Australian Development Scholarships
Offered by | Australian Development Scholarships (ADS)
Targeting | International Students
Apply by | April 2012 (Every Year)
For | Vocational courses, Bachelors, Masters and PhD
Project Description:
Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) are scholarships for international students who wants to study in Australian Universities. Scholarship holders are required to return to their country of citizenship for two years after they have completed their studies to contribute to the development of their country.
Australian Development Scholarships are available for vocational education and training courses, undergraduate degrees, postgraduate degrees, and PhD degrees at participating Australian universities and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions.
Fields of study:
Study programs must relate to your country’s priority areas for development. These are listed on the participating country profiles.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible to receive a scholarship in this program, applicants must:
- be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of commencing the Scholarship
- be a citizen of a participating country (as listed on AusAID’s Scholarship website) and be residing in and applying for the Scholarship from their country of citizenship
- not be married or engaged to or be a de facto of a person who holds, or is eligible to hold, Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency, at any of the application, selection or mobilisation phases or while on-scholarship in Australia. (Note: Residents of Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau with New Zealand citizenship are eligible but must apply for an AusAID 576 student visa.)
- not be current serving military personnel
- not be applying for another long-term AusAID scholarship unless they have returned to their home country and resided there* for twice the length of the total time that they were in Australia (for example, a previous Scholar who has been on AusAID scholarship/s in Australia for four years will not be eligible to apply for another AusAID scholarship until they have been home for eight years)
- not hold or have held an Australian Government-funded scholarship (e.g. Endeavour Award) in the preceding two years, at the time of application
- satisfy any specific criteria established by the applicant’s country and/or government of citizenship
- be able to satisfy the admission requirements of the institution at which the Scholarship is to be undertaken (this may mean that Post will need to withdraw a Scholarship offer if the recipient cannot satisfy the institution’s admission requirements. This may not be known until Post requests a placement at selected institutions)
- be able to satisfy all requirements of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) for an AusAID Student Visa 576 (this may mean that Post will need to withdraw a Scholarship offer if the recipient cannot satisfy the visa requirements)
Contact information:
Inquiries about ADS should be made with the Australian Diplomatic Mission in your country of citizenship. Contact details are found at this page.
Deadline:
April 2012 (Every Year)
Want More Information?
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/studyin.cfm
Australian Development Scholarships 2012 Handbook: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/pdf/scholar-handbook.pdf
Category: April 2012, Australia, Bachelors, Biology, by Academic Discipline, by Academic Level, by Region, Chemistry, Diploma, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Geography, Geology, Law, Masters, Mathematics, Non Degree, PhD, Physics
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