Australian Development Scholarships (ADS)

August 12, 2008 at 3:06 am | In info, scholarship | Leave a Comment
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Hi guys, do you still looking for scholarships for posgraduate study? Here is information about ADS Program. Read it carefully..

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 170 in International TOEFL). The IELTS or TOEFL result must be current (a test result obtained in 2007 or 2008 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;
  • Be not older than 42 years old at time of application

you can download the application form here

Please note that the application period is opening from 16 June 2008 to 5 September 2008

for further information please visit http://adsindonesia.or.id/

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