Scholarships are posted at http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com ** *Australian Regional Development Scholarship*
Australian Regional Development Scholarships provide opportunities to people from some developing countries to study at selected education institutions outside Australia. The purpose of the scholarships is for people to gain knowledge and skills which will help the development of their home country. *Am I eligible for a scholarship and how do I apply? *Australian Regional Development Scholarships are currently restricted to Pacific countries. Enquiries about scholarships should be made with the Australian Diplomatic Mission. For example, scholarship information for citizens of the Solomon Islands is only available from the Australian Diplomatic Mission in Honiara. Diplomatic Missions in other countries or AusAID Offices in Australia cannot provide country specific information about the availability of scholarships. *Eligible country* Cook Islands, East Timor,Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru , New Caledonia, Niue , Papua New Guinea , Palau, Solomon Islands , Tokelau , Tonga, Tuvalu , Vanuatu. *How are people selected for scholarships?* Applicants compete on their merit which includes academic achievement and other selection criteria. The selection criteria vary between countries and are developed jointly by the Australian and partner governments. AusAID has a gender/equity policy (half of the scholarships are awarded to women and half to men). To be eligible for a scholarship applicants must: - be a citizen of and a resident in the ARDS participating country - not have or be entitled to permanent residence in Australia; and not be married or engaged to be married to a person who holds or is eligible to hold Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residence status (unless their country does not issue passports - the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau) - meet specific eligibility criteria imposed by the Government of the applicant's country of citizenship - satisfy host government's immigration requirements for regional students - not hold another scholarship during the period of the ARDS - not be transferring from another scholarship - not hold or have held an Australian Government Scholarship in the two years preceding the proposed time of commencement of the ARDS (excluding Papua New Guinea Secondary School Project students) *Read more...* http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2007/11/australian-regional-development.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
