Applications are open for the inaugural Maitri Scholars Program, to support India's best and brightest students to complete post-graduate STEM degrees at Australian universities.
The program will deepen scientific and research collaboration between Australia and India, in emerging sectors of advanced manufacturing, critical technology, critical minerals, and clean energy solutions.
The Maitri Scholars Program will provide scholarships to around 45 students over the next four years in these fields, with an Australian Government investment of $11.2 million to support the program.
Scholarships will be administered by the Centre for Australia-India Relations, and be open to all Australian universities, who can nominate PhD and masters' students.
The Maitri Scholars Program is a recommendation of An Update to the India Economic Strategy to 2035, aimed at creating life-long connections and goodwill between our countries. Australia's education ties with India are one of the bedrocks of our bilateral relationship.
