Scholarships to study in Australia for Indian students
Australian funding splits cleanly by level. Research degrees are comparatively well funded through the Research Training Program and university schemes; coursework master's funding is mostly partial university awards, and there is far less of it than applicants expect.
At a glance
| Awards we list in this group | 2 |
|---|
Research against coursework
| Research (MPhil, PhD) | Coursework master's | |
|---|---|---|
| Funding available | Substantial — RTP and university schemes | Limited, mostly partial |
| Covers | Fees and often a living stipend | A share of tuition |
| Decided by | The university, with a supervisor | The admissions office |
| Approach | Find a supervisor first | Apply early and check every faculty page |
If you are open to a research pathway, the funding difference in Australia is large enough to be worth considering on its own terms rather than treating the choice as purely academic.
Practical points
- Faculty-level awards are common and are advertised on faculty pages rather than centrally.
- Deadlines sit well before the intake, and Australia's main intakes are February and July.
- Genuine Student requirements mean your funding story must be coherent with your visa application — they are read together.
Keep your scholarship narrative and your visa financial evidence consistent. An application that claims funding the visa paperwork does not reflect raises exactly the question the Genuine Student assessment exists to ask.
Australia scholarships we list
2 awards, each with its own deadline, eligibility and the source we read it from.
Australia scholarships — FAQs
2 questions
Generally yes. Research degrees have substantially more funding than coursework master's, often including a living stipend.
Well before the February and July intakes, and they vary by university and faculty. Work backwards from the earliest you find.
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Sources
Checked against these sources on 1 October 2026.