New Scholarship for Indian Students Aspiring to Study in Australia

Ahmedabad: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a new scholarship for Indian students who want to study in Australia. This scholarship is named the Maitri Scholarship.

Albanese made the announcement about this new scholarship for Indian students planning to study in Australia during his speech at a programme organized in Ahmedabad to officially announce that Australia’s Deakin University would be setting up an international branch campus in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar.

“I am pleased to announce a new scholarship offering — the Maitri scholarship. This is for Indian students to study in Australia for up to four years. The scholarships are part of the wider Maitri programme that seeks to boost cultural, educational, and community ties between Australia and India,” Albanese said.

The Australian PM also added that ‘Australia-India Education Qualification Recognition Mechanism’ is almost in the final stages.

This new mechanism means that if you are an Indian student who is studying or have studied in Australia, your hard-earned degree will be recognised when you return home. Or if you are a member of Australia’s very large Indian community — 500,000 and growing — you will feel more confident that your Indian qualification will be recognised in Australia,” said the Australian PM.