APPLICATION

Graduate Diploma of
Transformational Development
program

Email/send this completed form to:

The Registrar, AGST Alliance
Email: gdtdregistrar@agstalliance.org

As appropriate, click in the option box or write in the gray box.

A. PERSONAL DETAILS:

Full legal name (as on IC or passport) Family name:      

First name(s):      
Preferred called name:       Preferred Title (Mr, Ms, Mrs, Rev, etc):      

Gender: Male Female | Marital Status: Married Single Divorced Widowed

Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy):   /  /    

Nationality:       NRIC/ID No.      

Ethnic group:       Main language(s) spoken:      

[ your ‘mother tongue’]

B. CONTACT DETAILS:
Home address: Postal Address: (if different from home address)
           

Country: (Select one)       Country: (Select one)      

Post Code:       Post Code:      

Telephone nos.: Home (   )       Office (   )      

Mobile (   )       Fax (   )      

Email:      @      Skype address:      

C. CHRISTIAN INVOLVEMENT

Baptism (dd/mm/yyyy):   /  /     Confirmation (dd/mm/yyyy):   /  /    

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Denomination:      Conference/Diocese/Synod:      

Local church: Name:      

Address:      

Country: (Select one)       Post code:      

What Christian activities and organisations have you participated in during the last 4-6 years?
[Use extra paper if necessary]
Length/period
Activity/organisation (and role) of time
           
           
           
           
           

D. ACADEMIC INFORMATION
What tertiary institutions (e.g. university, Bible/theological college) have you attended?

Name of institution and location Dates attended Qualification

gained
                 
                 
                 
                 

E. RECENT EMPLOYMENT
Summarise your recent employment (position[s] held, name of employer, dates, reason for leaving
if you changed employment)

     
     

F. OTHER INTERESTS AND INVOLVEMENTS

What are your interests/hobbies and/or means of recreation/refreshment? Also, list any
involvements you have in organisations/societies/groups outside your ‘specifically Christian’
settings.

     
     

G. TEACHING/LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Summarise the experiences you have had in teaching/leadership experiences in your organizations/
churches/institutions or in any other educational/training settings. Include relevant conference &
seminar presentations you have given.
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H. WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THIS AGST ALLIANCE PROGRAM?

On a separate sheet, write a personal statement (500-800 words), indicating your reasons and
purpose for applying to study in an AGST Alliance program. Include how you see going through this
program fits into your life journey with God and your vocational objectives.

I. FINANCE
How do you plan to pay for your study program?
Self-supporting Church/Christian organisation Other

(Give brief details)      

J. TIME MANAGEMENT
How will you ensure that you have adequate time to give to the study program (e.g. to attend the
on-campus sessions of modules, regular study leave provided by your church/institution, reduced
work load, etc.)?
     

Note: when you have been accepted into an AGST Alliance program, you and key stakeholders in
your program will be invited to complete the Support Framework Memorandum of Understanding.

Date (dd/mm/yyyy):   /  /     Applicant's Name/Signature:     

(Your name is sufficient if this form is submitted as soft copy]
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Documents required – Checklist

Please provide the following documents to support your application

[Note: we prefer that you submit your application documents in softcopy format. Please ensure
documents (e.g. photos, transcripts) are scanned in medium-resolution only (less than 1MB per
item if possible), for easier internet transmission.]

A copy of your NRIC/IC and/or passport identity pages.

A copy of a recent, passport-sized photograph.

Copies of official transcripts from tertiary institutions at which you have studied.

A personal statement indicating your reasons and purpose for applying to study in this
AGST Alliance program

A copy of 5-8 pages of an academic paper you have written e.g. a paper submitted
for assessment in your most recent tertiary qualification. [If you do not have such
writing available, you may be requested to write a sample before your application is
approved].

Two letters of commendation: one from a leader of your church/Christian

organisation, and one from the principal or a lecturer of an academic institution.
NOTE: PLEASE REQUEST THE REFEREES TO EMAIL/SEND THEIR LETTERS DIRECTLY
TO THE AGST ALLIANCE REGISTRAR

If your main language is not English, a certified IELTS or TOEFL score.

A non-refundable application fee of RM100/SG$100. Check on the AGST Alliance

website <www.agstalliance.org> for the appropriate amount for your
application. Also, click on Support Us – Financial Support – How to Give
Financial Support, for methods to pay your application fee.

[Version 2018-04]