International Centre

Requests to vary your scholarship may take up to six weeks to approve.

It is a long process and requires a number of consultations with your home country, employers and AusAID before approval is made.

Extending your scholarship

AusAID only approves one extension to a scholarship, for up to six months. For details please refer to the AusAID handbook [PDF on external site].

Research students who require an extension to their scholarship will need to have approval from the Graduate Research School (GRS). Once you have received the approval of extension to your research from the GRS, the Student Contact Officer will submit an award extension to AusAID for funding approval and visa extension.

Suspending your scholarship

Australia Development Scholarship students can apply for a suspension for up to 12 months, for health or family reasons. If approved, you must return home at your own cost.

Transfering your scholarship to another course

Transfers are approved if:

• your academic supervisor moves to a different institution
• your course ceases to be offered at UWA
• the course is downgraded
• you fail to meet entry conditions for the course after you have completed either a pre-course English or a preliminary program.