Applications for scholarships to study in Australia under the Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) program in 2013 opened on the February 1 and will close on March 13.
The program is the flagship of the Australian aid program and provides short and long term study and professional development opportunities for developing countries.
To be eligible for the scholarships, the applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Be a Papua New Guinean citizen;
- Be able to provide all academic documents including transcripts and certificates;
- Not currently be on any Australian or New Zealand scholarships, or have studied under any international scholarships anywhere else;
- Must not be have citizenship or permanent resident status in Australia;
- Not be married or engaged to someone who holds or is entitled to citizenship or permanent Australian residence;
- Must not be convicted of a serious crime or facing legal actions in the country, and finally;
- Must be able to complete medical tests required for a visa.
Also as a requirement by immigrations, an applicant with three or more dependents will be required to provide a financial bank statement indicating that he/she has more than K13, 000.00 in their bank account. This is required regardless of the family accompanying the awardee or not.
The applicants must also be proficient in the English language.
Further information and application forms can be found on the AusAID website www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/ or the Scholarships PNG website www.scholarships.org.pg or emailed to scholarships@scholarships.org.pg
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I am interested in applying for my daughters one studying at PAU doing Science and the younger one at Marrienville doing her grade 12.
If possible both to study in Australia
Hi Roger,
Please contact Scholarships PNG to get further clarification via their website http://www.scholarships.org.pg
I am a grade 12 graduate from Kokopo Secondary in 2006. I took English, Mathematics, Business Studies, Urban Technology, Applied Technology & Computing. I also did a grade 12 matriculation on Physics 2 and Chemistry 2 at the DODL Unitech last year. I am interested in applying for a scholarship in Building Design & Technology. Are my subjects in line with the preferred course and the entry requirements?
Hi Jamal,
Unfortunately, I do not have that information but you can contact Scholarships PNG to answer your queries. You can do that by going to their website http://www.scholarships.org.pg/index.php/contact-us or by emailing them on scholarships@scholarships.org.pg
I am currently a first year Rural Health student at Divine Word University and I would like to go for further studies down south.
Are there any scholarships that cover such students in my position?
Is there any scholarship for guys who completed college and worked recently and want to pursue?
Its just a life time dream.
Are the application forms for midwifery scholarships 2013 out yet?