40 Australia Awards scholarships recipients to start their studies

Forty Australia Awards scholarship recipients, over half of whom are women, will leave Vietnam in late May and early June to commence postgraduate study in Australia.

The scholars include two awardees with disability and one from the Tay ethnic minority.

These scholarship recipients are among more than 5,000 Vietnamese students who have received long-term and short-term training opportunities from the Australian Government since the opening of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1973. Many Australia Awards alumni have reached positions of leadership in both the private and public sectors in different parts of Vietnam.

“The Australia Awards reflect our ongoing commitment to development cooperation with Vietnam. By helping to stimulate the private sector, up skill the workforce, and support inclusive growth, we will contribute to promoting prosperity and improving living standards in Vietnam. I believe that these awardees, upon graduation, will support Vietnam’s development and enduring linkages between our two countries”, said Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Hugh Borrowman.

The Awards, funded by the Australian Government, strive to develop leadership potential and stimulate lasting change by empowering a global network of talented individuals through high-quality education experiences in Australia and overseas. Recipients return home with new ideas and knowledge, and the ability to make a significant contribution to their home countries as leaders in their field.

In 2016, the Australian Government is offering Vietnam 80 scholarships for full-time study in Australia commencing in 2017. Each scholarship includes tuition fees, living allowance, airfares and health insurance. The recipients will study at Masters level at a university of their choice in a diverse range of key development areas such as gender, disability, human resource development, infrastructure, governance and economic reform.

Applications are closed for this year’s scholarships, and will open again from February 1st until March 31st, 2017.

(Source: CPV)