Deakin University Scholarships

300 of the Deakin University is now accepting applications from international students for the Master degree programs and PhD degree programs. The Deakin University Scholarship is funded by the Government of Australia and offering 300 Scholarships to international and domestic students.

• Deadline: End of August 2020
• Apply: Link to Apply

Apart from this, there are some other Scholarships to announce by Universities their applications open all year, such as Leiden University Scholarships 2020 – Fully-Funded Scholarship in the Netherlands and The University of Adelaide Scholarship 2021 in Australia (fully-funded).