Australia Awards ___ Development Awards

Australia Awards are an Australian Government initiative designed to promote knowledge, education links and enduring ties between Australia, our neighbours and the global community. Australia Awards include Development Awards administered by AusAID and the Endeavour Awards administered by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.Development Awards are an important component of Australia’s investment in education They provide a range of opportunities for study, research and professional development in Australia. 

Australia's Development Awards provide opportunities for all.They are targeted to provide enhanced leadership, knowledge and technical skills to partner governments, tertiary institutions and strategic organisations that are driving sustainable development. Australia's Development Awards have been an important component of the Australian Government’s efforts to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development since the 1950s.

They aim to:

• develop capacity and leadership skills so that individuals can contribute to development in their home country
• build people-to-people linkages at the individual, institutional and country levels.

Long term awards include

1. Australian Development Scholarships (ADS),
2. Australian Leadership Award Scholarships (ALA Scholarships) for high achieving applicants and
3. Australian Regional Development Scholarships (ARDS).
4. Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships (ALA Fellowships),
5. Prime Minister's Pacific-Australia Awards and short courses.

To ensure equity and broad participation, AusAID encourages women, people with disability, ethnic minorities, people living in rural areas and members of socio-economically disadvantaged groups to apply.