The Australian Leadership Award Fellowships for Developing Countries

Provider:

Government of Australia

Handler:

AusAid

Study Level:

Short Course/Research

Deadline:

October – November, for Round 13 (depending on your region)

Summary:

The Australian Leadership Awards – ALA Fellowships are for short-term study, research, and professional attachment programs in Australia delivered by Australian universities, research institutions and other organizations.

Field of Study:

Fellowships are available across a broad range of fields relevant to Australia’s foreign policy agenda or development outcomes.

Nations Covered:

ALA awards cover countries in

Asia Pacific:

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kiribati, Laos, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Wallis & Futuna.

Latin America and Caribbean:

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Africa:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroun, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco,

Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Republic of Guinea, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda,

Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Applications relating to the Palestinian Territories are also eligible.

Type of Scholarship:

ALA is a full scholarship, (about $35,000) covering:

• Return economy airfare from/to home country’s international hub

• In-Australia transport in respect of approved activities

• Short course/tuition/training course costs

• Accommodation and living expenses

• Medical insurance costs when in Australia

• Special assistance/assistive devices (to support people with disability)

• Program Overhead Fee

Eligibility:

To be eligible, fellows should:

• Be a citizen of, and residing in, an eligible country (see above).

• Have been working in their country of citizenship for four years immediately preceding the date of their nomination.

• Be able to take up the nominated Fellowship Program at the time and for the duration proposed by the Australian organization

Website:

http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/pages/alafellow.aspx

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