AUSTRALIAN LEADERSHIP AWARDS FELLOWSHIPS

• Additions to the list of eligible countries
• Round 7 opened on 2 November 2009 and closes at 5pm on Friday 11 December 2009
• Outcomes of Rounds 1-4 (The outcome of the Round 5 selection has yet to be announced)

The Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships are a component of a regional program that aims to develop leadership and build partnerships and linkages with developing countries.

They are intended for those who are already leaders or have the potential to assume leadership roles that can influence social and economic policy reform and development outcomes.

The Australian Leadership Awards program comprises of Scholarships and Fellowships.

ALA Fellowships are for short term study, research and professional attachment programs in Australia delivered by Australian organisations.

ALA Fellowships complement the longer term ALA Scholarships providing opportunities to senior officials and mid-career professional who cannot leave their positions for extended periods.

The ALA Fellowships is a highly flexible program that offers Australian organisations opportunities to provide short term study, research and professional development activities in Australia for leaders of mid-career professionals from eligible countries.

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

Applications addressing the priority areas of disability and development, economic growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health, human rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural development and water and sanitation are particularly encouraged.

Eligibility

Australian host organisations

Applications are restricted to Australian organisations demonstrating on-going linkages with counterpart overseas organisations in eligible countries.

Australian organisations from a wide range of academic, research, business, industry, media, NGOs, professional groups and government may apply to host ALA fellows. To qualify, organisations will be required to demonstrate region-specific linkages and the relevance of the proposed programs to the priority areas.

Partner country counterpart organisations and individual fellows are not eligible to apply for support, however they may initiate contact with an Australian organisation to explore their interest in applying.

For organisations funded under previous rounds see:

• Round 4 [PDF 21KB]
• Round 3 [PDF 22KB]
• Rounds 1-2 [PDF 25KB]

Fellows

Prospective Fellows identified by Australian organisations must be professionals already in leadership positions or have a potential to assume leadership roles that can influence social and economic policy reform and development outcomes.

Individuals may consider applying for Endeavour Executive Awards [external website] or other study opportunities available under Australian Scholarships [external website].

Eligible countries

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.

Applications relating to the Palestinian Territories are also eligible.

Application information and forms

ALA Fellowships will be awarded to Australian organisations through a one-step competitive grant process. Strong linkages between organisations and the leadership ability of fellows will be important criteria.

ALAF Nomination Form [XLS 18KB]

Round 7 ALA Fellowships Submission Guidelines [PDF 220kb]
Round 7 ALA Fellowships Submission Guidelines [Word 400kb]

Round 7 ALA Fellowships Application Form [PDF 183kb]
Round 7 ALA Fellowships Application Form [Word 319kb]

Further information

If the material on this website does not provide the necessary help, please direct all enquiries to: alafellowships@ausaid.gov.au

See also: ALA Fellowships Factsheet [PDF 54KB]

Beasiswa "ITB Untuk Semua"

Mulai tahun 2010, Beasiswa "ITB Untuk Semua" diintegrasikan ke dalam skema pemberian Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan Penuh. Program tersebut ditawarkan pada pelaksanaan PMBP-ITB 2010 di Daerah. Ketentuan yang berlaku adalah sbb:

• Terdapat dua jenis Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan Penuh yang ditawarkan ITB pada pelaksanaan PMBP-ITB 2010, yaitu:
  • Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan Penuh
  • Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan Penuh dan Bantuan Biaya Hidup = Beasiswa “ITB Untuk Semua”

• Kapasitas penerimaan mahasiswa dari masing-masing jenis beasiswa terbatas.

• Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan Penuh dibuka bagi pelajar dari keluarga golongan ekonomi lemah yang merupakan:
  • Lulusan SMA IPA (bukan Ijazah persamaan) dengan tahun ijazah 2010 bagi peminat jalur ujian Sains dan Teknik.
  • Lulusan SMA IPA/IPS (bukan Ijazah persamaan) dengan tahun ijazah 2010 bagi peminat jalur ujian Bisnis dan Manajemen.
  • Lulusan SMA/SMK (bukan Ijazah persamaan) dengan tahun ijazah 2010 bagi peminat jalur ujian Seni Rupa dan Desain.

• Kelulusan peserta PMBP-ITB 2010 kategori Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan Penuh ditentukan hasil ujian PMBP-ITB 2010 yang diikuti peserta, dengan standar kualifikasi akademik yang sama dengan peserta PMBP-ITB 2010 lainnya. ITB tidak memberi keringanan apa pun selain keringanan biaya pelaksanaan ujian dan biaya pendidikan.

Persyaratan

Syarat yang berlaku bagi calon peserta PMBP-ITB 2010 yang berminat menerima Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan Penuh adalah:

• Formulir lamaran calon peserta PMBP-ITB kategori Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan Penuh harus dilengkapi persyaratan dokumen sebagai berikut:

  • Surat Keterangan akan mengikuti UN 2010 dari sekolah (asli). Format surat keterangan tersebut dapat diperoleh di situs resmi PMBP-ITB 2010 (lihat http://usm.itb.ac.id/ di bagian Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan)
  • Essay/karangan singkat tentang calon peserta, keluarga, cita-cita dan kegiatan calon peserta, sesuai format yang telah disediakan ITB. Format penulisan essay tersebut dapat diperoleh di situs resmi PMBP-ITB 2010 (http://usm.itb.ac.id/)
  • Surat Keterangan Penghasilan atas nama masing-masing kedua Orang Tua calon peserta PMBP-ITB, dilegalisasi oleh RT/RW
  • Keterangan Tidak Mampu dari RT/RW atas nama masing-masing kedua Orang Tua calon peserta PMBP-ITB
  • Keterangan Tidak Mampu atas nama masing-masing kedua Orang Tua calon peserta PMBP-ITB dari Dinas Sosial Daerah setempat, minimal setingkat Kecamatan
  • Kartu Keluarga Orang Tua calon peserta PMBP-ITB
  • Fotokopi KTP kedua Orang Tua calon peserta PMBP-ITB
  • Fotokopi Kartu Identitas calon peserta PMBP-ITB 2010

• Ketidaklengkapan dan/atau kekuranganlengkapan dokumen persyaratan tersebut di atas akan menyebabkan formulir calon peserta yang bersangkutan tidak dapat diproses.

• Bagi calon peserta yang direkomendasikan sebagai peserta PMBP-ITB 2010 kategori Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan Penuh, ITB tidak membebankan biaya ujian (biaya pelaksanaan ujian Rp.0,00).

• Bagi peserta yang lulus pada pelaksanaan PMBP-ITB 2010 kategori Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan Penuh, beasiswa yang diberikan ITB mencakup seluruh biaya pendidikan; termasuk biaya Biaya Pendidikan di Muka (BPM), Biaya Penyelenggaraan Pendidikan (BPP) dan biaya Pendaftaran Mahasiswa Baru.

• Khusus bagi penerima Beasiswa Biaya Pendidikan Penuh dan Bantuan Biaya Hidup (Beasiswa “ITB Untuk Semua”), selain biaya pendidikan, ITB juga memberikan bantuan biaya hidup selama peserta yang bersangkutan menempuh pendidikannya di ITB.

Informasi lengkap seleksi penerimaan mahasiswa baru ITB dapat dilihat di situs resmi: http://usm.itb.ac.id/

SWISS GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

Academic Year 2010/ 2011

The Swiss Government through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS) grants a limited number of scholarships to developing countries, among which Indonesia is included.

These scholarships are offered to Indonesian POSTGRADUATE students wishing to study at a Swiss university. The aim of the scholarship is to enable grantees either to further their education or to undertake research work in the fields in which the universities are particularly active. The intended study should be useful for the development in Indonesia. In principle, the scholarship holders can study at any national Swiss university or Federal Institute of Technology as registered on the page 4. A candidate should take into account the possibilities offered by Swiss universities. Following programmes are not included in this scholarship:

1. Fine arts and music

2. Undergraduate studies

3. Hotel management studies

4. Student exchange programmes

5. Part-time studies

6. On-the-job studies

7. Correspondence courses

The duration of grant is for the nine-month academic year. Under certain conditions, which are justified by FCS and the related university, the scholarship may be renewed for a second year maximum.

Conditions:

1. Indonesian citizen (priority: applicants reside and have professional career in

Indonesia)

2. University degree (min. Sarjana Strata-1/bachelor degree or equivalent)

3. Candidates must be under 35 years old when applying (birth date after December 31,

1974)

4. Sufficient knowledge of one of the official languages in Switzerland (i.e. German,

French or Italian), depending on the location of chosen university, and English for

some studies.

5. Acceptance letter from the chosen university. Before applying the applicants need to

contact the professor or director of the postgraduate programme at the chosen university (download the information in http://www.eda.admin.ch/jakarta).

6. Detailed study/research plan and motivation describing clearly and precisely the aim of study.

Application Procedure:

Please note that only applicants who fulfill the above mentioned requirements can obtain scholarship application forms which are available until October 16, 2009.

To obtain the forms, the applicants should send a brief request letter or an e-mail which includes this following data and document:

1. Complete name

2. Date of birth

3. Language. Please mention one the official languages in Switzerland which you speak

fluently (German, French or Italian, depending on the location of the chosen university).

4. Intended study field and university in Switzerland

5. Written confirmation from professor/university in Switzerland (by e-mail or fax) stating

that your study plan is accepted and that you meet requirements and own a suitable

academic background to be accepted as a student.

6. Copy of research/study plan

7. Copy of motivation letter

8. Curriculum vitae

9. E-mail address

Please send the request by post or e-mail to the address below:

Embassy of Switzerland

Cultural Section

Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. X 3/2

Kuningan, Jakarta 12950

E-mail: jak.vertretung@eda.admin.ch

To download detailed information, please visit : http://www.eda.admin.ch/jakarta

The application will be sent only by e-mail. It must be completed and returned together with supporting documents before October 30, 2009.