THE PROGRAM Australia assists partner governments to build stronger communities and stable government institutions in order to reduce poverty. The Australian Scholarships Program is one of the programs used to achieve these aims. Australian Scholarships is a $1.4B Australian Government initiative that will double, over five years, the educational and professional development awards available in the Asia-Pacific region. Scholarships provide educational, research and professional development opportunities to support growth in the region and to develop enduring links at the individual, institutional and country levels.
In 2009 the Program in Vietnam was restructured and the name was changed from the Australian Development Scholarships for Vietnam (ADS) to the Australian Scholarships for Development in Vietnam (ASDiV). Implementation of the Program was also transferred from Sinclair Knights Merz to Coffey International Development who is the current managing contractor.