Supporting Documents
Applicants must submit all the relevant supporting documents listed in the table below.
Applicants must compile documents into single PDFs by document category, name the files appropriately (e.g. “Certificates”, “Referee Reports”), and ensure that the scanned documents are in colour, legible, in correct page order and orientation.
Please note that documents do NOT have to be certified at the time of application.
Applicants should note that a failure to provide all the required documents may lead to the application being deemed ineligible.
If you are unable to obtain any required documents, you should contact the Awards Team to discuss this as early as possible in the preparation of your application.
All Applicants
| Required document | Required document |
| Valid National Identity Card (Lao) OR Passport | Proof of citizenship |
| Curriculum Vitae (Applicants must use the CV template available on Australia Awards Laos Website) – Maximum of 6 pages | CV or resume |
Public Sector/Government Official applicants
| Required document | Required document |
|
Government of Laos approval letter, dated, signed and stamped by a representative of your personnel department or head of your department (Applicants must use the template referred to on Australia Awards Laos Website) |
Employer or Nominating Authority Statement |
VET applicants
| Required document | OASIS document type |
| All official upper secondary diploma and/or tertiary education degree(s) Copy of the original and an English translation. | Degree certificate |
| All official upper secondary diploma and/or tertiary education transcript(s) Copy of the original and an English translation. | Academic transcript |
|
For high school graduates or university/college students only, please also submit:
Copy of the original and an English translation. |
Academic transcript |
Master’s applicants
| Required document | OASIS document type |
| All official tertiary education degree(s) Copy of the original and an English translation. | Degree certificate |
| All official tertiary education transcript(s) Copy of the original and an English translation. | Academic transcript |
PhD applicants
| Required document | OASIS document type |
| All official tertiary education degree(s) Copy of the original and an English translation. | Degree certificate |
| All official tertiary education transcript(s) Copy of the original and an English translation. | Academic transcript |
| IELTS Certificate of overall score of at least 6.5 with no individual band less than 6.0 This certificate must be obtained after 30 March 2025 | Proof of English language proficiency |
Research applicants only (Master’s and PhD)
| Required document | OASIS document type |
| Two referee reports, at least one must be from an academic supervisor. The second referee report can be a current or former supervisor in a relevant field. Applicants must use the referee report template available on Australia Awards Laos website. | Referee report |
| List of publications relevant to the research proposal | List of publications |
| A detailed Research Proposal (as submitted to the supervisor in Australia) (Applicants are recommended to use the template referred to on Australia Awards Laos Website) | Other document |
| A letter from a supervisor in Australia stating his/her in-principle support for the research proposal that has been provided. | Other document |