100% scholarships for higher studies in Australia

Deakin University, Australia, is offering scholarships and bursaries to Indian students applying for the November 2016 intake. These scholarships are open to most of the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and are based on students meeting the required academic criteria.

The scholarships and bursaries offered by Deakin for Indian students include a bursary of 10%, 15% or 20% on merit basis. The university even offers a grant of 25%, for its undergraduate and postgraduate courses to students who have average scores of 80% in Class 12 and 75% in bachelor’s, respectively. The university is also offering 100% scholarships, referred as the Deakin Vice-Chancellor’s Meritorious Scholarship programme, which recognises students who have a consistently high academic record, along with the potential to contribute to the university. To avail it, an aspirant must have achieved an 85% average (or equivalent) in previous studies. These scholarships are now available for studies in 2017.

The popular courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level are in areas including, commerce, accounting, business administration, management, engineering, data analytics, IT, network security, cyber security, sports, financial planning, health, public health, psychology, education and teaching and communication.

The last date for submitting applications with all the supported documents for the November intake is September 30, 2016. The minimum eligibility criteria to apply for an undergraduate programme is 65%and PG programme is 55%.

Applicants must also meet minimum English language proficiency levels. The annual tuition fee costs between 27,000 AUD (`13.8 lakh approx) and 32,000 AUD (`16.4 lakh approx) for an undergraduate course. For details visit www.deakin. edu.au/international

THE LAST DATE FOR APPLYING, WITH ALL THE SUPPORTED DOCUMENTS FOR THE NOVEMBER INTAKE, IS SEPTEMBER 30, 2016