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AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS

The Government of Australia through the Agency for International Development (AusAID), in cooperation with the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of Mongolia, is pleased to announce that 38 Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) are being awarded to individuals to undertake Master's degree studies at Australian universities, commencing in 2014.


AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE UNDER TWO TARGETED CATEGORIES:

Category 1

For Individuals from targeted Mongolian Public Sector Ministries with Study plans that meet the specific Human Resource Development plan of their Ministry.

Category 1 scholarships aim to develop the capacity of Public Sector institutions by selecting their employees to undertake specific fields of study at Master's level in Australia based on their Human Resource needs.

Interested individuals must apply through their ministry.

Target Institutions include:

  • Cabinet Secretariat
  • Civil Service Committee and Parliament to Parliamentary Secretariat
  • Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
  • Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Ministry of Health
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Ministry of Roads, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development
  • Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy
  • Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism
  • Ministry of Social Welfare and Labor
  • President's Office
  • Parliament
  • Supreme Court
  • Prime Minister's Office
  • Deputy PM's Office

21 Scholarships are available under Category 1.

Category 2

For individuals from the private sector, universities, the civil society and Mongolian Government agencies not included in Category 1 with study plans that meet priority fields of study..

Category 2 scholarships aim to improve the capacity of the Private Sector and civil society by directing their employees to undertake specific fields of study at Master's level in Australia.

Targeted fields of study:

  • Mining/Mining Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Energy and Natural Resources Law
  • Resource Economics
  • Renewable Energy
  • Coal Technology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Biotechnology
  • Environmental Studies relating to Resource Development
  • Agricultural Economics and/or Marketing
  • Infectious Plant Diseases
  • Pasture Management
  • Actuarial Studies
  • Non-Bank Financial Regulation
  • Epidemiology and Public Health
  • Reproductive Health
  • Gender and Women's Development Studies
  • Human Rights
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  • Studies on Disability

17 Scholarships are available under Category 2.

AUSTRALIAN LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) are supplementary awards to the ADS, offered with the aim of developing leadership and linkages within the Asia-Pacific region. ALAs are aimed at enhancing leadership and are awarded to those that demonstrate the best potential to influence development outcomes in Mongolia. In previous rounds an average of 8 ALAs have been awarded each year.

These supplementary awards are offered to a limited number of successful ADS applicants who are also high achievers from their region - to add to the value and prestige of their ADS postgraduate studies in Australia, through a special Leadership Development Program. To be successful in gaining the extra benefits of an Australian Leadership Award, your ADS study program must relate to AusAID's priority areas.

The comprehensive Leadership Development Program (LDP) comprises a three-day conference in Canberra, as well as regional workshops, leadership coaching and practice opportunities. The LDP aims to help scholars explore and harness their full leadership potential and enhance their understanding of development challenges at national, regional and global levels. The LDP also provides important networking and collaborative opportunities for participants.

To gain an Australian Leadership Award, you must:

(a) First be successful in gaining an ADS;

(b) Complete Question 5 of Section 15 of the ADS application form; and

(c) (for Mongolian ADS applicants) prepare and submit a statement which describes how you can add value to your ADS study program, and more broadly to leadership development in the region, by being granted (supplementary to your ADS) an Australian Leadership Award.


For a full list of requirements and eligibility criteria see How to Apply.