1. Indonesia
Information for awards commencing in 2014
Australia Awards in Indonesia Together the governments of Australia and Indonesia
regularly review these sectors and adjust the emphasis
Australia’s international development assistance in of the program. Detailed information on priority sectors
Indonesia aims to work in partnership with the and related courses can be found at:
Government of Indonesia (GOI) to achieve a prosperous, www.australiaawardsindo.or.id
democratic and safe nation by implementing Indonesia’s
National Medium Term Development Plan. Level of study
AusAID’s Australia Awards are aligned with Australia’s Australia Awards Scholarships (formerly Australian
development assistance in Indonesia, targeting human Development Scholarships)
resource gaps in identified priority sectors. They aim to These are long-term scholarships providing citizens of
provide awardees with the skills and knowledge to drive Indonesia with opportunities to obtain qualifications at
change and influence economic and social development. Australian tertiary institutions.
AusAID will assess applicants for their professional and In the 2013-14 Australia Awards Scholarships application
personal qualities, academic competence and, most round, approximately 525 awards will be offered for
importantly, their potential to impact on development commencement in 2014-15 within the following
challenges in Indonesia. allocations:
Up to 30 per cent of awards will be offered to
AusAID offers awards on the basis of merit, transparency applicants from geographic focus areas
and equal access. We strongly encourage applications Around 85 per cent of awards will be offered at
from women, people with disability and people from Masters level and up to 15 per cent of awards will be
AusAID geographic focus areas—Papua, West Papua, Nusa offered at PhD level
Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur and Aceh. an equal number of awards will be offered to males
and females.
Priority sectors
Australia Awards Leadership Program (formerly
The priority areas of study for Australia Awards in Australian Leadership Awards Scholarships)
Indonesia are: Up to 200 outstanding Australia Awards Scholarships
sustainable growth and economic management recipients across the globe will be offered a place in the
democracy justice and good governance Leadership Program in addition to their scholarship.
investing in people There is no separate application process.
safety and peace.
The Leadership Program will bring awardees together in
Australia for leadership training, development
discussions and the chance to build valuable networks.
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2. Eligibility criteria The application process
Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements The online application facility (OASIS) is NOT available
detailed in the Scholarships Policy Handbook, available for people applying from Indonesia.
at:
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/Publications/Pages/scholar- Hardcopy applications
handbook.aspx
Applications must be submitted in hardcopy. Three
Applicants must also meet the following specific copies of this form and of all attached documents must
requirements for Indonesia: be received by August 2013 at the Australia Awards
be applying for courses that fall within the areas of Office.
development priority (see “Priority Sectors ” above)
Application forms can be:
have a grade point average of at least 2.9
downloaded from www.australiaawardsindo.or.id;
have a grade point average of at least 2.75 for
applicants under AusAID’s Targeted Category (including or
Key Agencies and geographic focus areas) collected in hard copy from the Australia Awards
have a grade point average of at least 2.75 for office in Jakarta (see address below).
applicants with a disability as declared on the
application form Supporting documents
have an English language proficiency of at least 5.0 in
IELTS (or 500 in paper-based TOEFL or 61 internet Applicants must submit with their application all of the
based TOEFL). The IELTS or TOEFL result must be relevant supporting documents listed in the
obtained in 2012 or 2013. No other English language Scholarships Policy Handbook.
test (including TOEFL prediction test) results will be
accepted. Applicants must also provide the following documents
if applying for a Doctorate, applicants will be restricted to meet the specific requirements for Indonesia:
to staff of universities, higher education institutions,
research institutes, key policy makers and targeted copies of birth certificate or equivalent
candidates in other agencies associated with AusAID proof citizenship i.e. KTP or your passport personal
activities. information pages
current Curriculum Vitae
Application dates (for study commencing in official (certified* ) post-secondary and tertiary
Australia in 2014) certificates/degrees
official (certified* ) post-secondary and tertiary
Opening date: 4 March 2013 transcripts of results
current (original) IELTS or TOEFL English language
Closing date: 2 August 2013 test results (a test result obtained in 2012 or 2013
will be considered current). The TOEFL prediction
Applications or supporting documents received after
test is NOT accepted.
this date will not be considered.
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3. Masters applicants must also attach certified DIII Preparatory training
degree certificate/transcript if using DIV or S1
extension certificate/transcript Prior to departure for Australia, AusAID will provide all
Doctorate applicants must also attach certified S1 awardees with English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
degree certificate/transcript training. This will be undertaken by the Indonesia
academic reference from S2 supervisor for Australia Language Foundation (IALF) in Jakarta or
Doctorate candidates Denpasar, Indonesia. The aim is to prepare students for
Doctorate and those Masters applicants whose study in Australia. The length of the training will be
study will include at least 50 per cent research must determined by each student’s level of English language
fill in the research proposal details on the proficiency and will range from six weeks to 39 weeks.
application form.
Further information
Please refer to the Australia Awards Scholarships
application form for the complete list of required Further information about AusAID’s Australia Awards
documents. can be found at:
The selection process http://www.ausaid.gov.au/australia-awards
The selection process follows the principles of equity Information about Visas and award entitlements and
and merit. A joint selection team consisting of Australian conditions can be found in the Scholarships Policy
and Indonesian academics (all PhD holders from Handbook, available at:
Australian universities) will, in pairs, interview
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/Publications/Pages/scholar-
shortlisted candidates. The process aims to identify
handbook.aspx
candidates most likely to succeed in academic studies in
an Australian course who will then make a substantial
More general information about Australia Awards,
contribution in Indonesia.
AusAID and studying in Australia and can be found at:
Consideration of written applications and interview
results will determine the final ranking of candidates by www.australiaawards.gov.au
all JST members.
www.ausaid.gov.au
Shortlisted candidates are required to undertake an
IELTS test around the time of the interview. http://studyinaustralia.gov.au/
The interview will assess the applicant’s:
academic ability
clarity of study goals
cultural adaptability
ability to explain the relevance of their proposed
study area to Indonesia’s development.
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4. Contact details
Organisation: Australia Awards Office
Address: Gedung Wira Usaha 7th floor
Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. C-5, Kuningan
Jakarta Selatan 12940, Indonesia
Telephone: +62 21 527 7648
Fax: +62 21 527 7649
Email: info@australiaawardsindo.or.id
Website: www.australiaawardsindo.or.id
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