The Australia Awards Scholarship is funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. A scholarship that includes southeast Asian students and covers Philipines, the Australia Awards Scholarship aims at the betterment of developmental issues of their partner countries as per their bilateral agreement with them. The Australia Awards Scholarship funds full tuition, air travel, accommodation, establishment allowance, and health cover. An Australia Awards Scholarship awardee is also required to sign a contract with the Australian Government and comply with the conditions strictly.

The RTP scholarship is provided by the Government as a grant to higher education institutes in order to support international students who undertake doctorate and master’s degrees in research. An application to obtain funding through RTP needs to be sent to the university directly. The process for application, deadlines. Selection etc. is unique to each university and there are plenty of resources available on university websites for necessary guidelines. An RTP scholarship can cover tuition fees, stipend for living expenses, and ancillary expenses like transport, food may also be covered on a case-to-case basis.