ADS - Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) 2008-2009
Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) 2008
Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) provide opportunities for Indonesians to study in Australia at POSTGRADUATE level. Two hundred and seventy scholarships 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. ADS are offered in three categories: ‘Public’ sector, ‘Open’ and ‘Targeted’. 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 organisations.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.
Scholarships 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 results in this training to be able to continue their scholarships.
Applications from women and candidates in provinces within the geographic focus of AusAID’s Country Strategy.
