MONGOLIA-AUSTRALIAN SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM

• AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS (ADS)

• AUSTRALIAN LEADERSHIP AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS (ALAS)

• ENDEAVOUR AWARDS

• ADVERTISED 3RD AUGUST 2009

• APPLICATIONS CLOSE 21ST AUGUST 2009

• SCHOLARCHIPS FOR MASTERS DEGREE STUDY BY COURSEWORK

28 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2001 IN TWO CATEGORIES

• CATEGORY 1- TARGETED MINISTRIES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED AGENCIES (20 SCHOLARSHIPS)

• CATEGORY 2- TARGETED FIELDS OF STUDY FOR PRIVATE SECTOR, NGOs AND UNIVERSITIES

CATEGORY 1 SCHOLARSHIPS “AM I ELIGIBLE? ”

CRITERIA: MONGOLIAN CITIZEN AND RESIDENT BACHELOR LEVEL QUALIFICATION 2 YEARS CONTINUOUS FULL-TIME WORK EMPLOYED IN A STRATEGIC POSITION NOT HELD AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP IN LAST 12

MONTHS NOT STUDYING AT AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTION COMPLETED EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (APPLICATION) WILLINGNESS TO RETURN TO MONGOLIA WILLINGNESS TO UNDERTAKE MEDICAL AND AUSTRALIAN VISA

REQUIREMENTS

“WHAT ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS? ”

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOT A SELECTED CRITERION

• HOWEVER, MUST HAVE POTENTIAL FOR IELTS 5

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING 9 MONTHS-IN MONGOLIA

• IELST 6.5 A UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT

THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

• THE APPLICATION- MINISTRY OR AGENCY

• COMPLETE FULLY AND CAREFULLY

• SIGNED BY APPLICANT AND EMPLOYER (SUPERVISOR)

• SUBMITTED TO PAMD BY 21ST AUGUST

• INCOMPLETE EOI APPLICATION INELIGIBLE

“WHAT MAKES A COMPLETE EOI? ”

• COMPLETING ALL THE SECTIONS

• INCLUDING ALL ATTACHMENTS

- THE TRANSCRIPT

- THE ACTION PLAN

• SIGNATURES

• DO SOME RESEARCH

EMPLOYER’S PRIORITIES IMPORTANT

• OBTAIN MINISTRY/ AGENCY SKILL NEED PRIORITIES-PAMD

• YOUR STUDIES NEED TO RELATE TO PRIORITIES

“WHAT IS A STRATEGIC POSITION? ”

• A POSITION THAT CAN INFLUENCE CHANGE

• WORK THAT YOU DO CAN INFLUENCE CHANGE

• YOU CAN INFLUENCE CHANGE IN MINISTRY/ AGENCY

THE ACTION PLAN

• IT IS IMPORTANT

• GUIDELINES PROVIDED

• YOUR ARGUMENT THAT LINKS

- WHAT YOU WHAT TO DO

- WHAT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO GAIN THROUGH STUDY

- HOW THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS MARRY WITH THE PRIORITIES OF YOU EMPLOYER

• SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH AND MONGOLIAN LANGUAGES

• REQUIRES THOUGHT, RESEARCH AND LOGICALLY WRITTEN

THE SELECTION PROCESS

• SELECTION ON ACADEMIC AND DEVELOPMENT MERIT

• TWO STAGES

- ELIGIBILITY

- SELECTION RANKING

• UNDERTAKEN BY A COMMITTEE OF FOUR WITHIN MINISTRY

- CHAIR, PAMD HEAD

- MASP PARTICIPATES AND SUPPORTS

ELIGIBILITY SCREENING

• SCREENING APPLICATION AGAINST ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• OBJECTIVE AND TRANSPARENT

• YES/ NO RESPONSES

• A NO RESPONSE- APPLICATION IS ELIGIBLE

ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS SELECTED AND RANKED

• QUANTATIVE ASSESSMENT AGAINST CRITERIA

• OBJECTIVE AND TRANSPARENT

• CRITERIA ARE:

- ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

- POTENTIAL FOR STUDY SUCCESS

- RELEVANCE OF APPLICANTS POSITION

- RELEVANCE OF SELECTED FIELD OF STUDY-

NEEDS OF EMPLOYER

- QUALITY OF ACTION PLAN

- APPLICANTS COMMITMENT/ MOTIVATION

- IT SKILLS

ENDORSED BY EMPLOYER

• ENDORSED BY SUB-COMMITTEE OF GSC

• ENDORSED BY STATE SECRETARY

• APPROVES BY PROGRAM COORDINATING COMMITTEE

PATHWAY OF SUCCESSFUL

• IELTS TEST

• IN-MONGOLIA ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING- NOVEMBER 2009

• APPLICATION TO UNIVERSITY FOR COURSES AND PLACEMENT FIRST/ SECOND SEMESTER (FEBRUARY/ JULY 2011)

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR PAMD OR MASP IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

SUBMIT YOU APPLICATION BY 21ST AUGUST TO YOUR PAMD HEAD.