Applications for Australia Awards Scholarships Open 1 February 2018
Australia Awards in Indonesia is pleased to announce that
applications for Australia Awards Scholarships will open on Thursday 1
February. Australia Awards Scholarships provide opportunities for
individuals to gain an internationally recognised master or doctoral
qualification from an Australian university and have the chance to
pursue a career that makes a difference.
Australia Awards Scholarships are targeting Indonesians with the
greatest potential to drive development in a range of sectors including
economic growth, education, health, governance, and environment
management.
The best and the brightest candidates will be selected on the basis
of academic achievement, leadership qualities, English skills and their
potential to contribute to development in Indonesia.
Australia Awards Scholarships have been offered by the Australian
Government for over 60 years as a fundamental part of the Australian
development cooperation program in Indonesia.
Applications for Australia Awards Scholarships open on 1 February 2018 and close on 30 April 2018.
Australia Awards in Indonesia are available for the following types of courses:
- Master degree courses
- Doctorate degree (PhD) programs
Master Degree Courses
- The maximum duration for a Master degree program is two years.
- Master degree programs may be offered by coursework, by research or
by a combination of coursework and research. Masters by research or a
combination of coursework and research should be offered only to those
applicants who have demonstrated the need for high level research skills
in order to undertake research or teaching or to supervise researchers
upon their return home.
- Double Master degrees are permitted only when both are included in
the institution's original offer and both courses can be completed
within two years.
- Applicants wishing to undertake a Masters by research must
investigate an appropriate supervisor. Australian university websites
identify the institution’s areas of research strength. Applicants should
supply evidence of past research undertaken and highlight outcomes.
Doctorate Degree (PhD) Program
- The maximum duration for a PhD is four years.
- Study at doctorate level (PhD) may be subject to partner government
approval. Normally, approval is given only where the applicant
occupies, or is expected to occupy, a senior position requiring
individual research or the supervision and training of other researchers
in a research organisation (e.g. university or research centre) in the
applicant’s home country.
Selection Quotas
- Up to 70 per cent of awards overall will be offered to applicants
from the Targeted Category (geographic focus areas, embassy partners and
central government agencies);
- Up to 30 per cent of awards overall will be offered to applicants from the Non-Targeted Category;
- Up to 30 per cent of awards will be offered to applicants from Geographic Focus Areas;
- 85 percent of awards will be offered at Masters level and up to 15 per cent of all awards will be offered at PhD level; and
- An equal number of awards will be offered to men and women.
Lenght of Study and Course Options
Scholarships will be available for full-time study of an Australian
post-graduate qualification for the minimum period required to complete
the award through the relevant Australian university, selected from
Australian Government contracted universities.
How to Apply
Online applications
When applying online, all essential supporting documents must be
uploaded on OASIS to meet the specific requirements for Indonesia (
Long Term Awards Brochure)
We advise applicants submitting online to do so well before the
closing date. The online application facility (OASIS) experiences peak
usage in the days leading up to the closing date and applicants may
experience delays.
Applicants from Indonesia who apply online (through OASIS)
must also complete an additional online
at this link .
Hardcopy applications
For applicants that are unable to apply online via OASIS, may submitted the application via hardcopy.
Please note that we strongly encourage you to apply online via OASIS
first and only apply via hardcopy when you are unable to apply online
via OASIS.
Hardcopy applications that consist of one (1) set of the application
form and all essential supporting documents must be received by the
closing date at the Australia Awards Office.
General Requirements
- Be an Indonesian citizen and be residing in and applying for the scholarship from Indonesia.
- Not be married or engaged to a person who is eligible to hold
Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent resident status, at
any stage of the application, selection, mobilisation processes or while
on-scholarship in Australia.
- Satisfy Australian Government requirements for international student entry to Australia (health, character etc).
- Not be applying for a visa to live in Australia.
- Not be applying for another long-term Australia Award unless they
have resided outside Australia for twice the length of the total time
that they were in Australia (for example, a previous Australia Awards
Scholarship recipient in Australia for four years will not be eligible
to apply for another Australia Awards Scholarship until they have
resided outside Australia or back in Indonesia for eight years).
- Have satisfied any specific criteria established by Indonesia or government of Indonesia.
- Not be current serving military personnel.
- Be able to satisfy all requirements of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection for a DFAT student visa.
- Be able to satisfy the admission requirements of the Australian university at which the Scholarship is to be undertaken.
Specifically, candidates must:
- Be applying for courses that fall within the areas of development priority (see “Priority Academic Area of Study” below).
- Have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.9
- for Master’s applicants, have an English language proficiency of at
least 5.5 in IELTS (or 525 in paper-based TOEFL or 69 in internet based
TOEFL or 42 in PTE Academic). The IELTS, TOEFL or PTE Academic result
must be current (a test result obtained in April 30, 2016 until April
30,2018 will be considered current). No other English language test
(including TOEFL prediction test) results will be accepted;
- for PhD applicants, have an English language proficiency of at
least 6.0 in IELTS (or 550 in paper-based TOEFL or 79 in internet based
TOEFL or 50 in PTE Academic). The IELTS or TOEFL or PTE Academic result
must be current (a test result obtained in April 30, 2016 until April
30,2018 will be considered current). No other English language test
(including TOEFL prediction test) results will be accepted;
- for applicants from GFAs and people with dissabilities, have a GPA
equal to or higher than 2.75 or IELTS 5.0 (or 500 in paper-based TOEFL
or 59 in internet based TOEFL or 36 in PTE Academic);
- Provide contact details of test centre for verification of TOEFL test results.
- Include a minimum of one (1) copy of the original Institutional TOEFL test result.
- Already hold an undergraduate degree, if applying for a Masters.
- Already have a Masters, if applying for a Doctorate.
- Answer all relevant questions on the application form.
- Be willing and available to undertake full-time (Monday-Friday
0800-1600) English for Academic Purposes (EAP) training in Indonesia
prior to studying in Australia, if offered a scholarship.
Additionally:
- If applying for a Doctorate, applicants will be restricted to staff
of universities, higher education institutions, research institutes,
key policy makers and targeted candidates in other agencies associated
with DFAT activities.
- It is highly desirable for Doctorate applicants to have a letter of
support from an Australian university for their proposed field of
study.
Important Dates
Application Dates (for study commencing in Australia in 2019)
Opening date : 1 February 2018
Closing date : 30 April 2018
Applications or supporting documents received after this date will not be considered.
