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Applying for an Australia Awards Scholarship

Australia Awards Scholarships in Tuvalu
                                                                Australia Awards Scholarship (AAS)
Australia’s international development assistance in Tuvalu
helps promote prosperity, reduce poverty, and enhance           Australia Awards Scholarships provide citizens of Tuvalu
political stability. This contributes to the Government of      with the opportunity to obtain an undergraduate or
Tuvalu’s (GOT) capacity to use human resources to               postgraduate degree at an Australian tertiary institution.
improve standards of living and opportunities for its people.   AAS scholarships are awarded under two categories in
Australia Awards scholarships are prestigious international     Tuvalu, either ‘Public’ or ‘Open’:
awards offered by the Australian Government to the next
                                                                 •   Public category awards f ocus on building capacity
generation of global leaders f or development. Through
                                                                     in priority public service sectors within GOT
study and research, recipients develop the knowledge and
                                                                     Ministries. The shortlist f or public candidates is
skills to drive change and help build enduring people-to-
                                                                     approved in consultation with the GOT.
people links with Australia.
                                                                 •   Open category awards cater f or the general
Applicants are assessed on their professional and personal           population in Tuvalu. The shortlist f or open
qualities, academic competence and their potential to                category is conf irmed by the Australian High
impact on development challenges in Tuvalu.                          Commission.
Applications are strongly encouraged from women, people
with disability and other marginalised groups.                  Priority fields of study
                                                                Environment and Climate Change (includes but is not
Levels of study                                                 limited to):
Australia Awards scholarships provide citizens of Tuvalu          • Environmental Management,
with the opportunity to obtain a qualification at a tertiary      • Climate Change,
institution in Australia or in the Pacific.                       • Environment and Public Health,
                                                                  • Environmental Science,
Awards will be offered for Intake 2022 for the following:
                                                                  • Waste Management,
Australia Awards Scholarship (AAS) For undergraduate              • Environmental Economics and Climate Change,
and postgraduate levels of study in Australia.                    • Environmental Law,
Australia Awards Pacific Scholarship (AAPS) For                   • Marine Science,
TVET, undergraduate and postgraduate level of study at a          • Renewable Energy,
tertiary institution in the Pacific.                              • Land and Water Management,
Awards are not available for doctoral studies.                    • Marine Coastal Management,
                                                                  • Global Environment and Climate Change law,
Application dates                                                 • Environment and Sustainability,
                                                                  • Agriculture,
F or study commencing in Australia in 2022:
                                                                  • Food Security,
Opening date: 1 February 2021                                     • Science,
Closing date: 30 April 2021                                       • Environmental and Business Management,
Applications and/or supporting documents received after           • Disaster Risk Reduction,
the closing date will NOT be considered.                          • Disaster Preparedness and Reconstruction,
                                                                  • Environment and Occupational Health and Safety,
                                                                     Australia Awards scholarships information for study commencing in 2022
•   Environmental Science,                            •    Community Development,
 •   Environmental Management and Sustainability,      •    Behavioural Studies,
 •   Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation.    •    Family Studies,
                                                       •    Social Change and Development.
Economic Growth and Governance (includes but is
not limited to):                                      Infrastructure Support (includes but is not limited to):
 • Environmental and Resource Economics,               • Maritime Surveying and Technical,
 • Labour Market analysis,                             • Ports and Logistics,
 • Statistics,                                         • Terminal Management,
 • Human Resources Planning and Management,            • Construction,
 • Management and Business Administration,             • Civil Engineering,
 • Financial Management,                               • Project Management,
 • International Marketing,                            • Architecture,
 • Entrepreneurship,                                   • Surveying Engineering,
 • Innovation management and commercialisation,        • Telecommunication Engineering,
 • Development Economics,                              • Mechanical Engineering,
 • Project Management,                                 • Electrical Engineering,
 • Tourism and Hospitality,                            • Inf ormation Technology,
 • Accounting,                                         • Sof tware Engineering,
 • Banking,                                            • Inf ormation Systems,
 • Commerce,                                           • Computer Science
 • Statistics,                                         • Journalism.
 • Applied Finance,
                                                      Health - Clinical (includes but is not limited to):
 • Governance Studies,
                                                       • Nursing,
 • Public Administration,
                                                       • Biomedical Science,
 • Business and Law,
                                                       • Exercise and Sport Science,
 • Public Policy,
                                                       • Food Science and Human Nutrition,
 • Development Studies,
                                                       • Health Science,
 • Political Studies,
                                                       • Medical Science,
 • Law and Development,
                                                       • Midwifery,
 • Local Governance Studies,
                                                       • Medical Statistics,
 • Communication,
                                                       • Mental Health Nursing,
 • Digital Media,
                                                       • Medicine,
 • Graphic Design,
                                                       • Nutrition and Dietetics,
 • Journalism,
                                                       • Oral Health,
 • Security and Strategic Studies.
                                                       • Pharmacy,
Education                                              • Physiotherapy,
Includes but not limited to:                           • Workplace Health and Safety,
  • Special and Inclusive Education,                   • Public Health with a f ocus on non-communicable
  • Disability Studies,                                    diseases.
  • TVET Education and Training,
                                                      Health – Non-clinical (includes but is not limited to):
  • Early Childhood Education,
                                                       • Warehouse Management,
  • Teaching English as a Second Language,
                                                       • Logistics and Supply Chain Management,
  • Physical Education,
                                                       • Contract Management,
  • Curriculum Education,
                                                       • Health Inf ormation Systems,
  • Educational Studies,
                                                       • Hospital Management,
  • Leadership and Management in Education,
                                                       • Health Administration,
  • Teaching (early childhood, primary         and
                                                       • Financial Health Planning,
     secondary).
                                                       • Training and Development,
Gender, Disability and Social Inclusion                • Disaster Management,
Includes but not limited to:                           • Human Resources and Asset Management.
  • Gender Studies,
                                                      The Governments of Australia and Tuvalu regularly
  • Sociology,
                                                      review the above collaboratively and adjust priority fields
  • Disability Studies,
                                                      accordingly.
  • Social Science,
  • Social Work,
  • Psychology,
  • Disability Management,
                                                           Australia Awards scholarships information for study commencing in 2022
Australia Awards Scholarships benefits                          For undergraduate level study:
Australia Awards Scholarships are offered for the               Undergraduate applicants must:
minimum period necessary for the individual to complete
the academic program specified by the Australian                •   have completed Year 12 Certificate Examination with a
education institution, including any preparatory training.          minimum aggregate mark of 300 out of 400 (including
                                                                    English and three best subjects) or equivalent and must
Scholarship recipients will receive the following:                  be studying Year 13. Scholarship will be dependent on
                                                                    applicant achieving a minimum aggregate result of 300
•   return air travel
                                                                    out of 400 in 2021; OR
•   a one-off establishment allowance on arrival
                                                                •   have completed Year 13 Certificate Examination with a
•   f ull tuition fees                                              minimum aggregate mark of 300 out of 400 (English
                                                                    and three best subjects) or equivalent.
•   initial visa expenses
                                                                •   mature age applicants who have:
•   contribution to living expenses
                                                                    -   completed a qualif ication, should have minimum
•   introductory academic program
                                                                        f ive years’ relevant work experience
•   overseas student health cover f or the duration of the          -   not completed a qualification, must have a
    scholarship
                                                                        minimum of 10 years relevant work experience and
•   supplementary academic support; and                                 have achieved pass grades in either Year 12/13 or
                                                                        have successfully undertaken some f orm of
•   f ieldwork allowance for research students and masters
                                                                        relevant tertiary studies or work-related training
    by coursework which has a compulsory fieldwork
    component.                                                  For Masters level study:
                                                                Postgraduate applicants:
Eligibility criteria
                                                                •   must hold a f irst degree and have at least two years’
Australia Awards Scholarships applicants must meet all              relevant work experience;
eligibility requirements detailed in the Australia Awards
Scholarships       Policy   Handbook,     available    at:      •   who do not hold a f irst degree must have at least 10
https://dfat.gov.au/about-                                          years’ relevant work experience and have achieved a
us/publications/Pages/australia-awards-scholarships-                pass grade in either Year 12/13 or have successfully
policy-handbook.aspx                                                undertaken some f orm of relevant tertiary studies or
                                                                    work-related training;
While there is no age limit, a scholar’s potential outputs on
                                                                •   must not hold a Master’s degree either at time of
return f rom study will be assessed during selection.
                                                                    application or commencement of award.
Country-specific criteria
                                                                Commencement of study
In addition to meeting the general eligibility criteria,
                                                                All scholarships must be taken up in the year for which
applicants must also meet the f ollowing specific eligibility
                                                                they are awarded. Should an awardee not be able to
requirements to be considered for this award:
                                                                commence study in 2022, the scholarship will be
•   must be residing in the Pacific region at the time of       withdrawn.
    application;
•   program of study must not be available locally or           English language proficiency
    regionally;                                                 AAS applicants, offered a scholarship, must achieve an
•   must be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of         International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
    commencing the scholarship;                                 (Academic) score of 6.5 or higher (with no individual
                                                                band score of less than 6.0) or an equivalent TOEFL or
•   must be able to meet the institutional entry                PTE score.
    requirements for their proposed course;
•   must not be serving an existing scholarship bond with       The application process
    Tuvalu or any other government;                             Online applications
•   must not hold an equivalent or higher degree                Applications should be lodged online through the Online
    qualif ication either at time of application or
                                                                Australia Awards Scholarships Information System
    commencement of award;
                                                                (OASIS) at: https://oasis.dfat.gov.au/
•   must not transf er f rom a Tuvalu Government                Hardcopy applications
    scholarship or any other scholarship during the tenure
                                                                For applicants who have difficulty lodging through the
    of that scholarship; and
                                                                online system (OASIS), a hard copy application can be
•   must be applying to commence a new course of study          lodged at: Australian High Commission, Level 1,
    and not be seeking support f or a course they have          Telecom Building, Funafuti, TUVALU
    already commenced in Australia.

                                                                    Australia Awards scholarships information for study commencing in 2022
If you are in Fiji, you may lodge your application at         The selection process
Australia Awards (refer to address and contacts at the end
                                                              •       All applications will be checked for eligibility and
of this document).
                                                                      compliance. Only eligible applicants will be assessed.
Hardcopy application f orms can be obtained f rom the         •       Eligible applicants will be assessed against the
Human Resource Management Unit or Australian High                     f ollowing criteria:
Commission in Tuvalu.                                                    - academic competence
Supporting documents                                                     - prof essional and personal leadership attributes
Applicants must submit all relevant supporting documents                     including relevant work experience
listed in the table below. Supporting documents must be                  - potential outcome, specifically the relevance of
certified and stamped by a registered Justice of the Peace                   the proposed study to Tuvalu’s human resource
or equivalent. Supporting documents can be certified at the                  development needs, consistent with Te Kete –
Of fice of the People’s Lawyer located in Vaiaku Side,                       National Outcome 11 and complementing
Funaf uti Island.                                                            Australia’s Aid Investment Plan for Tuvalu.
                                                              •       Shortlisted applicants will be required to attend an
AAS application document checklist
                                                                      interview.
Document type                             Certified           Preparatory training
Copy of passport and/or birth                                 Successful AAS applicants will be required to attend:
                                          Yes
certif icate
                                                                  •   a pre-departure briefing
A copy of Year 13 Examination or                                  •   an Introductory Academic Program (IAP) before
Foundation Certificate official results                               commencing in their academic program of study
notice OR                                                             conducted in Australia); and
                                          Yes                     •   undertake the IELTS test to assess their English
A copy of Tuvalu Year 12 Certificate                                  language competence. This is not required as part of
Examination official results (if                                      your application, however applicants should check
applicable)                                                           entry requirements of selected institutions carefully as
                                                                      some institutions require higher than the Australia
Copy of any completed Short
                                          Yes                         Awards English language requirement f or the main
Courses and/or work-place training
                                                                      course of study. The awardee must meet the
Copy of certificate of completed                                      institution’s requirement.
                                          Yes
tertiary study

Copy of official academic transcript of
                                          Yes
completed tertiary study

Copy of Grading System                    Yes

Two recent ref eree reports (less than
12 months old).
                                          No-
*Masters by Research candidates           original only
must provide two academic ref eree
reports
Curriculum Vitae (CV) of applicant
detailing personal details, academic
                                          No –
qualif ications and work-related
                                          original only
experience (no more than three
pages)
IELTS of ficial score.                    Yes
*If you don’t already have a IELTS
result, successful candidates will be
required to undertake IELTS test
bef ore contracting

Statement from last institution
                                          No –
attended that English was the
                                          original only
language of instruction

                                                                      Australia Awards scholarships information for study commencing in 2022
Australia Awards Pacific Scholarship (AAPS)                     •   proposed program of study must align to a priority
                                                                    sector
AAPS scholarships provide Tuvalu citizens the opportunity
to study priority programs at a tertiary institution in the     •   must have a Tuvalu Year 12 Certif icate Examination
Pacif ic. AAPS will be offered f or f ull-time Technical and        with a minimum aggregate result of 250 out of 400
Vocational (TVET), Undergraduate and Postgraduate                   (English and three best subjects) or equivalent
studies at the following institutions:
                                                                •   mature age applicants must have at least three years’
•   University of the South Pacific (USP), Fiji                     relevant work experience and achieved a pass grade
                                                                    in Year 12/13 (or equivalent through some form of
•   Fiji National University (FNU), Fiji
                                                                    continuing education or work-related training)
•   PNG University of Technology (UNITECH), Lae
                                                                •   must not hold an equivalent level of qualification (ie
    Campus, PNG                                                     proposed course must be progressive in level of
•   Pacific Adventist University, Port Moresby, PNG                 study); and
•   Divine Word University (DWU), Madang PNG,                   •   must not be serving an existing scholarship bond with
                                                                    any other government.
•   University of Goroka, Goroka PNG,
•   University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) School of            The application process
    Medicine Taurama Campus, Port Moresby, PNG.                Applications for AAPS must be submitted as follows:
Doctoral (PhD) Awards are not available for study in 2022.
                                                               If you are applying to study at: University of the South
Priority fields of study                                       Pacif ic (USP), Fiji National University’s (FNU) College of
                                                               Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (excluding
The Priority fields of study available for the AAPS are the    Nursing programs), PNG based Institutions, you may
same as the AAS Priority fields (listed above).                apply online using the Online Australia Awards
                                                               Scholarships Information System (OASIS) at:
Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships benefits
                                                               https://oasis.dfat.gov.au/ and must also include a
Of f ered for the minimum period necessary for the             completed scanned hard copy of the Pacific institution
individual to complete the academic program specified by       application form.
the regional education institution, including any
preparatory training.                                          If you are applying to study at the following FNU colleges:
Scholarship recipients will receive the following:              •   College of Engineering, Science and Technology;
•   a one-off establishment allowance                           •   College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
                                                                    (f or Nursing programs); and
•   f ull tuition fees                                          •   College of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
•   contribution to living expenses                            You must submit a hardcopy AAPS application along with
•   introductory academic program                              a completed FNU application form.
•   basic medical costs for the duration of the scholarship;   Hardcopy application f orms will be available f rom 1
    and                                                        February 2021 f rom the:
•   supplementary academic support.
                                                               Australian High Commission, Level 1, Telecom Building,
Eligibility criteria                                           Funaf uti, TUVALU
                                                               OR
AAPS applicants must meet all eligibility requirements         Human Resource Management Unit, Government of Tuvalu
detailed in the Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships          Funaf uti TUVALU
Policy Handbook, available at:
https://dfat.gov.au/about-                                     Supporting documents
us/publications/Pages/australia-awards-pacific-                AAPS applicants must submit all relevant supporting
scholarships-policy-handbook-december-2015.aspx                documents listed in the table below. Supporting documents
                                                               must be certified and stamped by a registered Justice of the
Country-specific requirements                                  Peace or equivalent. Supporting documents can be certified
In addition to meeting the general eligibility criteria,       at the Office of the People’s Lawyer located in Vaiaku Side,
applicants must also meet the f ollowing AAPS specific         Funaf uti Island.
eligibility requirements to be considered for this award:

                                                                    Australia Awards scholarships information for study commencing in 2022
AAS application document checklist                                    -   prof essional and personal leadership attributes
                                                                          including relevant work experience
    Document type                             Certified               - potential outcome, specifically the relevance of
                                                                          the proposed study to Tuvalu’s human resource
    Completed Australia Awards                    No –                    development needs, consistent with Te Kete –
    application with a recent photograph      original only               National Outcome 11 and complementing
                                                                          Australia’s Aid Investment Plan for Tuvalu.
    Completed Pacific Institution                 No –          •   Shortlisted applicants will attend an interview.
    application form                          original only
                                                                Preparatory training
    Copy of passport and/or birth
                                                  Yes
    certif icate                                                Successful AAPS applicants may be required to complete
                                                                a pre-departure training and/or an Introductory Academic
    Copy of certificate of completed                            Program (IAP) bef ore commencing in their academic
    tertiary study OR                                           program, depending on the selected institution.
    Copy of the Tuvalu Year 13 Certificate
                                                  Yes
    Examination official results OR
                                                                Further information
    Copy of the Tuvalu Year 12 Certificate
    Examination official results                                Detailed information about the Australia Awards (Tuvalu)
                                                                program can be found at:
    Copy of official academic transcripts         Yes           www.australiaawardsfijiandtuvalu.org
                                                                Inf ormation about the AAS including the Policy Handbook
    Copy of Grading System                        Yes           can be found at: https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-
                                                                us/publications/Pages/australia-awards-
    Curriculum Vitae of applicant detailing                     scholarships-policy-handbook
    personal details, academic                    No –
                                                                Inf ormation about AAPS and the AAPS Handbook can
    qualif ications and work-related          original only
                                                                be f ound at: http://dfat.gov.au/about-
    experience (no more than 3 pages)
                                                                us/publications/Documents/australia-awards-
                                                                pacific-scholarships-handbook.pdf
    Two recent ref eree reports (less than        No –
    12 months old).                           original only     Inf ormation about available programs of study for the
                                                                Australia Award Pacific Scholarship (AAPS) can be
    Statement from last institution                             f ound at: www.usp.ac.fj and www.fnu.ac.fj
                                                  No –
    attended that English was the
                                              original only
    language of instruction                                     If you identify as a person with a disability, please
                                                                contact the office to determine the support services
Application Submission                                          available.
Hard copy applications can be delivered by Post or in
person to: Australian High Commission, Level 1, Telecom
Building, Funafuti, TUVALU
                                                                Contacts
If you are travelling to Fiji, you may lodge your application   Interested applicants can either contact:
at the Australia Awards office in Suva. (Refer to address
and contacts at the end of this document.)                      Australia Awards Office & Information Centre
                                                                Address: Ground Floor, Sabrina Building
Applicants are advised to finalise their applications well      Corner of Gordon St and Victoria Parade
bef ore the closing date. The OASIS system experiences          Suva, Fiji
peak usage in the days leading up to the closing date and       Postal: G. P.O Box 17384, Suva
applicants may experience delays.                               Phone: 3312141
                                                                Email: australiaawards@ausfijifacility.org
Applications and/or supporting documents received after         Website: www.australiaawardsfijiandtuvalu.org
the closing date will not be considered.
                                                                Australian High Commission
The selection process                                           Level 1, Telecom Building, Funafuti, Tuvalu
                                                                Telephone: (+688) 20043/ (+688) 20042
•      All applications will be checked for eligibility and
       compliance. Only eligible applicants will be assessed.
•      Eligible applicants will be assessed against the
       f ollowing criteria:
          - academic competence
                                                                    Australia Awards scholarships information for study commencing in 2022
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