Mozambique

Applications for the 2011 intake are now closed!

ADS 2011 Advert (English)

ADS 2011 Advert (Portuguese)

Should you be interested in applying for an Australian Development Scholarship, you will need to keep checking this website for information on the next round of applications for the 2012 Intake.  These will be advertised on this website and in the Mozambican national press either towards the end of 2010 or in early 2011.

ADS Applicant Eligibility Checklist


Please download the Africa ADS Preliminary Application Form as well as the IELTS application form.  Please complete both forms FULLY, and submit them to the address details shown below


Priority sectors:

  • Agriculture/Food Security
  • Natural Resource Management (including mining related fields)
  • Water and Sanitation
  • Health (including HIV/Aids)
  • Public Policy (including public sector reform, trade and diplomacy)


Number of scholarships for 2011 intake :
18

Closing date : 19 March 2010


Submit to:

GRM Representative in Mozambique
Caixa Postal 1168
Maputo
Mozambique

GRM Representative in Mozambique
Avenida Agostinho Neto 1607 R/C, Dto.
Bairro de Malhangalene
Maputo, Mozambique


Please note that the GRM Representative in Mozambique is an administrative / logistical office only. Please email any enquiries in English to Leanne van Zyl on leannez@adsafrica.org.


IELTS:
Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to sit an English IELTS test which will take place on between 22 and 24 April 2010. Selected candidates must be available on these days. Further details and arrangements will be communicated to shortlisted applicants closer to the time. Only candidates with a minimum of 5.5 in the test will proceed to the second selection process. The second selection process, which will include and interview, will identify priority candidates and reserves. Reserve candidates will be offered a place in the event of one of the priority candidates not accepting the scholarship.

Selected candidates that require further English language training (ELT) (i.e. those having achieved less than 6.5 in the IELTS test), will be offered the opportunity to attend a special full-time ELT course from 26 July to 22 October 2010. The achievement of a minimum IELTS result of 6.5 will be a condition to the offering of a scholarship. Download the ELTS application form here.


Other requirements:
Achieved a minimum academic result of 65% in a Licenciatura degree or an international four year university degree recognised by the Ministry of Education in Mozambique (eg BA(Hons); A minimum of 2 years' post-graduation work experience, preferably five, in a relevant field.

 

Please click here for a PDF version of the Australian Development Scholarships Handbook.
 It details conditions relating to eligibility and payment of entitlements.