Study Area
Defence, Policy & Strategic Studies
Scholarship recipients are funded to undertake a postgraduate coursework program at an Australian university. Defence preference is for a program of one academic year in duration. However, please refer to Academic Program Duration for more information.
Below are some programs available if you are interested in studying (or have been nominated for) areas related to Defence, Maritime Policy, Public Policy and/or Strategic Studies. The list is current as of May 2026 and is subject to change.
Not all programs may be available to candidates from all countries.
| Australian National University (Australian Capital Territory) | Master of Energy Change
Master of International Relations Master of National Security Policy Master of Public Administration Master of Public Policy (specialisation in Global Development Policy and International Policy) |
| Macquarie University (New South Wales) | Master of Strategy and Security (specialisation in Defence and Strategy, Counter Terrorism, or Cyber Intelligence) |
| University of Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of International Relations
Master of Social Justice (specialisations in Human Rights, Peace and Conflict Studies, or Development Studies) |
| University of New South Wales (New South Wales) | Master of International Relations |
| University of Wollongong (New South Wales) | Master of Maritime Policy |
| Griffith University (Queensland) | Master of Aviation Management |
| University of Queensland (Queensland) | Master of Governance and Public Policy |
| Flinders University (South Australia) | Master of International Relations |
| University of Melbourne (Victoria) | Master of International Relations |
| Monash University (Victoria) | Master of International Relations |
| University of Western Australia (Western Australia) | Master of International Relations |
Engineering
Scholarship recipients are funded to undertake a postgraduate coursework program at an Australian university. Defence’s preference is for a program of one academic year in duration. However, please refer to Academic Program Duration for more information.
Below are some programs available if you are interested in studying (or have been nominated for) areas related to Engineering or Geographic Information Science. The list is current as of May 2026 and is subject to change.
Not all programs may be available to candidates from all countries.
| Australian National University (Australian Capital Territory) | Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering |
| University of Canberra (Australian Capital Territory) | Master of Engineering (Specialisations: Network, or Software Engineering) |
| Macquarie University (New South Wales) | Master of Engineering (Professional) in Renewable Energy and Electrical Engineering |
| University of New South Wales (New South Wales) | Master of Engineering (Specialisations: Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Renewable Energy and Telecommunications) |
| University of Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
Master of Engineering (Sustainability and Environmental Engineering) |
| University of Technology Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Engineering Management |
| University of Wollongong (New South Wales) | Master of Engineering Management
Master of Engineering (Specialisations: Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Material, Mechanical, Mechatronic, Mining and Telecommunications) |
| Griffith University (Queensland) | Master of Professional Engineering (Specialisations: Civil Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronic and Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering) |
| University of Queensland (Queensland) | Master of Engineering Science |
| Adelaide University (South Australia) | Master of Professional Engineering (Mechanical) Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical)
Master of Engineering (Maritime) Master of Engineering (Engineering Management) Master of Professional Engineering (Environmental and Water Resources Management) |
| RMIT University (Victoria) | Master of Engineering (Management) |
| LaTrobe University (Victoria) | Master of Engineering (Specialisations: Electronics, or Telecommunications and Networking) |
| Deakin University (Victoria) | Master of Engineering (Professional) (Specialisations: Civil, Electrical and Renewable Energy, Mechanical Engineering Design, and Mechatronics and Control Engineering) |
| University of Melbourne (Victoria) | Master of Engineering Management (Choose from Change Management, or Project Management) |
Finance and Business
Scholarship recipients are funded to undertake a postgraduate coursework program at an Australian university. Defence’s preference is for a program of one academic year in duration. However, please refer to Academic Program Duration for more information.
Below are some programs available if you are interested in studying (or have been nominated for) areas related to Accounting, Business and Finance. The list is current as of May 2026 and is subject to change.
Not all programs may be available to candidates from all countries.
| University of Canberra (Australian Capital Territory) | Master of Professional Accounting |
| Macquarie University (New South Wales) | Master of Commerce |
| University of New England (New South Wales) | Master of Economics |
| University of Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Professional Accounting and Business Performance |
| University of Wollongong (New South Wales) | Master of Applied Finance |
| University of Technology Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Professional Accounting |
| Adelaide University (South Australia) | Master of Accounting and Business Analytics |
| University of Tasmania (Tasmania) | Master of Professional Accounting |
| La Trobe University (Victoria) | Global Master of Business Administration (Specialisations include Data Analytics, Human Resource Management, Marketing, and Project Management) |
| Monash University (Victoria) | Master of Advanced Finance |
| University of Western Australia (Western Australia) | Master of Applied Finance
Master of Business Information and Logistics Management Master of Human Resources and Employment Relations |
Human Rights, International Development & Law
Scholarship recipients are funded to undertake a postgraduate coursework program at an Australian university. Defence’s preference is for a program of one academic year in duration. However, please refer to Academic Program Duration for more information.
Below are some programs available if you are interested in studying (or have been nominated for) areas related to Humanitarian Studies, Human Rights, International Development or International Law. The list is current as of May 2026 and is subject to change.
Not all programs may be available to candidates from all countries.
| Australian National University (Australian Capital Territory) | Master of Laws The Master of Laws includes the option to do a general LLM or one of the following specialisations: Human Security Law, International Law, New Technologies Law, Private & Commercial Law, and Public Law. |
| University of Canberra (Australian Capital Territory) | Master of International Development |
| University of New South Wales (New South Wales) | Master of Laws (Specialisations: Criminal Justice and Criminology, Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, Human Rights Law and Policy) |
| Macquarie University (New South Wales) | Master of Laws |
| University of Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of International Law
Master of Social Justice (Development Studies) |
| University of Wollongong (New South Wales) | Master of Maritime Policy |
| University of Technology Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Laws |
| Griffith University (Queensland) | Master of Global Development |
| RMIT University (Victoria) | Master of Global Studies |
| Monash University (Victoria) | Master of International Development Practice |
| University of Melbourne (Victoria) | Master of Public and International Law |
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, and Emergency Management
Scholarship recipients are funded to undertake a postgraduate coursework program at an Australian university. Defence’s preference is for a program of one academic year in duration. However, please refer to Academic Program Duration for more information.
Below are some programs available if you are interested in studying (or have been nominated for) areas related to Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, and Emergency Management. The list is current as of May 2026 and is subject to change.
Not all programs may be available to candidates from all countries.
| University of Canberra (Australian Capital Territory) | Master of International Development |
| The University of Newcastle (New South Wales) | Master of Disaster Risk and Resilience |
| University of Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Public Health |
| University of Wollongong (New South Wales) | Master of Public Health |
| Charles Darwin University (Northern Territory) | Master of Emergency and Disaster Management |
| Flinders University (South Australia) | Master of Sustainable Development |
| Deakin University (Victoria) | Master of Humanitarianism and Development |
| LaTrobe University (Victoria) | Master of Public Health (Specialisation: Health Management, Health Promotion, Health Strategy and Policy)
Master of Health Administration (Specialisations: Advanced Practice, Health Promotion, and Health Strategy and Policy, and Public Health) |
| Victoria University (Victoria) | Master of Global Public Health |
Information & Communications Technology
Scholarship recipients are funded to undertake a postgraduate coursework program at an Australian university. Defence’s preference is for a program of one academic year in duration. However, please refer to Academic Program Duration for more information.
Below are some programs available if you are interested in studying (or have been nominated for) areas related to Information and Communications Technology. The list is current as of May 2026 and is subject to change.
Not all programs may be available to candidates from all countries.
| Australian National University (Australian Capital Territory) | Master of Computing |
| University of Canberra (Australian Capital Territory) | Master of Business Informatics |
| Macquarie University (New South Wales) | Master of Data Science
Master of Information Technology in Artificial Intelligence Master of Information Technology in Cyber Security Master of Information Systems Management Master of Information Technology (Specialisations: Applied Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, or Information Systems) |
| University of Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Computer Science
Master of Cybersecurity (Specialisations: Cloud Security, and Data and Information Security) |
| University of New South Wales (New South Wales) | Master of Information Technology (Specialisations: Artificial Intelligence, Database Systems, Cyber Security Engineering, Information Technology, Internetworking) |
| University of Technology Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Forensic Science |
| University of Western Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Artificial Intelligence |
| University of Wollongong (New South Wales) | Master of Computer Science (Specialisations: Machine Learning and Big Data, Network and Information Security, Software Engineering and Cyber Security)
Master of Computing (Data Analytics) Master of Information Technology (Specialisations: Enterprise Systems, Information Design and Analysis, and Information System Development) |
| Griffith University (Queensland) | Master of Cyber Security
Master of Information Technology (Specialisations: Data Analytics, Networking and Cyber Security, or Software Development) |
| Flinders University (South Australia) | Master of Information Technology
Master of Information Technology (Network & Cybersecurity Systems) |
| Adelaide University (South Australia) | Master of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Master of Data Science
Master of Information Technology (Applied Artificial Intelligence) |
| University of Tasmania (Tasmania) | Master of Information Technology and Systems (Specialisations: Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, and Systems Analysis) |
| LaTrobe University (Victoria) | Master of Artificial Intelligence Master of Cybersecurity
Master of Data Science (Specialisations: Artificial Intelligence Analytics, Big Data and Cloud Computing, Bioinformatics, Business Applications, Data Modelling and Analytics, and Mathematical Data) Master of Information Technology (Specialisations: Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Analytics, Cybersecurity, Networking, Quantum Computing, and Software Engineering) |
| RMIT University (Victoria) | Master of Artificial Intelligence
Master of Information Technology (Specialisations: Big Data Analytics, Cloud Data Programming and Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence in Systems and Applications, Mobile and IoT Computing, or Security and Blockchain Technology, Software Systems and Architecture, Web Systems and Search Technology) |
| Victoria University (Victoria) | Master of Applied Information Technology |
| Monash University (Victoria) | Master of Cybersecurity |
| Deakin University (Victoria) | Master of Cyber Security (Professional)
Master of Information Technology (Specialisations: Cyber Security, Data Science, Emerging Technologies, Internet of Things, Networking and Cloud Technologies, Software and Services Development, or Virtual Reality) |
| University of Melbourne (Victoria) | Master of Business Analytics
Master of Information Technology (Specialisations: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Distributed Computing, or Human-Computer Interaction) |
| Edith Cowan University (Western Australia) | Master of Computer Science |
| University of Western Australia (Western Australia) | Master of Data Science Master of Information Technology (IT) (Specialisations: Applied Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Software Systems) |
Logistics & Strategic Procurement
Scholarship recipients are funded to undertake a postgraduate coursework program at an Australian university. Defence’s preference is for a program of one academic year in duration. However, please refer to Academic Program Duration for more information.
Below are some programs available if you are interested in studying (or have been nominated for) areas related to Logistics and Strategic Procurement. The list is current as of May 2026 and is subject to change.
Not all programs may be available to candidates from all countries.
| University of Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Master of Commerce (Specialisation: Global Logistics) |
| University of Wollongong (New South Wales) | Master of Supply Chain Management |
| University of Technology Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Strategic Supply Chain Management |
| University of Western Australia (Western Australia) | Master of Business Information and Logistics Management |
| Adelaide University (South Australia) | International Master of Business Administration specialising in Procurement and Supply Chain Management |
| University of Tasmania (Tasmania) | Master of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
| LaTrobe University (Victoria) | Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
| RMIT University (Victoria) | Master of Supply Chain and Logistics Management |
| Victoria University (Victoria) | Master of Supply Chain Management |
Management & Project Management
Scholarship recipients are funded to undertake a postgraduate coursework program at an Australian university. Defence’s preference is for a program of one academic year in duration. However, please refer to Academic Program Duration for more information.
Below are some programs available if you are interested in studying (or have been nominated for) areas related to Management and Project Management. The list is current as of May 2026 and is subject to change.
Not all programs may be available to candidates from all countries.
| Macquarie University (New South Wales) | Master of Management |
| University of Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Project Management |
| University of Technology Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Engineering Management |
| University of Wollongong (New South Wales) | Master of Human Resource Management |
| Griffith University (Queensland) | Master of Aviation Management
Master of Human Resource Management and Employment Relations |
| University of Adelaide (South Australia) | Master of Human Resource Management |
| University of Tasmania (Tasmania) | Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management |
| LaTrobe University (Victoria) | Master of Engineering Management Global |
| RMIT University (Victoria) | Master of Project Management |
| University of Melbourne (Victoria) | Master of Engineering Management |
| Victoria University (Victoria) | Master of Project Management |
Teaching, Education & Linguistics
Scholarship recipients are funded to undertake a postgraduate coursework program at an Australian university. Defence’s preference is for a program of one academic year in duration. However, please refer to Academic Program Duration for more information.
Below are some programs available if you are interested in studying (or have been nominated for) areas related to Teaching, Education, TESOL or Linguistics. The list is current as of May 2026 and is subject to change.
Not all programs may be available to candidates from all countries.
| Australian National University (Australian Capital Territory) | Master of General and Applied Linguistics |
| University of Canberra (Australian Capital Territory) | Master of Education Studies |
| Macquarie University (New South Wales) | Master of Applied Linguistics and TESOL |
| University of New South Wales (New South Wales) | Master of Educational Leadership
Master of Education (Specialisations: Educational Studies, Curriculum and Assessment, Special and Inclusive Education, Gifted Education, Educational Psychology, and TESOL) |
| University of Sydney (New South Wales) | Master of Crosscultural and Applied Linguistics |
| Griffith University (Queensland) | Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| University of Queensland (Queensland) | Master of Educational Studies |
| Adelaide University (South Australia) | Master of Education (Specialisation: Educational Leadership and Innovation, Digital Learning, and Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL)) |
| Flinders University (South Australia) | Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) |
| LaTrobe University (Victoria) | Master of Education (Specialisations include: Language and Literacy, Leadership and Management and Inclusion and Diversity) |
| University of Melbourne (Victoria) | Master of TESOL Master of Applied Linguistics (Specialisations include: TESOL, Language Testing and English Language) |
| Victoria University (Victoria) | Master of Education |
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