Australia Awards Brochure 2012

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AustralianDevelopmentScholarships(ADS)AustralianLeadershipAwards(ALA)

ApplicationDeadlinefor2012SelectionRound12.00pm Monday,30April2012


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Australia Awards 2012 Selection Round 1

Australia AwardsThe Australia Awards aim to promote knowledge, education links and enduring ties between Australia,Cambodia and the global community.

Development awards have been an important component of the Australian Governments overseas aid programsince the Colombo Plan in the 1950s, supporting its aim to help Cambodia to reduce poverty and achieve

sustainable development.

The overarching goals of Australia's development awards are:

to develop capacity and leadership skills so that individuals can contribute to development in Cambodia

to build people-to-people linkages at the individual, institutional and country levels.

The Australia Awards will be offering 50 Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) and further scholarshipswill be awarded for Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) in the 2012 selection round. Master orPhD qualifications are now offered under both awards. 20 scholarships are allocated for officials of the RoyalGovernment of Cambodia (Public Sector category).

Australian Development Scholarships (ADS)

ADS are a highly valued form of development cooperation between Australia and partner countries with whichAustralia has a bilateral agreement.

Master or PhD qualifications are now offered under ADS. These long-term awards provide support for people toobtain tertiary qualifications at participating Australian institutions in specific areas that will address the jointly

agreed key priority areas for development.

ADS are administered by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). ADS provideopportunities to people from many developing countries to study in Australia. The purpose of the scholarships is

for people to gain knowledge and skills that will contribute to the long-term development of their country. Thescholarships are available to those employed in government and non-government sectors.

The ADS were introduced to Cambodia in 1994 under an agreement with the Council for the Development ofCambodia (CDC) as part of Australias diverse bilateral development-cooperation program.

Australian Leadership Awards (ALA)

ALA are no longer stand-alone scholarships but are now being administered as supplementary awards to theADS. The ALA are aimed at enhancing leadership and building partnerships and links with developing countriesto address priority areas for development.

Up to 200 ALA are available globally on an annual basis for high achievers who intend to undertakepostgraduate studies and who demonstrate the best potential to influence development outcomes in their homecountry.

Scholarship applicants may indicate their interest in being considered for an ALA on the Scholarship Applicationform. Selection panels may also identify and recommend candidates for the ALA, generally from the pool ofADS applicants. A high level interdepartmental selection panel in Canberra makes the final decision and thereis no specific allocation for each country or region.

In addition to receiving the ADS entitlements, the selected ALA scholars will undertake a Leadership for

Development Program while they are in Australia. The purpose of this Program is to enhance the ability andconfidence of participating scholars to lead action on development reform in their own country. ALA Scholarsare provided with further opportunities and activities, beyond their postgraduate studies, to enhance theirleadership knowledge and extend their networks through a national Leadership for Development Conference

and other tailored activities.

ALA applicants must have an IELTS of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 at time of application submission

and will be required to commence their study program at the beginning of 2013.


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The Application Process

Online application (preferred format): to apply online please do so at https://oasis.ausaid.gov.au.

Hardcopy application, for those having difficulties accessing Internet facilities, are downloadable fromIDP website at http://www.cambodia.idp.com or can be collected from the three Australian Centre forEducation (ACE) campuses (Siem Reap, Phnom Penh). Completed hardcopy applications are to besubmitted at the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh.

Eligibility Criteria for the Australia Awards

Cambodian citizen and resident

Not be current serving military personnel

Non-resident of Australia or New Zealand

Not married to/or defacto of, or engaged to, Australian or New Zealand citizen or resident

Not hold or have held an Australian Government-funded scholarship in the preceding 12 months at timeof application

not have obtained an academic qualification outside their home country in the 24 months preceding theapplication closing date, calculated from the date of arrival back in the home country

not be applying for another long-term AusAID scholarship unless they have returned to their homecountry and resided there for twice the length of the total time that they were in Australia (for example, a

previous AusAID Scholar who has been on AusAID scholarship/s in Australia for two years will not beeligible to apply for another AusAID scholarship until they have been home for four years)

Not already be studying at an Australian institution at the time of application

Possess a Bachelors degree considered equivalent to an Australian Bachelors degree Masters level applicants must possess advanced English skills (IELTS results of 5.5 with no band below

4.5 subject to testing which can be undertaken after applications have been submitted)

PhD applicants must possess IELTS of 6.5 with no band below 6.0 at the time of application

PhD applicants must provide an Unconditional Letter of Offer from the intended university of study ORprovide documentation demonstrating communication with a potential supervisor and have received thatsupervisors in- principal agreement to the research proposal and their capacity to supervise theapplicant

For ADS Public sector category applicants:

Either:o Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials, at time of application, have at least two years

full-time experience with, and be a current full-time employee

o Not a RGC official, but at time of application, have at least five years full-time experience with,and be currently employed on a full-time basis by, a government authority, agency or institutionestablished by Royal Decree or Subdecree. Employment tenure may be on a term-contract basis*

If selected, must commit to return to work for the relevant Ministry/Agency for a minimum period of twoyears on completion of studies

For ADS Open category applicants:

At time of application, have three years full-time work experience* in a relevant field If selected, commit to return to work in a position that utilises skills for a minimum period of two years on

completion of studies

* Applicants must provide evidence of employment duration. If an applicant has been employed at more than one workplace during the

relevant experience period, evidence from each employer during that period is required. Any significant gaps in employment must be

explained or the application may face the possibility of being ruled ineligible.

^ Some applicants may be required to sit an IELTS test following interview in order to demonstrate English proficiency.


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Selection Criteria

Eligible applicants are measured against the following selection criteria:

1. Demonstrated employment and contribution in at least one of the following AusAID priority areas:

Agriculture and Rural Development

Health

Infrastructure Law and Justice

Mining (the extracting of natural resources, such as minerals, oil, petroleum, or gas)

(Consideration will also be given to applicants with relevant experience in the cross-cutting priority areas of: Public Financial Management,

Gender Equality, Aid Effectiveness, Social Policy, Disability and Child Protection)

2. Alignment of employment and anticipated study with the specific focus of the Australia Cambodia CountryProgram Strategy

3. Demonstrated academic merit during previous university studies4. Relevance of academic background to proposed study in Australia5. Relevance of work background to proposed study in Australia6. Demonstrated awareness of issues related to the development of Cambodia

7. Stated personal commitment and potential contribution to development in Cambodia

Note: Applicants who are employed by the RGC or associated agencies may apply for either Public orOpen category. The Open category is open to all Cambodians.

Short-listed candidates will be interviewed with questions related to the Selection Criteria above. The interviewsprobe each candidate in depth to determine the final list of awardees. A candidates English may be testedagain to confirm eligibility. For public sector category awardees, final selection must be approved by the relevant

RGC Ministry/Agency.

Level and Length of Study

The Australia Awards enable candidates to undertake study at Masters (coursework only) or Doctorate (PhD)level in Australia with the exception of those Masters courses that require the completion of a Graduate Diplomaas part of the Masters degree. Length of study is dependent on the chosen study path. However it is generallyup to 2 years for Masters degrees and up to 4 years for Doctorate degrees.

Candidates may be required to successfully complete pre-departure English for Academic Purposes training for612 months in Phnom Penh before studying in Australia. Those awardees who do not reach the required levelof English at the end of their pre-departure training, as assessed by IELTS testing and pre-departure trainingrequirements, will not be permitted to take up the scholarship in Australia.

Note: The awarding of a scholarship place is provisional and is dependent on the candidate achieving aminimum IELTS score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0. This IELTS score is a requirement of universityentrance in Australia.

Fields of Study

The Australia Awards are only open to study programs related to the AusAID priority areas of

Agricultural and Rural Development

Health

Infrastructure

Law and Justice

Mining (the extracting of natural resources, such as minerals, oil, petroleum, or gas)

Consideration will also be given to applicants whose proposed field of study supports their relevant experiencein the cross-cutting priority areas of: Public Financial Management, Gender Equality, Aid Effectiveness, SocialPolicy, Disability and Child Protection. Awards are not available for military training, or training in areas relatedto nuclear technology and flying aircraft.


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Scholarship Entitlements

The award covers:

Pre-departure training (for ADS Masters level candidates only)

Return air travel to and from Australia

Contribution towards initial visa expenses

Establishment allowance

An ongoing contribution to living expenses for the student only. No additional financial support isavailable for the students family, and all costs for accompanying family members must be paid by thestudent personally

Full tuition fees

Introductory Academic Program (IAP)

Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of the award (for award holder only)

A Leadership Development Program (ALA only)

Pre-departure Training (for ADS Masters level candidates only)

Most candidates are required to undertake pre-departure training prior to postgraduate studies in Australia. Inrecognition of this, the Australian Government pays these candidates a pre-departure stipend that is calculatedaccording to whether part- or full-time pre-departure training is required.

At the completion of the training all awardees will sit an IELTS test and must achieve a minimum IELTS result of6.5 with no band less than 6.0 to secure their scholarship place and to meet both visa and universityrequirements.

Scholarship Conditions

Applicants who are offered an award will be asked to sign a statement declaring that they will comply with theconditions of the scholarship. The conditions ensure that AusAID, the awardees workplace and the student gainthe maximum benefit from the scholarship.

Awardees must commence the scholarship in the year for which it is awarded. The awards cannot bedeferred

Awardees must be enrolled on a full-time basis and make satisfactory academic progress

All visa conditions and university regulations must be satisfied

Awardees must leave Australia, preferably returning to Cambodia, for a minimum of two years at the

completion of their scholarship in Australia

The award does not provide funds to support accompanying dependants/family members

Awardees are not permitted to hold any other Australian Government-sponsored scholarship for theduration of the award

Awardees must fully cooperate with AusAIDs monitoring and evaluation of the Australia Awards,

including participation in activities such as surveys and tracer studies both whilst on award and afterreturn to Cambodia

Awardees who do not honour these conditions will be required to leave Australia, and may be required to repaythe value of the scholarship.


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Australia Awards Selection Process and Key Dates 2012

1. Application open 1 February 2012Australia Awards open. Radio, newspaper and TV advertising begins.

2. Letter to relevant workplaces inviting applications February 2012AusAID sends letters to eligible Ministries/Agencies and private sector networks announcing the AustraliaAwards 2012 Selection Round.

3. Information Session in Phnom Penh 18 February 2012Information session on the scholarship scheme (including the selection process) is conducted at ACE SamdechPan (#46, St. 214) at 9 a.m. in the auditorium. To register for the session, please email [email protected].

4. Information Sessions at Provinces March 2012Information sessions will be conducted in the following provinces:

Kampong Cham / Sihanoukville / Svay Rieng / Battambang / Banteaymeanchey / Siem Reap

Please refer to IDP website (www.cambodia.idp.com) for confirmation of dates and venues for these informationsessions.

5. Visits by IDP staff to targeted workplaces February/March 2012

IDP staff visit targeted workplaces to distribute brochures and explain the application process.

6. Application period February April 2012Only eligible applications will be considered. Please ensure that you meet the requirements and upload allsupporting documents onto OASIS. Although online applications are preferred, hardcopy applications will beaccepted for those having difficulties accessing internet facilities.

[Applicants who fail to provide the full set of documents required to support their application will be ruledineligible and will not be short-listed for interview]

7. Applications Close 30 April 2012

8. Short-list 7 June 2012Candidates are short-listed in accordance with the eligibility and selection criteria. This process is merit-based

using information from the application form.

9. PSET testing for short-listed candidates 9 June 2012Potential candidates may be requested to take a Pre Selection English Test (PSET) to assist in the short-listingprocess.

10. Interviews for candidates 14 21 June 2012An independent selection panel will interview short-listed candidates. (23 July 2 August ALA)

11. IELTS briefing 26 June 2012Only for candidates who are recommended for IELTS testing.

12. IELTS testing of candidates 30 June 2012Some potential scholarship candidates are sent for International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

testing to determine if they meet the English language criteria.

13. Successful candidates informed 10 August 2012AusAID writes to Ministries/Agencies of selected candidates informing them of selection results and seekingapproval for release of successful candidates to study (Public Sector Category only).

14. Ministry/Agency approval 10 September 2012Due date for Ministries/Agencies to respond to AusAID (Public Sector Category only).

15. Pre-departure English training commences 26 September 2012Successful candidates who score lower than 6.5 overall in IELTS are required to undertake pre-departurelanguage training for 6-12 months.Scholarships are provisionaluntil the minimum English languagerequirement is met. Students who do not achieve the minimum IELTS score will not be allowed to depart forAustralia.


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Australian Institutions

Australian Capital Territory

Australian National University

University of Canberra

www.anu.edu.auwww.canberra.edu.au

New South Wales

Australian Catholic University Charles Sturt University

Macquarie University

Southern Cross University

University of New England

University of New South Wales

University of Newcastle

University of Sydney

University of Technology, Sydney

University of Western Sydney

University of Wollongong

www.acu.edu.auwww.csu.edu.auwww.mq.edu.auwww.scu.edu.auwww.une.edu.au

www.unsw.edu.auwww.newcastle.edu.au

www.usyd.edu.auwww.uts.edu.au

www.uws.edu.auwww.uow.edu.au

Northern Territory

Charles Darwin University www.cdu.edu.au

Victoria

Deakin University

La Trobe University

Monash University

RMIT University

Swinburne Institute of Technology

University of Ballarat

University of Melbourne

Victoria University

www.deakin.edu.auwww.latrobe.edu.au

www.monash.edu.auwww.rmit.edu.au

www.swinburne.edu.auwww.ballarat.edu.auwww.unimelb.edu.au

www.vu.edu.au

Tasmania

University of Tasmania www.utas.edu.au

South Australia

Carnegie Mellon University

Flinders University

University of Adelaide

University College London

University of South Australia

www.heinz.cmu.eduwww.flinders.edu.au

www.adelaide.edu.auwww.ucl.ac.uk/australia

www.unisa.edu.au

Western Australia

Curtin University Edith Cowan University

Murdoch University

University of Notre Dame

University of Western Australia

www.curtin.edu.auwww.ecu.edu.au

www.murdoch.edu.auwww.nd.edu.au

www.uwa.edu.au

Queensland

Bond University

Central Queensland University

Griffith University

James Cook University

Queensland University of Technology

University of Queensland University of Southern Queensland

University of the Sunshine Coast

www.bond.edu.auwww.cqu.edu.au

www.griffith.edu.auwww.jcu.edu.auwww.qut.edu.au

www.uq.edu.auwww.usq.edu.auwww.usc.edu.au


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Mrs Boua Chanthou, Bachelor of Commerce, Former Director ofPADEK, First President of the Australian Alumni Association ofCambodia(AAA-C)

The opportunity to study and live in Australia was a defining point in

my life. This experience enabled me to lead and to make acontribution especially with the women of Cambodia as the countryemerged from the dark period.

Dr Sok Touch, Master of Public Health - Director of CommunicableDisease Control Department, Ministry of Health

There is no doubt that the Australian Scholarship opportunity has

greatly impacted on my career because of the qualification andexpertise I gained in Australia and also the positive impact on myEnglish proficiency. The experience taught me the importance ofnetworking internationally and it opened my mind and attitudes.Gaining my Masters qualification has greatly facilitated my careerprogression resulting in me achieving both the position and power toinfluence development in the area of health for Cambodia.

Ms Kang Channa, Master of Commerce, Accounting Official - Ministryof Health, AAA-C committee member

My scholarship experience was beneficial in so many ways. I gainednot only the specific knowledge for my academic course but also theskills to implement that knowledge. I learnt the importance ofnetworking and of cross cultural tolerance. This experience furthertaught me how to be independent, to make decisions for myself andalso practical skills like how to shop, budget and cook. Participating inthe Australian scholarship has increased my future opportunities andhas given me more status and respect both in the work place, sociallyand within my family.

Mr Kieng Rotana, Master of Health Professions Education, Dean of

Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL), Vice President for UniversityRelations and Student Affairs PUC, President of Australian AlumniAssociation of Cambodia (AAA-C)

I am proud of my Australian qualifications and experiences. Thistaught me cultural tolerance and respect and how to work with peopleof different nationalities. I believe that without the Australianscholarship opportunity I would never have had the confidence toachieve what I have since my return. I am grateful to the AustralianGovernment for giving me this chance to obtain specialisedknowledge and skills which have enabled me to impact positively inthe area of education on my return to Cambodia.


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The Australian Ambassador, H.E Ms Penny Richards and AAA-C president, Mr Kieng Rotanawelcomed the Australia Awards returnees at the Australian Embassy in April 2011.

President of the Australian Alumni Association of Cambodia (AAA-C), Kieng Rotana, welcomes the2010 - 2012 committee members.

AAA-C assists members to:

benefit individually and collectively from the experience gained in Australia

achieve their full professional potential

share the knowledge gained for the sustainable and equitable pattern of development

of Cambodia

foster friendly relations between Cambodia and Australia

create a network of informed citizens that can advise Australian and Cambodian institutions on

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For further detailed information please contact IDP Education:

# 657, Kampuchea Krom Boulevard, Teuk Laak I, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Tel: (855) 23 881 017 / 23 881 018Fax: (855) 23 881 020Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

www.cambodia.idp.comwww.australiaawards.gov.au

Women, candidates from the provinces, candidates from the private sector andcandidates with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Endeavour Awards also fall under the Australia Awards umbrella andapplications are now open for 2012 selection round.

For further information, please visit: www.deewr.gov.au/endeavourawards

People with disabilities will be provided with additional support to meet anyspecialneeds if they are awarded a scholarship.

Early applications are encouraged.Online applications are the preferred option. However, any applicant experiencing

difficulties in accessing Internet facilities can submit hardcopy applications whichare available through IDP Education (Cambodia) or at www.cambodia.idp.com

Australia Awards Brochure 2012

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