australian leadership awards – fellowships overview

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships

Overview• Aim – to develop leadership, build partnerships and

linkages in the Asia-Pacific region

• ALA Fellowships – prestigious short-term placements in Australia for leaders, potential leaders and professionals in our region

• Fellows – undertake study, research and professional development programmes with host organisations in Australia

• Host organisations – Australian organisations implement Fellowship programmes and host Fellows in Australia


Funding & Priorities• Funding – up to $35,000 per Fellow

• Fellowship placements – highly flexible, broad range of fields

• Types of programmes – regional development needs / issues relevant to Australia’s foreign policy agenda

• Priorities for Round 2 – international trade, security, pandemics, climate change (including clean energy)

• Programme evaluation


Host Organisations

• Eligibility – applications restricted to Australian organisations

• Types of organisations – academic, research, business, industry, media, NGOs, professional groups, governments

• Regional relationships – host organisations must demonstrate ongoing links with counterpart organisations in eligible countries

• Legal status – host organisations must be legal entities with an Australian Business Number (ABN)


Eligible Activities

• Academic – research, seminars, professional development programmes, professional skills training

• Professional Attachments – peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing, twinning, professional attachments, leadership and executive management training

• Combinations – academic study and professional attachments may both be included in Fellowship Programmes

Australian Leadership Awards - Fellowships

Eligible CountriesParticipating countries include:

• Afghanistan• Bangladesh• Bhutan• Cambodia• China• Cook Islands• Federated

States of Micronesia

• Fiji• India• Indonesia• Iraq

• Kiribati• Laos• Maldives• Marshall

Islands• Mongolia• Nauru• Nepal• Niue• Pakistan• Palau• Papua New

Guinea

• Philippines• Samoa• Solomon

Islands• Sri Lanka• Thailand• Tokelau• Tonga• Tuvalu• Timor-Leste• Vanuatu• Viet Nam• Wallis &

Futuna


Round 1: Outcomes

• 45 programs funded, 39 Australian Host Organisations

• $7.9 million approved – AHO Fellowship programmes

• 370 Fellows – from 24 countries

• Fellows per programme – 1 to 36

• Average cost per Fellow $22,000

• Length of programmes range from 1 week to 36 months

32%

13%

24%

13%

18%

University

Federal Government

Private industry and IndustryAssociations

Research

State Government


Round 1: Australian Host Organisations


Round 1: University-based programmes

7%

7%

30%

7%7%

14%

7%

7%

7%

7%

ECONOMI C MANAGEMENT

TRADE POLI CY

PANDEMI C

SECURI TY

CLEAN ENERGY

Governance

Health

Human Rights

Regional Stability

Education


Round 1: Examples – University Programmes Host

Organisation

Number of Fellows

Countries Development issue

Murdoch Univ

1 India Clean Energy

Qld Univ of Technolog

y

5 Indonesia, China

Pandemics

Charles Darwin

Univ

1 East Timor Other – Regional Stability

Univ of Melbourne

1 Vietnam Other – Health


Round 1: Regional distribution of Fellows

India

Afghanistan 3 Niue 1

Bangladesh 0 Pakistan 2

Bhutan 0 Palau 0

Cambodia 6Papua New Guinea

43

China111

Philippines 5

Cook Islands 1 Samoa 3

Micronesia 0Solomon Islands

9

Fiji 9 Sri Lanka 6

India 4 Thailand 7

Indonesia 64 Tokelau 0

Iraq 6 Tonga 1

Kiribati 2 Tuvalu 1

Laos 7 East Timor 21

Maldives 0 Vanuatu 8

Marshall Islands

0 Viet Nam 49

Mongolia 0Wallis & Futuna

0

Nauru 1TOTAL 370

Nepal 0

Sri Lanka

India

Indonesia

VietnamCambodi

a

LaosThailan

d Philippines

Federated States of Micronesia

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Palau

Fiji

Marshall Islands

Samoa

Kiribati

China

Mongolia

Bhutan

Bangladesh

Nepal


Application Process

• Competitive, one-step application process

• Applications –submitted directly to AusAID Canberra

• Application forms & guidelines – available on Australian Scholarships and AusAID websites:

www.australianscholarships.gov.auwww.ausaid.gov.au

• Funding– two rounds each year

2007 Round 2 – May

Round 3 – November

http://www.australianscholarships.gov.au/

http://www.ausaid.gov.au/


Applications - what is AusAID looking for?Critical elements for successful applications:

• Demonstrated counterpart organisation linkages & support

• Well-developed fellowship programme

• Strong leadership potential of nominated Fellows

• Relevant experience of Host Organisation

• Cost effectiveness – including evidence of co-contribution


Applications – supporting documentationSupporting documentation required:

• Letter of support– from counterpart organisation

• Fellow nomination form – for each nominated Fellow

• Curriculum Vitae – for each nominated Fellow

• Fellow workplan – if applicable


Selection Process

• Applications – assessed by AusAID against selection criteria

• Overseas Posts – asked to provide comment on proposals and Fellow nominations

• Final assessment – by External Selection Panel in Canberra

• Host Organisations – contracted directly by AusAID

• Ongoing monitoring and evaluation


Key Dates – 2007

• Round 2

• opens: 1 May 2007• closes: 29 June 2007• outcomes: mid September 2007

• Round 3 (anticipated timing)

• opens: early November 2007• closes: early January 2008

More information

Fact sheets & further information

available onAustralian Scholarships website:

www.australianscholarships.gov.au

and AusAID website:

www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar

Enquiries – ALA Fellowships Secretariat:

[email protected]

http://www.australianscholarships.gov.au/

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