Australian Development Scholarships 2008 Aplication Form

GENERAL INFORMATION NOTES
Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) provide opportunities for Indonesians to study in Australia at POSTGRADUATE level.
Two hundred and seventy scholarship are expected to be awarded in 2008 for commencement in 2008/ 2009.
Candidates must undertake study in one of the four areas of development priority (see page ii).
ADS are offered in three categories: ‘Public’ sector, ‘Open’ and ‘Targeted applicants are employees of agencies associated with AusAID activities including government organisations, BUMNs, NGOs, CSOs and key state and private educational institutions which service the training needs of these organizations. Their nomination must be facilitated through the Project Leader or the relevant representative of an AusAID activity.

Public sector applicants are employees from Government departments, state universities and state owned enterprises this includes non-PNS employees. Their applications must be approved by the training or foreign cooperation bureaus (BKLN) of their local or central agencies before being submitted. No prior Government approval is required for those in the Open category. Public servants cannot apply in the Open category.
Scholarship are for full-time study for a Masters or Doctorate degree from Australian tertiary institutions. The scholarship provides up to nine months full-time language and academic preparation in Indonesia. Students must achieve satisfactory result in this training to be able continue their scholarship. Applications from women and candidates in provinces within the geographic focus of AusAID’s Country Strategy (see page ii) are encouraged.




ELIGIBILITY
IN GENERAL, CANDIDATES MUST:
be an Indonesia citizen and not have permanent residence in Australia or New Zealand;
not be married or engaged to a person who is eligible to hold Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residence;
satisfy Australian Government requirements for international student entry to Australia (health, character etc);
not hold a scholarship that would give similar benefits;
not have held an Australian Government Scholarship in the 12 months preceding the application;
be applying to commence a new course of study and not be seeking support through ADS for a course already commence in Australia;
be able to take up the scholarship in the year for which it is offered; and
satisfy the admission requirements of the Australian tertiary institution in which the cours is to be undertaken.

SPECIFICALLY, CANDIDATES MUST:
be applying for courses that fall within the four areas of development priority (see next page);
have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.9 (on a scale of maximum 4.0) and an English Language proficiency of at least 5.0 in IELTS (or 500 in Institutional TOEFL or 170 in International TOEFL). The IELTS or TOEFL result must be current (a test result obtained in 2006 or 2007 will be considered current;
already hold an undergraduate degree, if applying for a Masters;
already have a Masters, if applying for a Doctorate;
apply for a degree at a level higher than their current higher than their current highest qualification;
if applying for a Doctorate, applicants must be staff of universities, higher education institutions, research institutes, key policy makers and targeted candidates in other agencies associated with AusAID activities. It is highly desirable for Doctorate applicants to have a letter of support from an Australian University for their proposed field of study;
answer all relevant question on the application form;
be willing and available to take full-time (Monday-Friday, 08.00-16.00) English for Academic Purposed (EAP) training in Indonesia prior to studying in Australia, if offered a scholarship;
be not older than 42 years old at time of application.


CHOOSING A COURSE OF STUDY

CANDIDATES MUST UNDERTAKE STUDY IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY AND NOMINATE A FIELD OF STUDY.

Areas of Development Priorities
Economic Management
Improving economic management through support for critical measures for accelerated structural reform, including assistance for revenue enhancement, financial sector restructuring and supervision, and debt management.


Democratic Institutions and Practice
Strengthening the institutions and practices of democracy through assistance for legal and judicial reform, the institutions of human rights and public accountability, electoral and parliamentary processes and institutions and civil society.

Basic Social Services
Increasing the accessibility and quality of basic social services through policy engagement at the national level and support for community based approaches.

Security and Stability
Enhancing security and stability through support for law enforcement and counter-terrorism capacity building, conflict and disaster prevention and humanitarian assistance for vulnerable groups.

Examples of Fields of Study:
Agribusiness; agriculture; aquaculture and fisheries; audit; civil society; computer science and information technology; conflict resolution; decentralization; development studies; economics and economic management; education and training; education management and leadership; engineering; environmental resource management; financial system; gender equity; governance; health management; health service; human resource development; human resource management; human right; industrial development; industrial relations; international relations; international studies; international trade; labour policy; law, legal and judicial system; media studies; peace studies; political science and government; public administration; public sector reform; regional and community planning and development; science; tax reform; teacher training; trade and development; water quality management; women in development.
Candidates considering study for particular professions should note that ADS does not include the practical training period required for professional registration, e.g. medical internship; legal articles etc. Successful awardees are expected to complete such training in their own country.

SELECTION PROCESS

All applicants are considered by an independent Joint Selection Committee comprised of Australian and Indonesian academics. Only those shortlisted will be interviewed. The interview will assess candidates academic ability, clarity of study goals, cultural adaptability. A critical consideration will be how well the ADS applicant is able to explain the relevance of their proposed study area to the development of Indonesia. The interview will be accompanied by an IELTS test of English language proficiency.
Final selection is objective and based on the principles of merit and equity.

SELECTION QUOTAS:
2/3 of awards will be offered in the “Public Sector” category;
1/3 of awards will be offered in the “Open Sector” category;
Up to 50% of Masters scholarship will be awarded to nominated candidates from Targeted agencies involved with AusAID projects or AusAID related activities, including state universities and other key education institutions in AusAID focus areas , plus linked NGOs and CSOs;
An equal number of awards will be offered to men and women;
At least 30 percent of all scholarship will be awarded in line with geographic focus of the Country Program Strategy. The geographic focus will be on East Java, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, Papua, Maluku, North Maluku and Aceh;
90 percent of awards at Masters level (234) and 10 percent at Doctorate level (27).

NOTIFICATION OF THE SELECTION RESULT

All applicants will be advised whether or not they have been shortlisted for an interview. All interviewed applicants will be notified whether or not they have been awarded an ADS. The agencies of Public sector nominees will also be notified. The result is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Where appropriate, notification will include details of pre-departure training (English, academic skills, cultural preparation). This training in compulsory and full-time.

Note: The pre-selection results will be notified by late December 2007.
The selection (interview) result will be notified by early march 2008.
Please contact ADS office if you have not received notification by those dates.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Prior to traveling to australia, scholarship recipients must:
Meet the minimum English langguage requirment of their chosen Australian univercity (usually HELTS of 6.5 with no band lees than 6.0);
At the completion of EAP training, candidates must achieve a minimum score of HELTS 6.0 for ADS office to commence the aplication process for placement in a univercity program in australia;
Receive a letter of accepteance from an australian univercity;
Meet Australian imigration requirements for a student visa;
Receive Government of Indonesian endorsement; and
Not be pregnant when travelling to Australia to begin study.

In Australia, scholarship recipients must:
Abide by the conditions of the scholarship end the rules of Australian tertiary institutions;
Abide by the rules and regulations governing a student visa;
Act in way that will not bring disrepute to AusAID, or to any Australian institution or to Indonesia;and
Return home at the end of the award periode.

WHAT DO AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS COVER?
Fees- payment of academic fees and any other fees conpulsory for international students;
Editorial/ tutorial assistance- povided where it is deemed essential to assist awardees to pass course subjects;
Fares- payment of one return economy airfare from the principal international airports in Indonesia (Jakarta or Denpasar) to the major airport nearest the Australian univercity, and a family reunion airfare at the completion of cach succesful year of study, exept the final year. (only available to students whose immediate family (spouse or dependent child) do not accompany them.);
Orerseas fildwork – holders of scholarship where rescarch comprises at least 50 percent of the program may receive a return airfare to Indonesia to undertake essential fieldwork;
Establisbment allowance – a once only payment at the commencement of the scholarship in Australia;
Living allowance- payment of contribution to living allowance to cover living cost in Australia;
Healt cover- for awardees only; and
Provition of an AusAID Student visa

FAMILY ENTRY
Awardees can bring theire immediet Families ( Spouse and children ) to Australia, at Their own cost, if their family meet AusAID and imigration requirements family are normally permitted to join 8 weeks after the awardees arrival.

COPLETING THIS FORM
The aplication form must be completed in English.All required documents must be provide. (see page 13) All relevant sections of the form must be completed before applaying all publik sector applicants are required to have section 14a of the form completed by the relevan training or foreign cooperation bureau or their univercity rector ( whichever is applicable).
Applicants in the open category are not reqired to fill in section 14. their aplication s are tobe submitted directly to the ADS office at the address bellow.
Applicants Must not fill in section 14c. this section is for state secretariat use and refers only to selected candidates.

Aplications must be received by the closing date of 7 september 2007 at:

ADS OFFICE
Gedung Wirausaha, 2nd floor
Jl.H.R.Rasunasaaid Kav. C-5
Kuningan, Jakarta 12940