Development
Awards in Timor-Leste
Australia’s international
development assistance in Timor-Leste aims to:
1.
Strengthen basic health and education service
delivery;
2.
Increase employment by increasing agricultural productivity;
improving infrastructure; promoting vocational education; and promoting private
sector development;
3.
Improve government accountability, transparency and
integrity;
4.
Build the foundations of a safer community.
Development
Awards are administered by AusAID and aligned with Australia’s development assistance
in Timor‑Leste. They aim to provide
successful applicants with the skills and knowledge to drive change and
influence economic and social development.
AusAID
offers Development Awards on the basis of merit, transparency and equal
access. Applications from women, people
living in the districts, people with disabilities and public servants will be
particularly welcome.
Priority Sectors
The priority areas of study for Australian
Development Scholarships in Timor-Leste are divided into two categories:
1) areas of study for civil servants; and, 2) areas of study for other
applicants. Australian Development Scholarships will not be awarded for medicine, dentistry,
veterinary science or aviation.
Areas of study for civil servants, identified by the Civil Service
Commission, include:
-
Public administration
-
Public policy
-
Public management (including
Finance)
-
Human resources management
-
A
field of study related to the applicants current job.
Areas of study for all other applicants, identified by the Ministry of
Education, include:
-
Agriculture and environment
studies
-
Engineering and construction
-
Health
-
Science
-
Economic and business
-
Education and law
Type
and Level of Awards
Australian Development Scholarships
These are long term
development scholarships providing people with the opportunity to obtain
tertiary qualifications at an Australian tertiary institution.
The
Australian Government awards Australian Development Scholarships (including
Leadership Awards) under its Australia Awards initiative.
Australian
Leadership Award Scholarships
Up to 200 of the most
outstanding Australian Development Scholarship applicants across the globe will
be offered an Australian Leadership Award in addition to their scholarship.
These extra entitlements
will include a Leadership for Development Program designed to enhance
leadership knowledge and skills. Recipients will be brought together with
other Australian Leadership Awardees for leadership training, development
discussions and the chance to build valuable networks.
Selections will be based on
the applicant’s professional and personal qualities, academic competence and,
most importantly, their potential impact on development challenges in their
country or region.
Eligibility Criteria
You must meet all of the eligibility
requirements detailed in the Scholarships Handbook, available at:
To be
eligible to apply for an ADS (including the Leadership Awards) in Timor-Leste you
must also:
-
be an East Timorese National and have lived in
Timor‑Leste for at least five years;
-
be usually and currently resident in Timor-Leste;
-
not have permanent residence
status for Australia or New Zealand;
-
be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of
commencement of scholarship in Australia;
-
not be married or engaged to a person who is
eligible to hold citizenship or permanent resident
status of Australia;
-
satisfy Australian government requirements for
international student entry (health, character check, etc);
-
not hold a scholarship that would give
overlapping benefits;
-
not have held an Australian and/or New Zealand
Government scholarship in the 24 months preceding the application;
-
be applying to commence a new course of study at
a level higher than your current qualification.
-
be able to take up the scholarship in the year
for which it is offered (2013); and
-
for Civil Servants, be endorsed by your sponsoring
organization, e.g. Ministry, Statutory Authority, Agency;
-
To be eligible not have been terminated from
previous scholarships.
In Addition, priority
will be provided to candidates who have not had scholarships and or have not
previously been awarded two Australian and/or New Zealand Government
scholarships.
Special Conditions
You must also meet the following country
special conditions:
-
all applicants must
have very good English language skills.
The overall IELTS score for undergraduate level study should not be less than 5
(or 5.5 for postgraduate study), with no band score less than 4.5 (or 5.0 for
postgraduate study). If you have applied
before and got an overall IELTS score less than what is required, you must show
evidence of English language study since then;
-
all applicants wanting to be considered for a supplementary Leadership Award or
doctorate (PhD) study must have IELTS overall result of 6.5 with no band score less then 6;
-
applicants for postgraduate study must have a
recognised undergraduate (S1) degree with a Grade Point Average of at least 2.75;
PhD candidates must have GPA of at least 3.0;
-
applicants for undergraduate study must have
graduated from senior high school with an average final grade of 7;
-
mature age applicants (21 years old and over)
with suitable levels of work experience in government, civil society or the
private sector who can demonstrate a capacity to be successful in higher
education studies may be eligible to apply for either undergraduate or certain
types of postgraduate study. They should possess a minimum of high school average final grade of 6.5
and an undergraduate degree (S1) with average final grade of 2.5 and at least five (5) years of relevant
professional experience;
-
previous Australian and/or New-Zealand scholarship
awardees and/or other development countries scholarships, to become eligible
again to apply for a ADS (including Leadership Awards scholarship) must present
proof that they have worked in-country for a minimum of two years to contribute
to the development of Timor-Leste.
In addition, all applicants must:
-
Be committed to return to Timor-Leste when you
finish your degree and apply your knowledge and skills to the development of
Timor-Leste.
-
If
awarded a Scholarship, sign a contract with the relevant Government committing
to return home at the end of the award period for a minimum period of two
years.
Application
dates for study commencing in Australia
in 2013
Opening
date: 2 April 2012
Closing date: 30 April 2012
Applications or
supporting documents received after this date will not be considered.
The Application Process:
Hardcopy applications:
Application
forms can be obtained from PSCDP Scholarship office.
Tjing Fa Ho
House # 01 – 01, Talhao No. 85 Bairro de Lecidere.
Supporting Documents:
In addition to the documents listed in the
Scholarships Handbook, you must also provide these documents with your
application to meet the specific requirements for Timor-Leste:
You MUST include:
1. A curriculum vitae (CV) and
2. Certified copies of the following supporting
documents:
a. Your birth certificate or baptism certificate
or Timor‑Leste passport
b. Your academic transcripts and graduation
certificates (ijazah) from high school and university, and
c. Certified English translations of these
documents.
The
Selection Process
An
independent Joint Selection Committee will consider
all eligible applications and a short list will be made. Candidates will be selected on academic
grounds.
These candidates will then take an English language proficiency test
(IELTS) and those with overall IELTS score of 5 with each band score no less
than 4.5 and above (for undergraduate) or 5.5 with each band score no less than
4.5 and above (for postgraduate) or 6.5 with band score no less than 6.0 and above
(for doctorate/PhD) will be interviewed by the ADS (including Leadership
Awards) JSC.
The interview team will assess the candidates’ academic ability, clarity
of study goals, cultural adaptability and the relevance of their proposed study
to the development of Timor-Leste, interviews will be undertaken in English.
Preparatory Training
Prior to the IELTS test,
all short listed candidates are invited to attend 5/five days IELTS preparation
course conducted by Loro Sae English Language Institution/LELI. The five days
IELTS preparation is a compulsory course for all short listed candidates in
order to obtain a standard IELTS results before move to the next stage which is
interview.
Further Information
Further
information about the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
and the various Australian tertiary institutions and courses can be found at:
More general information
about the Australia Awards, studying in Australia and AusAID can be found at
Contact
Details
Organisation: Public Sector
Capacity Development Program
Address: Tjing Fa Ho House #01 –
01, No: 85 Bairro de Lecidere, Dili Timor - Leste
Telephone: + 670 332 2685
Fax: + 670 332 2624
Mobile: +670 732 3768
Email: adstimorleste@yahoo.com
