DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

LONG-TERM AWARDS

Promoting development in Africa through education and training

Applications for Masters-level Awards in 2014 are open from 1 September 14 December 2012 Applications for PhD Awards in 2014 are open from 1 September 2012 31 March 2013
For more information, eligibility criteria and application forms please visit the Australia Awards in Africa website

Australia Awards

www.adsafrica.com.au

About Australia Awards in Africa

Eligibility

Australia Awards in Africa (AAA) is an ambitious Australian Government initiative to promote development in Africa through a large-scale program of development scholarships and fellowships. Over the past three years, the number of development scholarships available for African professionals has increased ten-fold to a total of 1,000 per year. Onequarter of Australias development scholarships are now directed to Africa. Long-Term Awards are postgraduate scholarships that lead to an academic qualification from an Australian university. The objective of the Awards is to provide high-quality education and training to talented Africans who will be in a position, on their return home, to make an important contribution to national or regional development. For studies commencing in 2014, Long-Term Awards are available to eligible applicants from 34 African countries.
Photo: Cape Verdean Awardees Eusebio Africano Dos Reis Varela and Dalia Soares Gomes attending a pre-departure briefing in Mozambique, October 2011. Photo: GRM

To be considered for a Masters-level Award, applicants need to hold an undergraduate degree and be employed in a field relevant to their countrys national development priorities. The applicants employer must endorse the application. In most eligible countries, Awards are available to applicants from the public sector, civil society organisations and the private sector. Strong applicants whose English language ability is not of the level required to succeed in academic study in Australia may be entitled to English language training before leaving for Australia to take up an Award. To check whether your country is eligible for Masters-level Awards, please refer to the map below or visit our website: www.adsafrica.com.au

Australian Leadership Award Scholarships

A small number of the most outstanding Masters-level applicants may also be selected for an Australian Leadership Award Scholarship (ALAS), a supplementary award that provides access to opportunities to enhance leadership capability. Selection for an ALAS is highly competitive and is based on candidates professional and personal qualities, academic achievement and, most importantly, their commitment to contribute to development outcomes for their country and for Africa.

PhD Awards

Masters-level Awards

Four hundred Australian Government Awards are currently being offered at Masters degree level for 2014. Focus sectors reflect areas that have been identified as priorities by partner governments and in which Australia is recognised as having world-class expertise and experience. Current priority sectors include: Agriculture and Food Security Health Mining and Natural Resource Management Public Policy Water and Sanitation

Twenty PhD Awards are available for research studies commencing in 2014 in the field of Agriculture and Food Security. Applicants for a PhD Award need to hold a Masters degree with a research component. English language preparation is not available to PhD Awardees, and applicants are required to demonstrate achievement of Band 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test or equivalent international English language test. To check whether your country is eligible for PhD Awards, please refer to the map or visit our website.
Master-level Awards PhD Awards Masters-level and PhD Awards

Cover photo: Norma Bulamu of Uganda addressing the welcome function for 2012 AAA Awardees at the University of Melbourne. Photo: GRM

Schedule

John Kiama Wamae of Kenya graduating from Curtin University with a Masters of Community Development. Photo: Curtin University

Interviews for both Masters-level and PhD awards will be held in May and June 2013 in venues across Africa. Successful applicants can expect to commence their studies in Australia in January 2014, unless they require English language training in advance of taking up the Award. All Awardees must be issued with a visa by the Australian Government before they take up their Award.

Gender Equality

Australia Awards in Africa targets equal participation by women and men. Applications from women are strongly encouraged, and mechanisms are in place to support women applicants and Awardees.

Disability Inclusion

Australia Awards aims to ensure that people with a disability are given fair and equal opportunity to compete for and obtain a scholarship. Applications from Africans with disability are strongly encouraged. Mechanisms are in place to support applicants and Awardees requiring specific assistance.

Costs covered

Australia Awards cover the full cost of tuition fees (up to two years for a Masters-level Award and up to four years for a PhD Award), training materials, accommodation, living expenses, health insurance for basic medical and hospital care in Australia, and travel. PhD Awardees may additionally be eligible for a Contribution to Research Allowance to assist with research costs.
Australia Awards - Development Awards are an initiative of the Australian Government administered by AusAID. In Africa, AusAID has appointed GRM International as its Managing Contractor.