The closing date for applications is 12
December 2014.
NIGERIA: Desired Applicant Profile (DAP) -
Master Awards 2016
Nigeria: Priority Fields
Public Policy
Extractives
Agriculture/Food Security
Applications from exceptional candidates may
also be considered in the following sectors:
Public Health
Education
Coordinating Authority for Nigeria:
Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the
Federation of Nigeria (Abuja)
Target Group
You are a national of Nigeria.
You are a mid to senior career professional
working in the Public Sector, the Private
Sector or a Non-Government Organisation
(Civil Society) in one of the listed priority
fields of study.
You wish to undertake a Masters degree in
Australia in one of the listed priority fields
of study.
You cannot study a Masters of Business
Administration.
You have a clear vision for how you will use
the knowledge gained through the Masters
degree to improve policy, practice or
education in the proposed field of study.
Gender Equality: Australia Awards target
equal participation by women and men.
Applications from women are strongly
encouraged, and mechanisms are in place to
support women applicants and Awardees.
Disability Inclusion: Australia Awards aim to
ensure that people with a disability are given
fair and equal opportunity to compete for
and obtain a scholarship. Applications from
people with a disability are strongly
encouraged. Mechanisms are in place to
support applicants and Awardees requiring
specific assistance.
Eligibility
You must be at least 25 and not more than
50 years of age at the date of your
application.
You must have at least three (3) years’
relevant post graduate work experience. This
work experience must be in a role relevant
to your proposed field of study and to your
employment organisation type (e.g. public
sector applicants should demonstrate public
sector work experience, and so on).
Preference will be given to candidates with
greater periods of experience.
You possess, as a minimum, a Bachelors
degree (or the equivalent) from a recognised
Institution of at least 4 years in length with
at least a 3rd Class Pass.
Public sector candidates must comply with
Government of Nigeria regulations for
government employees wishing to apply for
scholarships.
Public sector, private sector and civil society
candidates must provide evidence of
completion of the National Youth Service
Corp (NYSC) when they apply.
You must not already hold, or be studying
for, a Masters degree.
You must be willing to make a formal
commitment to return to your current
employment following completion of the
award.
You must meet the general minimum
eligibility criteria for Australia Awards
Scholarships – refer to the Australia Awards
Scholarships policy handbook.
Support Service Options
Provision of course research support for
short-listed candidates
Special needs assistance as deemed
appropriate on a case-by-case basis
Standard Australia Awards Scholarships
support conditions for awardees – refer to
the Australia Awards Scholarships policy
handbook
Further Information

www.australiaawardsafrica.org/

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