Australia Awards Scholarships, formerly known as Australian Development Scholarships (ADS), provide opportunities for people from developing countries, particularly those countries located in the Indo-Pacific region, to undertake full time undergraduate or postgraduate study at participating Australian universities and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions. The filed of study depends on Undergraduate or Postgraduate Programmes that are related to your country’s priority areas for development which are listed on the participating country profiles. Australia Awards are not available for training in areas related to flying aircraft, nuclear technology or military training. The number of Scholarships are not specified. Citizens of one of the participating countries in Asia, Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East can get the scholarship. See the complete list of participating countries. The eligibility criteria, application instruction and deadline are given below.