Australian Scholarship opportunities available for Vietnam - Round 2009

Australian Scholarships is providing educational, research and professional development opportunities to support growth in the Asia-Pacific region, promote excellence in education and build enduring links at the individual, institutional and country levels.

Australian Scholarships consists of the following programs:

• Australian Development Scholarships (ADS), building on the long established and well regarded existing country program that are a central component of the Australian Government's aid program (AusAID). Full details of ADS can be found on the ADS website, at http://www.ads.edu.vn  
• Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) is a prestigious regional program targeting current and future leaders from areas of shared mutual interest (AusAID). Full details of ALA can be found on the AusAID website, at http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/ala.cfm
• Endeavour Awards, developing linkages through excellence in education. The Endeavour Awards is an internationally competitive, merit-based program providing opportunities to undertake short or long term study, research and professional development in Australia in a broad range of disciplines. The program also builds enduring links between Australia and Vietnam. For more information and to apply for an award, go to http://www.endeavour.dest.gov.au  

Information sessions about the Australian scholarships will be held in:

• HANOI at the Australian Embassy, 8 Dao Tan, Ba Dinh at 9.00AM, 25 April 2008
• HAI PHONG at Maritime University, 484 Lach Tray at 9.00AM, 6 May 2008
• DANANG at ELI, the University of Danang, 41 Le Duan at 9.00AM, 14 May 2008
• HO CHI MINH CITY at Gillawa room, 5th Floor, Australian Consulate, 5B Ton Duc Thang, District 1 at 9.00AM, 22 May 2008
• VUNG TAU at the Palace Hotel, 01 Nguyen Trai at 9.00AM, 23 May 2008

To register your attendance, pls contact:

Tel: 04 831 7755, ext. 155 or 08 825 6560 -- Email: Địa chỉ email này đang được bảo vệ khỏi chương trình thư rác, bạn cần bật Javascript để xem nó or Địa chỉ email này đang được bảo vệ khỏi chương trình thư rác, bạn cần bật Javascript để xem nó .  

Scholars will be selected from highly competitive pools on the basis of demonstrated leadership qualities, academic achievement and/or the potential for them to have development impact.

Awards are open for all fields of study.  However study programs that relate to the priority themes of shared regional interest - international trade, pandemics, security and climate change (including clean energy) - are encouraged.

For further information go to www.australianscholarships.gov.au