Background
Scholarships have played a significant role in Australia’s development cooperation program in Indonesia, with around 11,000 scholarships provided over more than 50 years. ADS continues to be a major component of the program with up to 300 scholarships offered in 2009.
The off-shore component of the ADS Program is managed by IDP through an IDP established ADS Project Office in Jakarta to ensure efficient end effective administration of the ADS scheme in Indonesia
Each year, the Australian Government sponsors people from a number of developing countries to study in Australia through Australian Development Scholarships (ADS). The Australian Development Scholarship program in Indonesia aims to promote private and public sector human resource development in areas of agreed development priority.
This is achieved by providing post-graduate scholarships for Indonesians to study in Australia and by working in close cooperation with the Indonesian Government to deliver a program which is flexible to Indonesia’s human resource development needs.
ADS Categories
Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) provide opportunities for Indonesians to study in Australia at POSTGRADUATE level. Three hundred scholarships are expected to be awarded in 2010 for commencement in 2010/2011. Candidates must undertake study in one of the four areas of development priority (see homepage). In Indonesia, the Australian Development Scholarship program is offered in 2 main categories: “Public” and “Open”.
Public Sector Category
Public sector applicants are employees from Government organizations, state universities and state owned enterprises. Their applications must be approved by training or foreign cooperation bureaus (BKLN) of their local or central agencies before being submitted to the ADS Program Office. Public sector candidates from government agencies outside Jakarta may apply directly to the ADS Program Office with the approval of their relevant Kakanwil or Kadinas. Public Sector applications must identify in writing on the application form the agency’s reason for nominating the applicant in terms of the agency’s human resource development needs, the anticipated benefit of the applicant’s proposed study to the agency, a proposed strategy for utilizing the applicant’s knowledge, skills and qualification gained and commitment to adopting the strategy and supporting the applicant.
Calon Pegawai Negeri (CPNS) are not allowed to apply.
Open Category
Open Category applicants are from private organisations and universities and this category is also open to recent university graduates.
No prior Government approval is required for people applying in the Open Category, and applications are to be submitted directly to the ADS Program Office. They require, where relevant, the endorsement of the agency, institution or private university in which the applicant is working or studying. Applications are submitted directly to the ADS Office. Applications must identify in writing the anticipated benefit of the applicant’s proposed study to the agency, where relevant, and include, in such cases, a proposed strategy for utilizing the applicant’s knowledge, skills and qualifications.
Public servants (Pegawai Negeri) cannot apply in the Open category.
Targeted Category
A third category exists for candidates who are identified by their organisations in consultation with the ADS Program. Candidates within this category must be identified by their home organization and must not apply to the ADS Program independently of their employer.
‘Targeted Category’ candidates are employed by organisations which are identified by the Government of Indonesia and Government of Australia (through AusAID) as being strategically aligned with the Development priorities of the Government of Indonesia. Candidates within this category may also be employed by government organizations, state owned enterprises, non-government organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs) and key state and private higher education institutions which service the training needs of these organizations.
Eligibilities
In General, Candidates must :
• Be an Indonesian 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 commenced 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 course is to be undertaken.
Specifically, Candidates must :
• Be applying for courses that fall within the four areas of development priority;
• 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 equivent). The IELTS or TOEFL result must be current (a test result obtained in 2008 or 2009 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 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 questions on the application form;
• Be willing and available to take full-time (Monday - Friday, 08.00 - 16.00)English for Academic Purposes(EAP) training in Indonesia prior to studying in Australia, if offered a scholarship; and
• Be not older than 42 years old at time of application.
If you need assistance or further information on your scholarship, you should contact the ADS project office on: phone: (021)527 7648, fax: (021)527 7649 or e-mail:
info@adsindonesia.or.id
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