Australian Development Scholarships (ADS)

Do you want to contribute to your country's development goals? Try ADS!

Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) are a bilateral development cooperation between the Australian Government and its partner countries. Fields of study are targeted to address agreed priority human resource and development needs of recipient countries, in line with Australia's bilateral aid program.

Each Country Program has different selection processes and timelines. Selection processes for the 2011 academic year are already underway. Country specific information on the 2012 intake will be available shortly. Further information on individual country processes can be obtained from the Australian Diplomatic Mission in the country of citizenship.

Categories of Australian Development Scholarships

There are two categories of Australian Development Scholarships:

Public sector: Applicants are public sector employees who are nominated by their governments for an Australian Development Scholarship award through a competitive selection process. Applicants are required to return to their role in the public service at the completion of their award to strengthen public service capacity in their home country. Open/equity: Applicants do not need to be nominated by their government or employer. Anyone who meets the selection criteria may apply under this category. Applicants are required to return to their country of citizenship after the completion of their award to contribute to the development of the identified priority sector in their country.

Scholarship benefits

Australian Development Scholarships are offered for the minimum period necessary for the individual to complete the academic program specified by the Australian higher education Institution, including any preparatory training. The following benefits generally apply:

• return air travel—payment of a single return, economy class airfare to and from Australia, via the most direct route
• contribution to initial visa expenses
• establishment allowance—a once only payment of A$5,000 as a contribution towards expenses such as rental bonds, text books, study materials, additional medical insurance, home contents insurance, excess baggage etc
• full tuition fees
• Contribution to Living Expenses (CLE) is a fortnightly contribution to basic living expenses paid at a rate determined by AusAID.  From 1 July 2009, CLE payable to students studying under the Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) is A$25,000
• Introductory Academic Program (IAP)—a compulsory 4-6 week program prior to the commencement of formal academic studies covering information on life and study in Australia. See information on IAPs below
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of the award (for award holder only)—provided to cover the student's basic medical costs
• Pre-course English (PCE) fees—if deemed necessary PCE may be available for students for in-country and/or in-Australia training
• Supplementary Academic Support (Tutorial Assistance)—may be available when essential to improve the student's performance to ensure their academic success
• fieldwork (for research students only)—may be available for eligible research students for one return economy class airfare via the most direct route to their country of citizenship or within Australia.

Eligibility

Applicants for Australian Development Scholarships must satisfy both the general eligibility criteria and specific criteria established for each country. Applicants will also need to satisfy all requirements of the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

General eligibility criteria

Applicants must:

• be a citizen of an ADS participating country [external website]
• not hold Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent resident status
• not married to, a de facto of, or engaged to, a person who holds or is eligible to hold an Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent resident status
• not hold or have held an Australian government funded scholarship in the preceding 12 months at the time of application
• satisfy any specific criteria established by the applicant's country and/or government of citizenship
• satisfy the admission requirements of the Institution at which the ADS is to be undertaken
• satisfy all requirements of the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

Country specific criteria

In addition to the above general eligibility criteria, applicants must also meet specific eligibility criteria imposed by the Government of their country of citizenship. Country specific eligibility criteria are available from the Australian Diplomatic Mission in your country of citizenship.

Scholarship holders are required to return to their country of citizenship for two years after they have completed their studies to contribute to the development of their country.

For more information: Click here

The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

 Do you want to pursue a career in economics, public policy, public health, finances, gender studies, engineering, development studies, and social sciences? The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship may be right for you. Here is why and how.

Now this Government of Japan-funded JJ/WBGSP is on its 23rd year. The Program provides scholarship to individuals who are from World Bank member-countries to undertake relevant graduate studies at topnotch universities renowned for development research and training. These universities are in Japan, US, Canada, Ghana, Uganda, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, and France.


Below are the said universities. You can click on their names for more details.

JAPAN Partner
Japanese Universities with English Courses - Click here
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Keio University 
University of Tsukuba 
Yokohama National University

US Partner
Columbia University
Harvard University

CANADA Partner
McGill University

FRANCE Partner
CERDI

GHANA Partner
University of Ghana

UGANDA Partner
Makerere University

COTE D'IVORE Partner
Universite de Cocody

CAMEROON Partner
Universite Yaounde II


Additionally, the World Bank and the Government of Japan require the scholars to return to their home countries on completion of their study programmes and apply their enhanced knowledge and skills to contribute to the development process in their respective regions and communities.

Applicants should:
1. Submit evidence of current unconditional admission (copy of formal admission letter) to at least one development-related university master's degree program and proof of application to another university located in any World Bank member country except the applicant's country. The application will not be processed without this requirement. Preference is given to applicants with more than one admission.
2. Be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow (Click here to know if your country is included)
3. Be between the ages of 25 and 45.
4. Have at least 2, preferably 4 to 5, years of recent full-time professional work experience after a university degree in the applicant's home country or in another developing country and usually in public sector.
5. Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in a development-related field; have a superior record in previous academic work.
6. Propose a program of study related to development at the master's level, in fields such as .
7. Be in good health and be of good character.

Few reminders:
The Program does not sponsor applicants who received their undergraduate degree from an industrialized country unless they spent three years in their home country or another developing country.
The Program does not support those who are residing, working, or studying for a graduate degree in an industrialized country or permanent residents or nationals of industrialized countries.
The Program does not support those with refugee or asylum status.
The Program does not support applicants for MBA, Mphil or PhD
The Program does not support legal studies such as JD, LLM or SJD unless related to human rights, or environment.
The Program does not support individuals who are enrolled in a graduate study program in industrialized countries or whose professional experience has mostly been accrued in these countries.

Goodluck on your application!

Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses for 2011-2012

Do you want to study in Europe? Erasmus Mundus Masters Programmes funded by European Commission offer scholarships in various fields such as development, peace and conflict, environment, technology, gender, public policy, humanitarian operations, etc.

Below is the list of Masters programmes with the corresponding websites for further details of application. Masters courses marked were selected in 2010 and will be offering scholarships for the first time in 2011-2012.

Students or scholars should contact the consortium offering the Masters Course for more information on courses and application procedures. Note that some websites for newly-selected projects are under construction.

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• List of all Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (EMMCs)
• Agriculture and Veterinary
• Engineering, Manufacture and Construction
• Health and Welfare
• Humanities and Arts
• Science, Mathematics and Computing
• Social Sciences, Business and Law

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List of all Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (EMMCs)

	Title of Masters Course	Project Description	Course Website
	AFEPA - European Master in Agricultural, Food and  Environmental Policy Analysis		http://www.uclouvain.be/afepa
	AGRIS MUNDUS - MSc in Sustainable Development in Agriculture		http://www.agrismundus.eu
	ALGANT - International integrated Master course in Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory		http://www.ALGANT.eu
	ASC - Master of Science: Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry		http://www.master-asc.org/
	ASTROMUNDUS - Astrophysics		http://www.astromundus.eu
	bhealth - BioHealth Computing EM		http://biohealth-computing.org/
	CEMACUBE - Common European Master's course in Biomedical Engineering		www.biomedicaltechnology.eu
	CIMET - Color in Informatics and MEdia Technology		http://www.master-erasmusmundus- color.eu/
	CLE - Master/Laurea Specialistica en Cultures Littéraires Européennes		http://www.cle.unibo.it/
	CoMEM - Erasmus Mundus MSc - Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management		http://www.comem.tudelft.nl
	COSSE - Computer Simulation For Science and engineering		http://www.kth.se/COSSE
	CSSM - Complex Systems Science		www.warwick.ac.uk/go/emmcs
	DILL - International Master in Digital Library Learning		http://dill.hio.no/
	DMKM - Data Mining & Knowledge Management		http://www.em-dmkm.eu
	ECOHYD - Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Ecohydrology		http://www.ecohyd.org
	EM SIE - Erasmus Mundus Masters in Special and Inclusive Education		www.roehampton.ac.uk/admissions/ erasmusmundus/sen/index.html
	EM3E - Erasmus mundus Master in Membrane Engineering		http://em3e.eu/
	EM-ABG - European Master in Animal Breeding and Genetics		http://www.emabg.eu
	EMAE - European Master in Applied Ecology		http://www.master-emae.org
	EMARO - European Master in Advanced Robotics		http://emaro.irccyn.ec-nantes.fr
	EMBC - Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation		http://embc.marbef.org
	EMCL - European Masters in Clinical Linguistics		http://www.emcl-mundus.com
	EMCSE - European Masters Course in Software Engineering		http://www.fi.upm.es/emse
	EMDC - European Master in Distributed Computing		www.kth.se/emdc
	EMDiReB - European Master in Diagnosis and Repair of Buildings		http://www.emdireb.eu/
	EMECS - European Master Embedded Computing Systems		http://mundus.eit.uni-kl.de
	EMFOL - Food of Life		http://www.foodoflife.eu
	EMGS - Global Studies - A European Perspective		http://www.uni-leipzig.de/gesi/emgs
	EMIN - Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Economics and Management of Network Industries		http://www.upcomillas.es/emin/
	EMLE - European Master in Law and Economics		www.emle.org
	EMMAPA - Erasmus Mundus Master in Adapted Physical Activity		www.erasmusmundus.be
	EMMEP - Erasmus Mundus Minerals and Environmental Programme		http://www.emmep.org/
	EMMIR - European Master in Migration and Intercultural Reations		http://www.emmir.org
	EMM-Nano - Erasmus Mundus Master in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology		http://www.emm-nano.org
	EMPCL - European Master's Program in Computational Logic		http://www.emcl-study.eu/
	EMQAL - European Joint Master in Quality in Analytical Laboratories		http://cursos.ualg.pt/emqal
	EMSD - European Master programme in Systems Dynamics		www.europeansystemdynamics.eu
	EMSEP - European Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology		www.jyu.fi/emsep
	EMSHIP - European Education in Advanced Ship Design		www.emship.eu www.anast.ulg.ac.be/EMSHIP
	EMTM - European Master in Tourism Management		www.emtmmaster.net
	EMTTLF - European Master's in Transnational Trade Law Finance		http://www.transnational. deusto.es/EMTTL
	EU4M - European Union Master's Course in Mechatronic and Micro-mechatronic Systems		http://www.eu4m.eu
	EUMAINE - European Master of Science in Nematology		http://www.eumaine.ugent.be/
	EURHEO: European Masters in Engineering Rheology		www.uminho.pt/eurheo
	EURMed (Etudes Urbaines en Régions Méditerranéennes)		http://erasmus-mundus-eurmed. univ-cezanne.fr/
	EUROAQUAE - Euro Hydroinformatics and  Water Management		www.euroaquae.org
	EUROMIME - Master européen en Ingénierie des Médias pour l'Education		http://www.euromime.org
	EUROPHILOSOPHIE - Philosophies allemande et française dans l'espace européen		http://www.europhilosophie.eu/
	EUROPHOTONICS - Master in Photonics Engineering, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics		www.europhotonics.org
	EUROPUBHEALTH - European Public Health Master		http://www.europubhealth.org/
	euSYSBIO  - erasmus Mundus Master's Course in euSYSBIO Systems Biology		www.kth.se/eusysbio
	FAME - Functionalised Advanced Materials and Engineering		http://www.fame-master.com
	FIPDes - Food Innovation and Product Design		http://www.fipdes.eu
	FloodR - Flood Risk Management (FloodRisk)		http://www.unesco-ihe.org/ Flood-Risk-Erasmus-Mundus
	Food ID - European Master Food Identity		www.masterfoodidentity.com
	FUSION-EP - European Master in Nuclear Fusion Science and Engineering Physics		www.em-master-fusion.org
	GEM - Master of Science course in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management		www.gem-msc.org
	GEMMA - Master's Degree in Women's and Gender Studies		http://www.ugr.es/~gemma/
	GIM - MSc in Global Innovation Management		www.globalinnovationmanagement.org/
	GLITEMA - German Literature in the European Middle Ages		http://glitema.up.pt
	IM in NLP & HLT - International Masters in Natural Language Processing and Human Language Technology		http://mastermundusnlp-hlt.univ-fcomte.fr/ index.htm
	IMACS - International Master in Advanced Clay Science		www.master-imacs.org
	IMEC - International Master in Early Childhood Education and Care		http://www.emimec.eu
	IMESS - International Masters in Economy, State and Society		http:/www.imess.eu/
	IMETE - International Master of Science in Environmental Technology and Engineering		www.imete.ugent.be
	IMFSE - International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering		www.imfse.ugent.be
	IMHS - International Master in Horticultural Sciences		www.imahs.unibo.it
	IMMIT - International Master in Management of Information Technology		http://www.immit.eu/default.htm
	IMQP - International Master in Quaternary and Prehistory Master International en Quaternaire et Préhistoire		www.unife.it/progetti/erasmusmundus
	IMRD - International Master of Science in Rural Development		http://www.imrd.ugent.be
	IMSE - International Master in Service Engineering		www.imse.eu
	JEMES - Joint European Master Programme in Environmental Studies		http://www.Jemes.eu/
	LCT - European Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies		http://lct-master.org
	M.E.S.C. - Master in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion		http://www.u-picardie.fr/mundus_MESC
	MA LLL - European Masters in Lifelong Learning: Policy and Management		www.lifelonglearningmasters.org
	MACLANDS - MAster of Cultural LANDScapes		http://www.maclands.fr/
	MAHRP - MA Human Rights Practice (Erasmus Mundus)		www.roehampton.ac.uk/international/ erasmusmundus/
	MAIPR - Master of Arts in International Performance Research		www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/theatre_s/ postgraduate/maipr/
	MAMASELF - Master in material science exploring European large scale facilities		http://etudes.univ-rennes1.fr/mamaself
	MAPNET - Masters on Photonic Networks engineering		http://mapnet.sssup.it
	MATHMODS - Mathematical Modelling in Engineering: Theory, Numerics, Applications		http://www.mathmods.eu
	MBIO - Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics		http://www.masterbioethics.org/
	MCEMESV - Master Conjoint Erasmus Mundus en Etude du Spectacle Vivant		http://performingarts-mundus.eu/ http://www.spectacle-vivant.eu/
	ME3 - European joint Masters in Management and Engineering of Environment and Energy		http://www.mastereurope-me3.org
	MEDEG - Economic Development and Growth		www.uc3m.es/portal/page/portal/ postgraduate_studies/masters/complete_listing
	MEEES - Masters in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology		www.meees.org
	MEME - Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology		http://www.evobio.eu/
	MERIT - Master of Science in Research on Information and Communication Technologies		http://www.meritmaster.org/
	MESPOM - Master of Science in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management		www.mespom.eu
	MFSc - Master in Forensic Science		www.lincoln.ac.uk/forensic-erasmusmundus
	MIND - Erasmus Mundus Master's programme in Industrial Ecology		http://www.emmind.eu
	MISOCO - Joint European Master in International Migration and Social Cohesion		http://www.MISOCO.lu.lv
	MScEF - Master of Science in European Forestry		http://gis.joensuu.fi/mscef
	MScGT - Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies		http://geotech.uni-muenster.de
	MSCM - Master of Science in Computational Mechanics		http://www.cimne.com/cm-master/
	MULTIELE - Multiculturalism: Master degree in Learning and Teaching of Spanish in Multilingual and International Contexts		www.emele.deusto.es
	MUNDUS MAPP - Erasmus Mundus Master's in Public Policy		http://www.mundusmapp.org/
	MUNDUS URBANO - Interdisciplinary Erasmus Mundus Master Course International Cooperation and Urban Development		http://www.mundus-urbano.eu/
	MUNDUSFOR - Formation de professionnels de la formation		http://www.ugr.es/~mundusfor/
	NEURASMUS - A European Master in Neuroscience: Advanced Courses and Research Training		http://www.enc-network.eu
	NOHA Mundus - Joint Master's Degree Program in International Humanitarian Action		http://www.nohanet.org/
	NORDSECMOB - Master's programme in Security and Mobile Computing		http://nordsecmob.tkk.fi/
	OPSCITECH: Optics in Science and Technology		http://www.master-optics.eu/
	reCity - Erasmus Mundus Master Course in City Regeneration		www.fisd.eu/recity
	REGHEALTH - European Master in Sustainable Regional Health Systems		http://ErasmusMundus.tprs.vu.lt
	SAMHC - Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions		http://www.msc-sahc.org/
	SEFOTECH nut - European MSc in food science, technology and nutrition		http://www.sefotechnut.org/
	SELECT - Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems		www.kth.se/select
	SERP-Chem - International Master in Surface, Electro, Radiation, Photo - Chemistry		http://www.serp-chem.eu/
	SPACEMASTER - Joint European Master in Science and Technology		www.spacemaster.eu
	STeDe - Erasmus Mundus Master in Sustainable Territorial Development		http://www.em-stede.eu
	SUFONAMA - Sustainable Forest and Nature Management		www.sufonama.net
	SUTROFOR - Erasmus Mundus Masters Course in Sustainable Tropical Forestry		www.sutrofor.net/eng/Home/ home_7_26.html
	TCCM - Euromaster on Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling		http://www.emtccm.org
	TEMA - Territoires européens (civilisation, nation, région, ville): identité et développement		http://www.mastertema.eu/
	TEOS - Transcultural European Outdoor Studies		www.erasmusmundus-TEOS.eu
	THRUST - Erasmus Mundus Master's Course in TurbomacHinery aeRomechanic UniverSity Training		www.kth.se/thrust
	TPTI - Techniques, Patrimoines, Territoires de l'industrie: Histoire, Valorisation, Didactique		http://www.tpti.eu
	tropEd - European Master in International Health		http://erasmusmundus.troped.org
	VIBOT - Erasmus Mundus Masters in VIsion and roBOTics		http://www.vibot.org
	VINIFERA EuroMaster - European Master of Science of Viticulture and Enology		http://vinifera-euromaster.eu
	VINTAGE - Master International Vintage, Vine, Wine and Terroir management		http://www.vintagemaster.com
	WOP-P - Master in Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology		http://www.uv.es/erasmuswop/