Study in Australia’s Northern Territory scholarship

You must:

• hold an offer to study (Confirmation of Enrolment) with a participating NT education and training provider (see list below)
• the applicant's course must link to an occupation on the NT skilled occupation priority list
• have a demonstrated record of academic excellence, community engagement and leadership (documents and two recent letters of support addressing the criteria must be included with scholarship application)
• meet the NT education or training provider's academic and English requirements
• be residing overseas and planning to move to the NT at the time of submitting your application
• not already be living in the NT or studying with an NT education provider (or previously studied with a NT provider) 
• not hold any other scholarship (except Charles Darwin University Global Merit Scholarship)
• not have received any other funding through Study NT (i.e.Study NT Accommodation Grant) 
• have submitted your completed scholarship application form to Study NT
• not be a current Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen.

The scholarship amount is for your first semester or year of tuition fees with your education and training provider.

• English language (ELICOS): $1,000 
• Secondary school: $3,000  
• Vocational education and training (VET/TAFE): $3,500 
• Higher education (undergraduate): $4,000  
• Higher education (postgraduate): $5,000 

Scholarships (one-off payment) will be issued to your provider after you have arrived in the Northern Territory, and commenced your studies. 

Applications for VET/TAFE, ELICOS and secondary school students are open from 25/09/2026 - 31/05/2027. 

Applications for higher education courses commencing between 25/09/2026 and 31/12/2026 are open now. 

Applications for higher education courses commencing between 01/01/2027 and 31/05/2027 will open in late 2026. 

Scholarships will be available until the end of the grant period, or when the total funds have been utilised for the grant purpose.

To be eligible for the Study in Australia's Northern Territory Scholarships, you must be studying with one of the following providers:

English language (ELICOS)

• Alana Kaye College
• Charles Darwin University

Vocational education and training (VET/TAFE)

• Alana Kaye College
• Australian City International College
• Charles Darwin University
• Darwin City College
• International College of Advanced Education
• Latitude College

Higher education 

• Canterbury Institute of Management
• Charles Darwin University
• Flinders University

Schools 

• Haileybury Rendall School
• St John's Catholic College 

Please visit the GrantsNT portal (search for "Study NT") to submit your scholarship application online: 

Study in Australia's Northern Territory Scholarship (VET/TAFE, ELICOS, School): APPLY NOW

Study in Australia's Northern Territory Scholarship (Higher Education, round 1, for enrolments up to 31 December 2026): APPLY NOW

Applications for higher education scholarships (round 2) will open soon for enrolments for courses starting between 1 January 2027 - 1 May 2027. 

All documents attached to your application must be provided in English. 

Applications sent to Study NT via email will not be accepted or responded to.

Study NT will assess your application in consultation with the participating education or training provider that you have received an offer of admission from.

Applicants need to attach the following documents in GrantsNT, before submitting their application (please note, documents sent to Study NT via email will not be considered): 

• Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)
• Travel itinerary
• 2 letters of support addressing the applicant's academic achievements, community engagement and leadership qualities (on a company letterhead including signature) 
• Headshot and 150-word biography

• Certificates, current resumes and other documents can be attached in addition to show the applicant's previous achievements. 

  All documents must be provided in English. 

If your application is successful, Study NT will notify you.

You must sign a letter of agreement confirming you will continue to meet the scholarship criteria and terms. This is a legally binding agreement.

You need to return the signed agreement to Study NT within 2 weeks of receiving your Scholarship Endorsement Letter.

Your scholarship will be paid directly to your education or training provider, who will reduce your fees for your first semester or year of tuition to the equivalency of your awarded scholarship. The payment of the scholarship will be processed after you have arrived in the Northern Territory.