Ethiopia
Applications for the Long-Term Awards (LTA) Masters Degree 2013 Intake are OPEN from 01 October 2011.
You should submit your fully complete Preliminary Application Form (PAF) along with all supporting documents by 28 February 2012. We encourage applicants to submit their applications earlier than this if possible. Please see the link given below for instructions on how to apply.
Successful applicants for the 2013 intake will be contacted for an interview. Interviews are currently scheduled to begin from early May 2012.
People with disability are encouraged to apply, as are women and people from rural areas.
Desired Applicant Profile and General Information for Applicants
Priority Fields for Ethiopia are: Engineering (including civil engineering, hydraulics engineering, highway/railway engineering, construction technology and management), Water & Sanitation (including water irrigation and water resource management), Natural Resource Management including Mining, Technical & Vocational Education & Training (TVET), Agriculture/Food Security
Eligible Sectors: Applications may come from applicants employed in the Public Sector; the Private Sector and non-government organisations (Civil Society).
The AAA targets certain types of applicant. Applicants that meet the following criteria will be considered:
- You are a national of Ethiopia.
- You are an early or mid-career professional working in the Public Sector, the Private Sector or non-government organisation (Civil Society) in one of the listed priority fields of study.
- You must not be more than 50 years of age at the date of your application.
- You must have at least two (2) years’ post-graduation work experience. This work experience must be in a role relevant to your proposed field of study and to your employment organisation type (e.g. public sector applicants should demonstrate public sector work experience, and so on). Preference will be given to candidates with greater periods of experience.
- You possess, as a minimum, a Bachelors degree (or the equivalent) of at least 4 years in length.
- You wish to undertake a Masters degree in Australia in one of the listed priority fields of study.
- You have a clear vision for how you will use the knowledge gained through the Masters degree to improve policy, practice or education in the proposed field of study.
- Please supply evidence of English proficiency. The AAA has a minimum English proficiency requirement equivalent to an overall IELTS score of 5.0 with no individual band score lower than 4.5. TOEFL results are also accepted.
- Female candidates and people with a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
IMPORTANT: please also read the General Information for Applicants document given below. It gives additional selection criteria and other information that will be useful, such as scholarship entitlements and responsibilities.
- General Information for LTA-Masters Applicants Word 97 format
- General Information for LTA-Masters Applicants PDF format
NOTE:
- Please note that you should apply for only ONE type of award per year. For example, if you have applied for a short-course award, you should NOT apply for a Masters award.
- Application details from public sector applicants will be shared with the respective Government.
- Public sector applicants must ensure they have adhered to all relevant Government rules and guidelines concerning applications for scholarships. Public sector applicants that are not supported by Government or that have not adhered to the correct processes may be considered non-compliant and not considered further.
How to Apply
Please download the document below, which gives information on how to apply.
Hardcopy applications should be couriered to the Kenya AAA Office Courier Address below.
Kenya Courier & Postal Address:
Australia Awards in Africa
Applications Coordinator
ESBC, Wilson Business Park
Langa’ta Road
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 900 20 367 3369
Further Information
For further information on Australia Awards in Africa, please see the links below.
- ADS Handbook PDF format (The official ADS handbook published by AusAID)
- Looking West: Australia's strategic approach to aid in Africa 2011–2015 (The sectoral priorities of the Australian Government)
- AusAID Website on Scholarships (The AusAID website that includes information on various types of scholarships. Note: not all award types shown on this website may be available in Africa)
- Australian Government Information on Disability Rights
