| KangGURU and AusAID
in Indonesia
KGRE and the Australian Government would like
to introduce the latest series of scholarships available to Indonesians
to study in Australia.
They are the Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) , the Australian
Partnership Scholarships (APS) and the NEW Australian Leadership
Scholarships (ALA).
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In April 2006, KGRE interviewed Raisa, Public
Relations spokeswoman for the scholarship scheme, about the entry
requirements and criteria for the 2006 intake. Check the KGRE website
or the ADS website for
more information on those VERY important matters. KGREalso chatted
with Julie about ADS alumni. Julie is the person in the ADS office
who takes care of alumni - those students who have studied through
ADS in Australia in the past and that have already returned to Indonesia.
KGRE is putting together an Aussie Alumni Page on the website -
all contributions welcome. |
The Main Objectives
of ADS Program are:
- to assist Indonesian public and private institutions meet identified
institutional objectives and training needs through the provision of
postgraduate education to selected staff;
- to assist individuals to increase their capacity to contribute to
Indonesian institutions and professions by the provision of postgraduate
study opportunities in Australia;
- to assist alumni of the ADS scheme to maintain and update their academic
and professional skills;
- to promote Indonesia and Australia's equity in development policies;
- to deliver training that complements the human resource development
goals outlined in AusAID's Indonesian country strategy paper; and
- to select high quality candidates with the ability to succeed at tertiary
study in Australia, with minimal extensions and contribute to Indonesia's
development.
Applicant Requirements - General Requirements
Scholarship Applicants 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 overlapping 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 in which it is offered;
and
- satisfy the admission requirements of the Australian tertiary institution
in which the course is to be undertaken.
Specific Requirements
Scholarship Applicants must:
- be applying for courses that fall within the 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 (500 in Institutional TOEFL or 170 in International TOEFL).
The IELTS or TOEFL result must be current (a test result obtained in
2005 or 2006 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 university
lecturers or researchers, research staff from dedicated research institutions,
or planners from BAPPENAS and BAPPEDA;
- answer all relevant questions on the application form; and
- be willing and available to take full-time English for Academic Purposes
( EAP ) training in Indonesia prior to studying in Australia if
offered a scholarship
- be no more than 42 at time of application.
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Sugiono,
Fitria,
Salimah
and Zaini
are currently at IALF Bali completing their 6 weeks pre-departure
language training. They are recent ADS awardees. They will all
travel to Australia very soon. All four have been working as
English teachers in pondok pesantrens in East Java alongside
Aussie teacher trainers ( click on their names for information
about their pondok pesantrens). These Aussie teacher trainers
are members of AusAID's ISELP
project. |
Australian
Partnership Scholarships (APS)
Both Teddy and Ira were APS awardees in 2005 and now they are in
Australia studying. It could be you in 2006.
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Teddy
Tandayu comes from Manado. He is going to Australia with
APS to study Master in Business Administration at Southern Cross
University. It’s a university located in Lismore and pretty
close to Sydney. Teddy also loved the course at IALF Bali.
‘Well, it’s really excellent, especially
with the facilities that have been offered here. We, we got to learn
new things here especially with the activities, academic writing
and presentation and seminar, debating skills, and we can benefit
a lot of more thing before we are going to Australia’.
Any advice for prospective
applicants for APS?
'I would really recommend and really suggest them to try, to
give a try to apply for ADS or at least APS since APS is only offered
for two years only in 2005 and 2006. So I really suggest that they
should try their best efforts in order to be offered a seat in the
Australia and Partnership Scholarship program especially so that
it can give them more knowledge and a further insight how to enhance
their ability in the future'.
Ira is from Surabaya and she will
hopefully go to Curtin University of Technology in Perth. Ira completed
her Pre-Departure language Training at IALF in the middle of 2005.
She loved the course and the experience of learning new things at
IALF Bali. She especially enjoyed the academic culture at IALF.
The style of learning really interested Ira with the need to be
independent and resourceful. Of course hard work is also necessary.
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APS is an initiative from the Australia Indonesia Partnership
for Reconstruction and Development (AIPRD) and is funded by the Australian
Government. The scholarships are for postgraduate study for Indonesian
students in Australian universities. The objective of the scholarship
program is to increase the human resource capacity of Indonesia in the
areas of Economic Governance, Public Sector Management and Education.
After the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra, the Australian
Government has increased its commitment to supporting development in Indonesia.
The program is open to all public sector and private sector employees,
working within the priority areas of APS.
The APS program is open to all public sector and private sector employees,
working within the priority areas of APS. These priority areas are Economic
Governance, Education and Public Sector Management.
Applicants must -
- have achieved GPA 2.9 in your last program of study.
- have documented evidence of an English language proficiency level of
IELTS 5.0 or TOEFL 500.
- be a Public sector or Private sector employee.
- have an Indonesian S1 or S2 qualification or an overseas Bachelor qualification
- not be more than 42 years of age
Applications for APS 2006 open on May 8th and close on July 7th.
For more information - http://www.apsprogram.or.id
Australian
Leadership Awards |
Australian Leadership Awards 2007 application
forms available below
Applications for Scholarships open 1 May 2006
Applications for Scholarships close 31 July 2006
Successful applicants advised by 1 October 2006
Scholarship study must begin in Australia in calendar year 2007
Information on Fellowships will be available in August 2006 |
What are Australian Leadership Awards?
Australian
Leadership Awards (ALA) is a new award under which
the Australian Government offers scholarships and fellowships for current
and future leaders from the Asia-Pacific Region.
Australian Leadership Awards provide exceptional educational opportunities
in Australia. They are awarded to people who are already leaders or have
a potential to assume leadership roles that can influence social and economic
policy reform and development outcomes, both in their own countries and
in the Asia and Pacific region.
Australian Leadership Awards provide scholarships for longer-term post-graduate
study at masters or doctoral level and fellowships for short-term research,
study or professional attachments. They will bring around 3200 scholars
and fellows in the five years from 2006-2011 to study in Australia.
Managed by AusAID as part of Australia's overseas aid program, Australian
Leadership Awards are open only to citizens of countries in the region
that have a current Australian aid program.
The Awards will be available to present and future leaders and personnel
in corporate, academic, non-government and government services.
Objectives of Australian Leadership
Awards
The purpose of the Australian Leadership Awards is to build partnerships
and increase mutual understanding, knowledge and innovation in the Asia
Pacific region.
Specific objectives include fostering enduring people-to-people links
and building capacity in developing countries. General fields of study
relevant to leaders in the region include management, economics, business,
political science, philosophy, history, law and public policy, for example.
In 2007, priority fields of study that will be targeted include: trade
policy and regional integration, cross-boundary challenges such as pandemics,
security and clean energy.
Am I eligible for an Australian Leadership Award?
To be eligible for an Australian Leadership Award you will need
to meet a number of criteria. Australian Leadership Awards are being offered
only to citizens of the following countries in the Asia Pacific region.
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- China
- Cook Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Mongolia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Niue
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Timor-Leste
- Vanuatu
- Viet Nam
- Wallis & Futuna
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Do I need an Australian visa?
Yes. You cannot enter Australia without a
visa. Applicants must meet visa requirements of the Australian Department
of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.
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