Application Kit for Australia Awards Scholarships

What's inside

• AsiaPacific_Australia_Awards_User_Guide.docx

  This guide: how the kit works, the programme's rules, and your final checklist.

• AsiaPacific_Australia_Awards_Self-Reflection_Worksheets_TEMPLATE.docx

  Private reflection pages for each supporting-statement question: what is asked, the character limit, recall questions about your own facts, and a self-check. They are for your eyes only and are never submitted or shown to anyone.

• AsiaPacific_Australia_Awards_STAR_Evidence_Bank_TRACKER.xlsx

  Your own record of real experiences in Situation, Task, Action, Result form, tagged to the selection criteria, with a coverage sheet that shows gaps.

• AsiaPacific_Australia_Awards_Interview_Question_Bank_TEMPLATE.docx

  Practice questions written from the selection criteria and the 2024-intake interview material, grouped by theme, with space for story IDs and short notes.

• AsiaPacific_Australia_Awards_Referee_Brief_TEMPLATE.docx

  A factual brief for your referees: how many are needed in your country, the format, the deadline and the qualities to speak to.

• AsiaPacific_Australia_Awards_Application_Timeline_TRACKER.xlsx

  The published 2027-study dates (1 February to 30 April 2026), back-planned tasks for your documents and English test, and a cost tracker.

Who it's for

• Applicants from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Pakistan or Bangladesh preparing for Australia Awards at master's level
• Applicants who want to organise their own experience before writing every word themselves
• Shortlisted applicants preparing for the online interview

How the documents work together

1. 1

   Read the rules: Read the 'Read this first' section and the AI and outside-help rules before anything else. (User Guide)

2. 2

   Check eligibility: Confirm your country participates and check age, work experience, degree and English rules in your current country profile. (User Guide)

3. 3

   Set your dates: Enter the closing date and back-plan documents, the English test and referee reports. (Application Timeline)

4. 4

   Recall your evidence: Record real experiences of leading change, working with stakeholders and solving problems. (STAR Evidence Bank)

5. 5

   Brief your referees: Send the brief early so that each report is signed and ready to upload before the closing date. (Referee Brief)

6. 6

   Reflect privately: Answer the recall questions in your own notes, then write your answers directly yourself. No one else reads, edits or improves them. (Self-Reflection Worksheets)

7. 7

   Check and submit: Run DFAT's pre-submission self-check and the final checklist, then submit in OASIS yourself. (User Guide)

8. 8

   Prepare the interview: If shortlisted, practise aloud with your notes, keeping answers short and within time. (Interview Question Bank)

Route check

Choose this kit if you are a citizen of Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Pakistan or Bangladesh. India is not eligible: India is not on DFAT's list of participating countries. Indian applicants can look at our MEXT Embassy Recommendation, GKS Graduate or Chinese Government Scholarship kits.

General information

What's not included

• Sample answers, model answers or text to copy
• Writing, editing, improving, reviewing or submitting any part of your application: Australia Awards Pakistan disqualifies applications that third parties submit or improve, and DFAT bans AI drafting, rewriting, paraphrasing and polishing
• Coaching or mock interviews by us
• Your DILP or reintegration plan

Format & delivery

A ZIP file with one Word user guide and the working files listed above (.docx and .xlsx). Opens in Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, or LibreOffice. Download link valid for 30 days and 5 downloads. Each file is licensed to you and marked with your order details.

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