COLFUTURO Scholarship

COLFUTURO Scholarship

Available

About

The Australia Awards aim to promote knowledge, education links, and enduring ties between Australia and our neighbours through Australia's extensive scholarship programs. The program brings together scholarships offered by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT), the Department of Education and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).

Benefits

Up to 50% of the tuition fees
  • Funding Durationyearly
  • Apply Date2023-2024
  • GenderBoth
  • Destination CountriesAustralia
  • Scholarship TypesTuition Fees
  • Number Of Scholarships2 Scholarship
  • CitizenshipsColombia
Study LevelsMaster by Research, Master by Course Work, Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate
DegreesHumanities, Business, Business and Administrative Studies

Requirements

Eligible

The Fundación para el Futuro de Colombia (COLFUTURO) and Macquarie University offer joint scholarships to exceptional Colombian students to undertake postgraduate coursework programs offered by Macquarie University. The VCIS is highly competitive as it will provide two scholarships of 50% of the tuition fees for postgraduate coursework degrees.

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be a citizen of Colombia studying a postgraduate degree. Applicants also have to meet the following criteria:

Be a citizen of Columbia.
Hold a full offer for one the courses listed in the 'Applicable course' section below (single or double degree).
Achieve a minimum WAM of 65 or equivalent for Postgraduate (coursework) applications.
Commence study in the session and year indicated in your scholarship letter of offer.
Must not have received a scholarship or sponsorship from Macquarie University or another organisation for the degree (unless stated otherwise by the Scholarship Committee).

How to Apply

Students admitted to a postgraduate degree will submit a Loan-Scholarship application to COLFUTURO, following the application procedures and standard requirements established by COLFUTURO. As part of the application:

  • It's highly recommended that candidates commence their application by the end of March at the latest to ensure they receive an offer letter from Macquarie for their program of study before 30 April.
  • Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by the end of the second week of July.
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