Mongolia

Applying for an Australia Awards Scholarship

Australia Awards scholarships in Mongolia Management, Actuarial studies

Australia Awards scholarships are prestigious international Business & Assets/facilities management
awards offered by the Australian Government to the next Commerce Auditing
generation of global leaders for development. Through study Business informatics
and research, recipients develop the skills and knowledge to Finance/financial management
drive change and help build enduring people-to-people links Forensic accounting
with Australia. International business/commerce
International law
Applicants are assessed on their professional and personal
International trade
qualities, academic competence and, most importantly, their
Labour market economics
potential to make a positive impact on development
challenges in Mongolia. Political economy
Education Educational leadership
Applications are strongly encouraged from those living in Educational management
rural areas, people with disability and other marginalised Educational psychology
groups. Higher education (Specific study
area to be identified by the applicant)
Priority fields of study Engineering, Aviation
The priority fields of study for Mongolia are: Mining & Civil engineering
Construction Construction management
• Governance & Economic Development;
Electrical engineering
• Natural Resources & Environment; Electronic engineering
• Health, Education & Social Services; and Environmental engineering
Energy/resources engineering
• Infrastructure, Science & Information Technology Infrastructure development
The governments of Australia and Mongolia regularly Logistics management
review these fields of study together and adjust the Materials science
emphasis of the program. The following fields of study have Materials engineering
been agreed for 2021. In each field, the listed specialised Mechanical engineering
areas reflect need, and particular skills and knowledge Mining engineering
priorities in Mongolia. Occupational health and safety
Fields of Study Specialised areas Transport engineering
Transport management
Public Sector Commercial law
Technology engineering
Management Corporate governance
Urban/regional planning
Econometrics
Environment & Agriculture
Economics
Agriculture Agribusiness
Employment relations
Studies Biotechnology
Human resource management
Eco-tourism
International relations
Risk management Environmental education
Strategic management Environmental law

Australia Awards scholarships information for study commencing in 2021

 Environmental management • introductory academic program
Forestry management • overseas student health cover for the duration of the
Geology scholarship
Geographic information science/
• supplementary academic support
technology
Geophysics • fieldwork allowance for research students and masters
Hydrogeology by coursework which has a compulsory fieldwork
Hydrology component.
Natural resources management
Renewable energy Eligibility criteria
Sustainability Australia Awards applicants must meet all eligibility
Rural development requirements detailed in the Australia Awards Scholarships
Veterinary science Policy Handbook, available at: dfat.gov.au/about-
Health Health management us/publications/Pages/australia-awards-scholarships-
Psychology policy-handbook.aspx.
Public health
Information & Information management English language proficiency
Communications Information technology
Applicants must have achieved an IELTS (Academic) score
Technology management
of 6.5 or higher (with no individual band score of less than
Intellectual property law 6.0) or an equivalent TOEFL or PTE score. Scores must
Nanotechnology be valid at 1 January 2021.
Society, Culture Disability studies
Commencement of study
& Development Gender studies
Studies Human rights All scholarships must be taken up in the year for which they
are awarded. Should an awardee not be able to commence
International development
study in 2021, the scholarship will be withdrawn.
Media and Communications
Social work and welfare studies Country-specific conditions
In addition to the eligibility requirements, candidates from
Level of study Mongolia must also meet the following conditions in order to
Australia Awards scholarships provide citizens of Mongolia qualify for application:
with the opportunity to obtain a qualification at an Australian • Applicants require a Bachelor degree from a Mongolian
tertiary institution. university (with GPA no less than 3.0). Bachelor degrees
Awards will be offered for commencement in 2021 within from other countries must be recognised by Australian
the following allocations: universities.
Category 1: Employees in central and local governments; • Candidates have achieved an IELTS (Academic) score of
public universities, hospitals and schools and state-owned 6.0 (with no individual band score of less than 5.5) or an
enterprises. This Category receives 50 percent of equivalent TOEFL or PTE score, valid at 1 January 2021,
scholarships. are eligible to apply. If selected, these awardees will be
Category 2: Employees in the private sector, civil society offered up to six months of English language training in
and non-government organisations, private health and Mongolia. Awardees who do not achieve IELTS 6.5 or
educational institutions and country-based offices of equivalent by the end of the language training will forfeit
international organisations. This Category receives 50 their scholarship.
percent of scholarships. • Applicants (apart from those with an identified and
Awards will be offered to study Masters by Course Work verified disability) must demonstrate at least two years’
and Masters by Research. continuous employment, up to 1 February 2020
(maternity leave excepted). Category 1 and 2 applicants
Australia Awards benefits are required to have worked in the public sector for the
two-years prior to 1 February 2020.
Australia Awards scholarships are offered for the minimum
period necessary for the individual to complete the • Applicants with identified and verified disability do not
academic program specified by the Australian education need to demonstrate two years’ continuous employment.
institution, including any preparatory training. Note: IELTS and TOEFL certificates are valid for two years.
Scholarship recipients will receive the following: Therefore, they must be dated no earlier than 1 January
2019.
• return air travel
Note: Only Academic IELTS scores are accepted for
• a one-off establishment allowance on arrival Australia Awards. General IELTS tests will not be accepted.
• full tuition fees
• contribution to living expenses
Australia Awards scholarships information for study commencing in 2021
Note: Only internet-based Official TOEFL tests are accepted
for Australia Awards. Institutional TOEFL scores are not Academic transcripts (copy of Academic Yes
accepted. original and English translation, transcript
including GPA)
Note: Applicants who have a Masters qualification from a
non-Mongolian institution cannot apply for an Australia
Award Scholarship in the same field. Copy of Social Insurance Other Yes
Note: Applicants’ two years’ continuous work requirement Payment Book or Employment documents
should be counted from the date of graduation of Bachelors Order or Contract for the period 1
or Masters course and backed up by certified Social February 2018 - 1 February 2020.
Insurance monthly payments.
Note: Applicants with a declared
and verified disability without an
Application dates
employment history do not
For study commencing in Australia in 2021: require this document.
Opening date: 1 February 2020
Closing date: 30 April 2020 (11:59pm Canberra Time) Copy of IELTS or TOEFL Proof of No
Applications and/or supporting documents received after the certificate English
closing date will not be considered. language
proficiency
The application process
Online applications Letter from Employer explaining Employer or No
Apply online at: https://oasis.dfat.gov.au/ current employment (with stamp Nominating
and in Mongolian and with Authority
Applicants are required to apply on-line before the closing English translation). Statement
date. The on-line application facility (OASIS) experiences
peak use in the days leading up to the closing date and Note: Applicants with a declared
applicants may experience delays. and verified disability without an
employment history do not
Hardcopy applications require this document
Applicants from rural areas who do not have internet access
must contact the Australia Awards in Mongolia office as soon
as possible to discuss options to lodge applications. See Academic Referee Reports (with Referee No
contact details below. stamp). Two reports are required report
for Masters by Research
Supporting documents applicants; one for Masters by
Applicants must submit all of the relevant supporting Coursework applicants. If reports
documents listed in the Australia Awards Scholarships Policy are in Mongolian, English
Handbook. translations are required. The
template is generated by OASIS
Applicants must also provide the following documents to and also available on the
meet the specific requirements for Mongolia: Australia Awards in Mongolia
website
OASIS
Certified
Required document document
Notarized
type Employment Referee Report Referee No
(with stamp, using the same report
Birth certificate (copy of original Proof of Yes referee template as above. If in
and English language translation) citizenship Mongolian, an English translation
is required.)
Note: Applicants with a declared
National ID Proof of Yes
and verified disability without an
citizenship
employment history do not
requires this document.
Tertiary degree certificates Degree Yes
(Bachelor and/or Masters level; certificate
Curriculum Vitae (in English) Curriculum No
copy of original and English
Vitae (CV)
translation)

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 Reintegration Plan: Use the Other No Further information
template on the Program website. documents
Rural applicants without internet Information about the Australia Awards in Mongolia can
access must contact the Australia be found at www.australiaawardsmongolia.org
Awards in Mongolia office.
More general information about the Australia Awards,
Australia’s aid program, and studying in Australia can be
found at the following links:
The selection process
• Applications will be shortlisted after eligibility checking, • https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/australia-
independent assessment and ranking. awards/Pages/australia-awards-scholarships.aspx
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• The selection process includes an interview. Applicants • studyinaustralia.gov.au
will be assessed against the following criteria: Information about visas and Australia Awards
- academic competence scholarship entitlements and conditions can be found in
the Scholarships Policy Handbook: dfat.gov.au/about-
- potential outcome, specifically the contribution to
us/publications/Pages/australia-awards-
development outcomes in Mongolia
scholarships-policy-handbook.aspx
- professional and personal leadership attributes
including relevant work experience.
• Successful candidates will be notified no later than Contact Details
August 2020. Program: Australia Awards in Mongolia
Address: Suite 1204, Erdem Tower, Ikh
Preparatory training Surguuli Street, 14200, Sukhbaatar District,
Successful applicants will be required to attend: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Telephone: +976-11-318852/+976-11-322284
• course counselling
• pre-departure briefing Email: info@australiaawardsmongolia.org
• university’s Introductory Academic Program Website: http://australiaawardsmongolia.org
• other required preparatory study on arrival in Australia.
Attend up to six months of English language training
program in Mongolia for the awardees selected with an
Academic IELTS score of less than 6.5 (or Official TOEFL
equivalent) but no less than 6.0.
All successful awardees will be required to complete an
Academic Preparation program in Mongolia before
mobilisation.

Australia Awards scholarships information for study commencing in 2021