Online application for the Australia Awards 2023 scholarship intake is open from 1st of February to 29th of April 2022. Visit the scholarship page to find out all you need to know to get ready to apply!
Scholarship Opportunities
Australia Awards Scholarships are prestigious international awards offered by the Australian Government to the next generation of global leaders for development. Through study and research, recipients develop the skills and knowledge to drive change and help build enduring people-to-people links with Australia.
Applicants are assessed on their professional and personal qualities, academic competence and, most importantly, their potential to impact on development challenges in Timor-Leste.

Australia Awards Alumni
The Timor-Leste Australia Alumni Association (TL3A) was established in August 2017 with formal ratification in October 2019. The TL3A Board is supported by Alumni Secretariat Co-ordinator.
Current board members include Caetano Efandy Gomes Pinto (Chair), Carmeneza dos Santos Monteiro (Vice-Chair), Joraida Antonia Guterres Pereira, Luisa Gusmão de Gonzaga and Veneza Maria da Costa Luz Fereirra.
You can find out more about the TL3A and how to get involved via the links below.
Women in Leadership Short Course
A request for quote to develop and deliver a new Women in Leadership short course is currently live. Course providers with an understanding of the working context for women in Timor-Leste are encouraged to apply. The organisation who wins the tender and is appointed will complete a training needs assessment with the course participants prior to designing the course content. The deadline for the submission of the tender is 25 October at 5pm Dili time. For further information please visit the Workforce Development Program Timor-Leste Website
Alumni Showcase
Alumni Showcase Alumni Events Our showcase featured masters' research from maun Ricardo Manuel Chao Barreto Martins who studied his master of Engineering Science in Civil Structures at https://www.swinburne.edu.au/ Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne. His research was presented on 26 April 2022, at Timor Plaza. Mr. Ricardo Martins’ research study aims to assess the seismic performance of a typical building and compare with various state-of-the-art methods to determine the adequacy of commonly adopted seismic design methods in Timor-Leste. Alumni showcases are designed to inform the development of Timor-Leste through the presentation and discussion of research completed whilst studying in Australia.…
Alumni Showcase
Our showcase featured masters' research from mana Elsa J. Araujo Pinto who studied her master of International Community Development at https://www.vu.edu.au/ Victoria University in Melbourne. Her research was presented on 19 November 2021, at Novo Turismo. There are currently more than 210 cooperatives in Timor-Leste. With over 47,000 members, cooperatives provide jobs and income for thousands of families across the country. To find out about some of the products cooperatives produce in Timor-Leste visit https://mdf.exposure.co/made-in-timorleste Alumni showcases are designed to inform the development of Timor-Leste through the presentation and discussion of research completed whilst studying in Australia. The research is presented…