Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships

Applications are invite for Round 13 Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships

October 19th, 2012

Deadline- 21 November 2012

Countries/Region- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Cook Islands, East Timor, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Wallis & Futuna, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroun, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Republic of Guinea, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Palestinian Territories.

Applicants are invited to apply for Round 13 Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships programme which aims to develop leadership, address priority regional development issues, and build partnerships and links between Australian organisations and their partner organisations in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East.

The ALA Fellowships program engages with a wide cross-section of the Australian community on aid delivery issues and priorities for development. Through ALA Fellowships, Australian organisations have the opportunity to build and strengthen links with organisations in developing countries by offering professional development opportunities in Australia.

The goal of the ALA Fellowships program is to develop appropriately trained current and aspiring leaders in priority areas, who, in the short to medium term, will be in a position to advance key regional policy objectives and increase institutional capacity of partner countries. ALA Fellowships are designed to complement individual bilateral country programs by offering flexible learning opportunities that address current and emerging needs at the country, sub-regional and regional levels.

Eligibility-

• Applications are restricted to Australian organisations that can demonstrate ongoing linkages with overseas counterpart organisations in eligible countries.
• Examples of eligible Australian organisations include NGOs, academic institutions, research organisations, business, industry, media, professional associations and Government agencies.
• Australian organisations can apply for ALA Fellowship funding through a competitive grant process. Important selection criteria include-

1. the likely impact of the program or activities
2. the leadership potential and quality of nominated fellows to assume leadership roles and influence policy reform and development outcomes
3. the level of support from the overseas counterpart organisations and the sustainability of linkages between the Australian organisation and the overseas counterpart organisations and fellows
4. the capacity of the Australian organisation to support the program or activities.

• Overseas counterpart organisations and individual fellows must be sponsored by an Australian organisation, and may not apply directly for an ALA Fellowship. They may, however, initiate contact with an Australian organisation to explore the latter’s interest in applying for Fellowship funding.
• ALA Fellowships support a wide variety of areas and sectors. Australian organisations are encouraged to design programs that address priority areas, including disability and development, economic growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health, human rights, infrastructure, mining for development, regional stability, rural development and water and sanitation.

How to apply?

• For Round 13, AusAID is implementing an online application form for the ALA Fellowships program.
• Visit the online application page [external website] to register and begin an application, or to complete an existing application.
• An eligible application consists of the following-

• A completed online application form submitted by the end of deadline. The form must include all mandatory attachments (listed below) and be checked and acknowledged by the appropriate Australian organisation office bearer with the authority to commit the organisation to the funding and proposed program.
• Documents required to be attached to the online application form (NB applicant MUST use these AusAID templates, templates are also accessible from within the online application form)-

1. A detailed and accurate budget based on the template provided (Excel template preferred): ALA Fellowships budget template. The following documents may assist in developing applicants budget-1)Sample budget  2)Budget tips
2. A curriculum vitae (CV) for each nominated Fellow, incorporating individual ‘return to work plans’, based on the template provided (Word template preferred): ALA Fellowships CV template
3. Summary details for each nominated Fellow based on the template provided: ALA Fellowships nominated fellows summary
4. A letter of support from each overseas counterpart organisation, signed at a senior level (no template—if the letters of support are not attached, the application will automatically be deemed ineligible)

• An unbound printed hard-copy of applicant application, including the online submission review page and copies of all supporting documents, should be received by AusAID at the postal address given in website.

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