Australia’s international development assistance to Pakistan supports the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to ensure that Pakistan remains a stable, secure, democratic country through broad-based social and economic development and poverty reduction. The Australia Awards program is aligned with Australia’s development assistance in Pakistan, targeting human resource gaps in identified priority sectors/fields. It aims to provide recipients with the skills and knowledge to drive change and influence economic and social development.Australia’s international development assistance to Pakistan supports the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to ensure that Pakistan remains a stable, secure, democratic country through broad-based social and economic development and poverty reduction. The Australia Awards program is aligned with Australia’s development assistance in Pakistan, targeting human resource gaps in identified priority sectors/fields. It aims to provide recipients with the skills and knowledge to drive change and influence economic and social development.

Short Course Awards 2015

Short Course Awards fall under the banner of Australia Awards and provide opportunities for formal study or training of generally less than three months and no more than 5 months in duration.

These award opportunities are highly targeted and are to be offered to qualified Pakistani nationals working in identified priority fields. The focus of the Short Course in 2015 will be to build capacity for entrepreneurship, innovation and management of Business Incubation Centres in Pakistan. The short course titled Business Incubation Management will be held in Australia between November and December 2015 for a period of five weeks. Course details are available on the Australia Awards website.

Key application dates

Opening date for applications: 8 June 2015
Closing date for applications : 3 July 2015
(Please note applications received after this date will not be considered.)

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