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INFORMATION BRIEF: AUSTRALIA AWARDS
January 2016 FOCUS OF AUSTRALIAN AID
In 2015, DFAT offered 4,107 Australia Awards to 87 developing countries. This represents an increase of approximately 2,000 awards since 2010.
In 2015, 87 per cent of Australia Awards were offered to the Asia‐Pacific region.
The 4,107 awards in 2015 include 1,612 Australia Awards Scholarships, 663 Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships, 27 ACIAR awards and 1,441 Australia Awards Fellowships and 364 Short Course Awards.
1 Note this brief relates only to Australia Awards managed by DFAT, which comprise 90% of Australia Awards expenditure in FY 2013‐2014
REGIONAL FOCUS OF AUSTRALIA AWARDS 2015
East Asia 864 1,023 1,887
South Asia 291 228 519
Pacific Island
Countries 259 204 463
Papua New Guinea 673 42 715
Totals 2,302 1,805 4,107
Long‐
term
Short‐
term Total
Sub‐Saharan Africa 204 197 401
North Africa & the
Middle East 11 7 18
La n America and
Caribbean 104 104
COMMITMENTS TO AUSTRALIA AWARDS ($Am) Es mates 2011–12 2012–13
2013–14
2014–15 Whole of Agency 284.9 303.6 362.5 371.2
TOP 5 REPRESENTED COUNTRIES—BY AUSTRALIA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS CURRENTLY IN AUSTRALIA
Rank Country # of current
scholars
1 Indonesia 954
2 Vietnam 503
3 Papua New Guinea 315
4 Philippines 143
5 Cambodia 118
ALL COUNTRIES, TOTAL 3,500
% of total scholars
27 14.5 9 4 3.5
100
Female
461 274 164 96 43
1,784
Male
493 229 151 47 75
1,716
TVET
0 0 12 0 0
36
Undergrad
0 0 48 0 0
342
Postgrad
954 503 255 143 118
3,122
All other Countries, total 1,467 42 746 721 24 294 1,149
0 500 1000 1500 2000
AUSTRALIA AWARDS BY REGIONS
Short‐term Long‐term
TOP RESULTS
1. In 2015 DFAT offered 4,107 long and short‐term awards. Approximately 55 per cent of long‐term awards and 50 per cent of Australia Awards Fellowships went to women.
2. DFAT provides three times as many awards to Asia annually, as were provided under the Colombo plan.
3. In 2015 more than 1800 awardees completed their award and returned home. A 2010 study showed that more than 85 per cent of scholars remain in their home country for at least two years. An average completion rate of 97 per cent since 2004.
4. Since 2007, around 19,600 long‐term awards and 12,200 short‐term awards have been offered by DFAT (and the then AusAID).
DFAT’S2 AUSTRALIA AWARDS INTAKE AND EXPENDITURE DATA
Intake Year Financial Year Intake number Long‐term Short‐term Cost ($m)
2009 2008–09 2,259 1,661 598 155.6
2010 2009–10 2,354 1,640 714 173.6
2011 2010–11 3,784 2,090 1,694 236.6
2012 2011–12 4,206 2,279 1,927 284.9
2013 2012–13 4,732 2,743 1,989 303.6
2014 2013–14 4,407 2,745 1,662 362.5
2015 2014–15 4,107 2,302 1,805 371.2
GENDER RATIO OF CURRENT LONG‐TERM AWARDEES
DFAT’S2 AUSTRALIA AWARDS FROM 2009–2015
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Short‐term
Long‐term Male
49%
Female 51%
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STATISTICS FOR CURRENT AUSTRALIA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS IN AUSTRALIA (21‐01‐2016)
CURRENT AUSTRALIA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS BY LEVEL OF STUDY
Level of Study Number of
current awardees
percentage of total awardees
Average total cost per awardee ($m)
Average length of study
Doctoral Degree 736 21 272,249 3–4 years
Masters Degree (Coursework) 2,315 66 130,036 2 years
Masters Degree (Research) 53 1.5 157,818 2 years
Bachelor Degree 342 10 235,327 3 years
Diploma (TVET) 54 1.5 102,139 1–2 years
CURRENT AUSTRALIA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS BY BROAD FIELD OF STUDY
Broad Field of Study Male Female Number of
current scholars
Percentage of total scholars
Natural and Physical Sciences 140 141 281 8.0
Informa on Technology 70 45 115 3.3
Engineering and Related Technologies 176 85 261 7.5
Architecture and Building 47 27 74 2.1
Agriculture, environmental and Related Studies 188 175 363 10.4
Health 155 280 435 12.4
Educa on 89 154 243 6.9
Management and Commerce 321 313 634 18.1
Society and Culture* 495 518 1,013 28.9
Crea ve Arts** 20 21 41 1.2
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services*** 2 2 4 0.1
Mixed Field Programs 13 23 36 1.1
PERCENTAGE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETING LONG‐TERM AWARDEES PER YEAR
Year of comple on 2007 2008 2009 2010
Percentage successful 96 96 96 97
2006 97
2012 97 2011
97
2013 98
2015 97 2014
98
* Includes: Economics, Law, Policy/Poli cal Science, Development Studies and Interna onal Rela ons
** Includes: Communica on, Journalism, Media Studies and Design
*** Includes: Tourism and Hospitality
Snapshot of Australia Awards Fellowships Round 15 (between March‐December 2015)
GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD BY REGION
Region # of fellows
East Asia 763
South Asia 228
Papua New Guinea 42
Pacific Island Countries 204
Sub‐Saharan Africa 103
North Africa and the Middle East 2 North, Central and South America 99
Total Fellows 1441
FUNDING BY AUSTRALIAN HOST ORGANISATION TYPE
Organisa on Type Funding %
University 68.3
Government (Federal and State) 12.8
Private or Business 10.6
Non‐Government Organisa on 7.0
Industry Body 1.3
FUNDING BY DEVELOPMENT ISSUE
Region Funding %
Health 14.1
Governance 13.5
Disability and Development 11.5
Educa on 9.5
Food Security 8.9
Gender 8.4
Environment 5.8
Mining for Development 5.8
Infrastructure 5.1
Sport 4.6
Private Sector Development 4.2
Development Economics 3.5
Trade 2.9
Culture 1.6
Law and Jus ce 0.6
TOTAL FUNDING COMMITMENT FOR 111 PROGRAMS
$22,947,562.55
AUSTRALIA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDING TO AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTIONS: TOP 10 IN FY 2014–15
Rank Ins tu on $m
1 The Australian Na onal University 28.9
2 The University of Melbourne 27.2
3 The University of Queensland 22.8
4 Flinders University 20.6
5 The University of Sydney 15.8
6 The University of New South Wales (including ADFA) 12.6
7 The University of Adelaide 12.3
8 Monash University 10.9
9 Cur n University 10.5
10 James Cook University 8.0
Total Ins tu ons (52 ac ve) 249.4
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DATA AND INFORMATION SOURCES
AidWorks for budget actuals and es mates
Long‐term Awards — OASIS MicroStrategy repor ng and Suva Post (for Pacific Scholarships only)
Short‐term Awards — Smarty Grants database, Microso Access database, short‐course spreadsheet
Australia Awards Office Excel worksheet with core dataset for graphs/tables as at 16 February 2015
Australia Awards 2011 & 2012 Annual Progress Reports — Australia Awards website
AUSTRALIA AWARDS PROGRAM INFORMATION
LONG‐TERM AUSTRALIA AWARDS
Australia Awards Scholarships are provided on a bilateral basis, in line with priority sectors iden fied by each country program. Australia Awards Scholarships have been funded by DFAT (and the former AusAID) for over 50 years.
They are for long‐term voca onal, undergraduate, Masters or PhD level study at Australian ins tu ons. Scholarship designs for each bilateral program iden fy priority areas of study to support development objec ves.
Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships have been offered for over 20 years. They provide opportuni es for ci zens of Pacific countries to study at selected educa onal ins tu ons in Pacific countries and are awarded on merit and other selec on criteria.
SHORT‐TERM AUSTRALIA AWARDS
Australia Awards Fellowships were established in 2006 and aim to: develop leadership; address regional development priori es; and strengthen links between Australian organisa ons and organisa ons in developing countries. The program funds short‐term training targeted at senior officials and mid‐career professionals, who are in a posi on to advance key regional development policies and increase the ins tu onal capacity of developing countries. Applica ons are submi ed by Australian organisa ons twice a year and Fellowship programs are selected through a compe ve process.
Australia Awards Africa Fellowships are offered to applicants from eligible countries in Africa; 307 were offered in 2014 to 39 eligible countries. Courses are mainly delivered in Australia with some modules delivered in Africa.
