The
Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) is a regional program within the Australian Scholarships
initiative. The program aims to develop leadership, build partnerships and
linkages with developing countries, and address priority regional issues. The
ALA program is comprised of Scholarships and Fellowships. Through the ALA Fellowships Program,
Australian organisations can apply for funding to support a range of activities
that will develop expertise and leadership capacity in eligible countries.
ALA
Fellowships are for short-term study, research, and professional attachment
programs in Australia delivered by Australian organisations. Australian
organisations have the opportunity to build and strengthen links with organisations
in developing countries by working with them to offer professional development
opportunities in Australia to senior officials and mid-career professionals.
ALA
Fellowships are available across a broad range of fields relevant to
Australia’s foreign policy agenda or development issues.
Applications
relating to the AusAID priority areas of disability and development, economic
growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health,
human rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural development and water
and sanitation are particularly encouraged.
ELIGIBILITY
Applications
are restricted to Australian organisations demonstrating on-going linkages with
counterpart overseas organisations in eligible countries (see below). Partner
country counterpart organisations and individual Fellows are not eligible to
apply for support however they may initiate contact with an Australian
organisation to explore their interest in applying for Fellowship funding.
Australian
organisations must be legal entities with an Australian Business Number.
Examples of eligible organisations include Australian Government departments
and Australian businesses, industry associations, community groups, education
providers and NGOs.
VALUE
A maximum of
$35,000 per Fellow is available which can include:
•
Return economy airfare from/to home country’s international hub
•
In-Australia transport in respect of approved activities
•
Short course/tuition/training course costs
•
Accommodation and living expenses
•
Medical insurance costs when in Australia
•
Special assistance/assistive devices (to support people with disability)
•
Program Overhead Fee
The
following are ALA Fellowships eligible countries:
Asia
Pacific:
Afghanistan, Indonesia,
Philippines, Bangladesh, Iraq, Samoa, Bhutan, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Cambodia,
Laos, China (excluding Hong Kong
SAR and Macau SAR), Maldives, Sri
Lanka, Marshall Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste,
Mongolia, Tokelau Nauru, Tonga, Cook Islands, Nepal, Tuvalu, Federated States of
Micronesia, Niue, Vanuatu, Pakistan, Viet Nam, Palau, Wallis & Futuna, Fiji,
Papua New Guinea & India.
Latin America and Caribbean:
Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Peru, Ecuador, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Argentina, El Salvador, Barbados, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Belize,
Guatemala, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bolivia, Guyana, Brazil, Haiti,
Chile, Honduras, Suriname, Colombia, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Mexico,
Cuba, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela, Paraguay.
Applications
relating to the Palestinian Territories are also eligible.
Australian
organisations must ensure that all Fellows nominated meet the following general
eligibility requirements.
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF FELLOWS
• Be a citizen of,
and residing in, an eligible country.
• Have been working
in their country of citizenship for four years immediately preceding the date
of their nomination.
• Be able to take up
the nominated Fellowship Program at the time and for the duration proposed by
the Australian organisation.
APPLICATION PROCESS
ALA Fellowships are
awarded twice yearly through a competitive selection process.
Important criteria
are the strength of existing linkages between Australian organisations and their
counterparts and the leadership ability of fellows. Application forms can be
downloaded from the AusAID website.
MORE INFORMATION
Please visit the
AusAID website:
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