The Australian Partnership Scholarships (APS) is an initiative from the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development (AIPRD) and is funded by the Australian Government for postgraduate study for Indonesian students in Australian universities.

Applicant Requirements

General Requirements

Scholarship applicants must:

• be an Indonesian citizen and not have permanent residence in Australia or New Zealand
• not be married or engaged to a person who is eligible to hold Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residence
• satisfy Australian Government requirements for international student entry to Australia (health, character etc.)
• not hold another scholarship that would give overlapping benefits
• not have held an Australian government scholarship in the 12 months preceding the application
• be applying to commence a new academic course of study and not be seeking support through APS for a course already commenced in Australia
• be able to take up the scholarship in the year in which it is offered
• satisfy the admission requirements of the Australian tertiary institution in which the course is to be undertaken.

Specific Requirements

Scholarship applicants must:

• be applying for fields of study that fall within one of the three areas of development priorities
• have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.9 (on scale of maximum 4.0) and an English language proficiency of at least 5.0 in IELTS (500 in Institutional TOEFL or 170 in International TOEFL). The IELTS or TOEFL result must be current (a test result obtained no more than 18 months before apply) Scores referred to are for previous university studies at S1 or S2 levels
• already hold a minimum of an undergraduate degree, if applying for a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters
• answer all relevant questions on the application form
• be willing and available to take full-time English for Academic Purposes (EAP) training in Indonesia prior to studying in Australia if offered a scholarship
• be no older than 42 years old at time of application

url : http://www.apsprogram.or.id/