Welcome to Australia Awards in Papua New Guinea
Australia Awards are prestigious scholarships and fellowships funded by the Australian Government. A range of long and short-term scholarships for studies in Australia and in Papua New Guinea are offered.
Australia Awards in PNG
Australia’s international development assistance in Papua New Guinea helps promote prosperity, reduce poverty, and enhance political stability.
Australia Awards Scholarships are prestigious international awards offered by the Australian Government to the next generation of global leaders for development. Through study and research, awardees develop the skills and knowledge to drive change and help build enduring people-to-people links with Australia.
Applicants are assessed on their professional and personal qualities, academic competence and, most importantly, their potential to impact on development challenges in Papua New Guinea.
Applications are strongly encouraged from women, people with disability and those living in rural or remote areas.
Australia Awards in Papua New Guinea Priority Sectors
Australia Awards in Papua New Guinea
Sharing lessons, changing lives: two female PNG leaders tell their stories
Leadership takes many forms, from holding high office to positions of responsibility in communities, the workplace or family, and much more in between. Two Australia Awards scholars Janet Towaki and Paula Zebedee Aines (pictured above) are undertaking postgraduate...
read moreHuman resources play a vital role in professional organisations’ critical planning and workforce development. To develop skills and leadership in this key area, 24 participants from a range of sectors across Papua New Guinea attended a 12-week Human Resource...
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Teaching, a calling back to the provinces as Australia Awards scholars share vital skills
Hard work, dedication and the support of Australia Awards Scholarships helped 28 teachers graduate with a Diploma in Primary Teaching from Sacred Heart Teachers College in Port Moresby in 2018. Many of these graduates have since returned to their home villages to fill...
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