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Australia's one of the most expensive countries in the world when it comes to education and accommodation. But Studying here is totally worth it as the country has a very high GDP and lots of jobs. This means an international student can potentially earn way more than he or she invests in his education if he or chooses to study and after that work in Australia. Also, Australia offers a lot of scholarships to international students on a merit and need basis. Here is a list of scholarships for international students can apply if they are looking forward to studying in Australia-

• Australian National University (ANU) Chancellor’s International Scholarship

This is a merit-based scholarship that is open to all international students and has 200 seats. It is divided into 12 different categories and At an undergraduate level, students get a fee waiver of 25% of their total fees.

• James Cook University (JCU) Vice Chancellor’s International Student Scholarship

This is one of the most popular scholarships in Australia where a scholarship amount of up to AU$85,000 is awarded to the student. This is a merit-based scholarship and students scoring only above 85% are allowed to apply.

• La Trobe University’s Vice-Chancellor Excellence Scholarship — India and Sri Lanka

This is a scholarship specially meant for international students coming from India and Sri Lanka where they have an opportunity to get a hundred percent tuition fee waiver. The selection is done on the basis of academic and extracurricular assessments.

• Southern Cross University, Outstanding Academic Excellence Scholarship

The scholarship is open to students studying Bachelor of Engineering System (Honours) and Bachelor of Science programs at the Lismore campus, and the Bachelor of Science degree at Coffs Harbour. It is one of the most renowned Australian scholarships where students can get up to AU$60,000 which is divided into $15,000 per annum for four years of the complete study duration.