Australia offers up to 300 scholarships for Indonesians in 2009

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Tue, 06/17/2008 3:18 PM  |  Education

The Australian government has invited Indonesians to apply for the 2008 Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) program, which will be commence in 2009-10.

Up to 300 scholarship are available, with half allocated to women and 30 percent to people from eastern Indonesia and Aceh.

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer said the scholarships were an important opportunity for Indonesians to further their education and build networks in Australia.

"This academic and personal experience is invaluable and helps talented Indonesians make a difference on their return to Indonesia," Farmer said in a media release made available to The
Jakarta Post here on Tuesday.

The scholarships are managed by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and provide funding for study at Masters and Doctorate levels in Australia.

They are targeted to individuals who are committed to addressing development issues in sustainable growth and economic management; democracy, justice and good governance; investing in people, including in health and education; and safety and peace.

"The Australian Scholarships program is conducted in close partnership with the Indonesian Government. The impact of the program is visible through the thousands of ADS alumni who have returned to Indonesia and to contribute to this country in areas of development priority," Farmer said.

The program aims to improve the quality of human resources in Indonesia and the fields of study offered are annually reviewed based on the development needs of Indonesia.

ADS is a merit-based scholarship program available to people from the government and non-government sectors who hold an S1 degree.

Candidates are required to meet all eligibility criteria including Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.9 (on a scale of maximum 4.00), minimum IELTS 5.0 or TOEFL 500 (obtained in 2007 or 2008) and be no more than 42 years of age at the time of application.

Applications for ADS 2008 close on Sept. 5, 2008. For more information visit: www.australianscholarships.gov.au or www.adsjakarta.co.id. (**) 

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Mrs.koizumi (not verified) — Wed, 11/12/2008 - 7:42am

guys....my GPB is less than 2.9 :(
do i still have a chance to get the scholarship???
my GPA is one of my obstacles in applying scholarship.
is there any suggestion for me?

Baktgen (not verified) — Mon, 08/25/2008 - 5:03am

IELTS 6 or more is needed to be accepted in the aussie uni, not for getting scholarship. For getting scholarship 5 is enough...that's why scholarship holder is taking english course again

Irfan (not verified) — Wed, 08/13/2008 - 3:35pm

Frankly, when read this news I am very happy, a chance to pursue my study abroad especially in Australia will be come true. But I still have a problem to meet one requirement in particular IELTS Score. I am not sure what in saying in this essay, IELTS score minimum 5. As far as I know the minimum score is 6 or 6.5 furthermore to get scholarship.

Finally, thanks to Ausie government.

tasniem fauzia (not verified) — Thu, 08/07/2008 - 9:38am

Hello All, I dared myself to apply for this scholarship. Hopefully the chance is wide open. Fingers crossed. For those of you applying, do not forget to send 3 sets of documents!
Good luck for all of us who apply!

Cheers,
Jasmine

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