2012 Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships

Overview

Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Fellowships aim to develop leadership, address priority regional development issues, and build partnerships and linkages between Australian organisations and partner organisations in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East.

The ALA Fellowships program engages with a wide cross-section of the Australian community on aid delivery issues and priorities for development. Through ALA Fellowships, Australian organisations have the opportunity to build and strengthen links with organisations in developing countries by offering professional development opportunities in Australia.

The goal of the ALA Fellowships program is to develop appropriately trained current and aspiring leaders in priority areas, who, in the short to medium term, will be in a position to advance key regional policy objectives and increase institutional capacity of partner countries. ALA Fellowships are designed to complement individual bilateral country programs by offering flexible fellowship placements which address current and emerging needs at the country, sub-regional and regional levels.

ALA Fellowships do not lead to academic qualifications. Instead, they are designed to provide short term opportunities for study, research and professional attachment programs in Australia, delivered by Australian organisations, to nominated fellows from eligible countries.

Through ALA Fellowships, Australian organisations can apply for funding to support a range of professional development activities that will build expertise and leadership capacity in eligible countries.

Applications are accepted from Australian organisations only; individuals are not eligible to apply.

ALA Fellowships support a wide variety of areas and sectors. Australian organisations are encouraged to design programs that address priority areas, including disability and development, economic growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health, human rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural development and water and sanitation


Eligible countries—ALA Fellowships

Fellows who are citizens of the following countries are eligible to be nominated for participation by the applying Australian organisation:

Asia Pacific

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, East Timor, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Wallis & Futuna.

Latin America and Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Africa

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo (Republic), Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia.

Iraq and Palestinian Territories

Applications relating to Iraq and the Palestinian Territories are also eligible.

Australian organisations

Applications are restricted to Australian organisations that can demonstrate ongoing linkages with overseas counterpart organisations in eligible countries.

Examples of eligible Australian organisations include NGOs, academic institutions, research organisations, business, industry, media, professional associations and Government agencies.

Overseas counterpart organisations and individual fellows must be sponsored by an Australian organisation, and may not apply directly for an ALA Fellowship. They may, however, initiate contact with an Australian organisation to explore the latter’s interest in applying for Fellowship funding.

Fellows

Prospective fellows identified by Australian organisations must be from an eligible country.

Typically, they will be professionals already in leadership positions or have a potential to assume leadership roles that can influence social and economic policy reform and development outcomes.

How to apply for ALA Fellowships funding

ALA Fellowships are awarded twice yearly through a competitive selection process. The ALA Fellowships submission guidelines provide detailed information on the application process.

Submission guidelines

Round 11 Fellowship submission guidelines

Application process

Australian organisations can apply for ALA Fellowship funding through a competitive grant process. Important selection criteria include:

1. the likely impact of the program or activities
2. the leadership potential and quality of nominated fellows to assume leadership roles and influence policy reform and development outcomes
3. the level of support from the overseas counterpart organisation(s) and the sustainability of linkages between the Australian organisation and the overseas counterpart organisation(s) and fellows
4. the capacity of the Australian organisation to support the program or activities.

Please allow sufficient time for your application to reach us via post as late applications will not be considered.

An eligible application consists of the following:

1. An application form, completed, checked and signed at Section 19 by the appropriate Australian organisation office bearer with the authority to commit the organisation to the funding and proposed program:

   Round 11 ALA Fellowships application form
   

2. A detailed and accurate budget based on the template provided (Excel template preferred):

   ALA Fellowships budget template
   
   The following documents may assist in developing your budget:
   Sample budget
   Budget tips

3. A letter of support from each overseas counterpart organisation, signed at a senior level (no template—if the letters of support are not attached, the application will automatically be deemed ineligible)
   
   
4. A curriculum vitae (CV) for each nominated Fellow, incorporating individual 'return to work plans', based on the template provided (Word template preferred):

   ALA Fellowships CV template

5. Summary details for each nominated Fellow based on the template provided:

   ALA Fellowships nominated fellows summary

The five documents above need to be completed and submitted together, for an application to be deemed eligible.

Fact sheet

Read the ALA Fellowships fact sheet for a summary of information about the program.

• ALA Fellowships—Fact sheet [PDF 63kb]
• ALA Fellowships—Fact sheet [Word 203kb]

More information

• Adviser Remuneration Framework
• Visa Options for ALA Fellows [PDF 26kb]
• Activity Completion Report [Word 146kb]

If after reading all materials on this website, you still have questions, please email all enquiries toalafellowships@ausaid.gov.au

Round 11 is now open and will close on 23 November.

http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/alafellow.cfm


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