Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Overview Aim – to develop leadership, build partnerships and linkages in the Asia-Pacific region ALA Fellowships – prestigious short-term placements in Australia for leaders, potential leaders and professionals in our region Fellows – undertake study, research and professional development programmes with host organisations in Australia Host organisations – Australian organisations implement Fellowship programmes and host Fellows in Australia

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Funding & Priorities Funding – up to $35,000 per Fellow Fellowship placements – highly flexible, broad range of fields Types of programmes – regional development needs / issues relevant to Australia’s foreign policy agenda Priorities for Round 2 – international trade, security, pandemics, climate change (including clean energy) Programme evaluation

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Host Organisations Eligibility – applications restricted to Australian organisations Types of organisations – academic, research, business, industry, media, NGOs, professional groups, governments Regional relationships – host organisations must demonstrate ongoing links with counterpart organisations in eligible countries Legal status – host organisations must be legal entities with an Australian Business Number (ABN)

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Eligible Activities Academic – research, seminars, professional development programmes, professional skills training Professional Attachments – peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing, twinning, professional attachments, leadership and executive management training Combinations – academic study and professional attachments may both be included in Fellowship Programmes

Australian Leadership Awards - Fellowships Eligible Countries Participating countries include: Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China Cook Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji India Indonesia Iraq Kiribati Laos Maldives Marshall Islands Mongolia Nauru Nepal Niue Pakistan Palau Papua New Guinea Philippines Samoa Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Timor-Leste Vanuatu Viet Nam Wallis & Futuna

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Round 1: Outcomes 45 programs funded, 39 Australian Host Organisations $7.9 million approved – AHO Fellowship programmes 370 Fellows – from 24 countries Fellows per programme – 1 to 36 Average cost per Fellow $22,000 Length of programmes range from 1 week to 36 months

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Round 1: Australian Host Organisations

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Round 1: University-based programmes

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Round 1: Examples – University Programmes Host Organisation Number of Fellows CountriesDevelopment issue Murdoch Univ 1IndiaClean Energy Qld Univ of Technology 5Indonesia, ChinaPandemics Charles Darwin Univ 1East TimorOther – Regional Stability Univ of Melbourne 1VietnamOther – Health

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Round 1: Regional distribution of Fellows India Afghanistan3Niue1 Bangladesh0Pakistan2 Bhutan0Palau0 Cambodia6Papua New Guinea43 China111Philippines5 Cook Islands1Samoa3 Micronesia0Solomon Islands9 Fiji9Sri Lanka6 India4Thailand7 Indonesia64Tokelau0 Iraq6Tonga1 Kiribati2Tuvalu1 Laos7East Timor21 Maldives0Vanuatu8 Marshall Islands0Viet Nam49 Mongolia0Wallis & Futuna0 Nauru1 TOTAL370 Nepal0 Sri Lanka India Indonesia Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand Philippines Federated States of Micronesia Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Vanuatu Palau Fiji Marshall Islands Samoa Kiribati China Mongolia Bhutan Bangladesh Nepal

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Application Process Competitive, one-step application process Applications –submitted directly to AusAID Canberra Application forms & guidelines – available on Australian Scholarships and AusAID websites: Funding– two rounds each year 2007 Round 2 – May Round 3 – November

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Applications - what is AusAID looking for? Critical elements for successful applications: Demonstrated counterpart organisation linkages & support Well-developed fellowship programme Strong leadership potential of nominated Fellows Relevant experience of Host Organisation Cost effectiveness – including evidence of co-contribution

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Applications – supporting documentation Supporting documentation required: Letter of support– from counterpart organisation Fellow nomination form – for each nominated Fellow Curriculum Vitae – for each nominated Fellow Fellow workplan – if applicable

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Selection Process Applications – assessed by AusAID against selection criteria Overseas Posts – asked to provide comment on proposals and Fellow nominations Final assessment – by External Selection Panel in Canberra Host Organisations – contracted directly by AusAID Ongoing monitoring and evaluation

Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships Key Dates – 2007 Round 2 opens:1 May 2007 closes: 29 June 2007 outcomes:mid September 2007 Round 3 (anticipated timing) opens: early November 2007 closes: early January 2008

More information Fact sheets & further information available on Australian Scholarships website: and AusAID website: Enquiries – ALA Fellowships Secretariat: