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Applications open 1 September 2016 – 15 December 2016.

GHANA: Eligibility Criteria – Masters Awards 2018

Ghana priority areas

• Agricultural Productivity
• Extractives and Natural Resource Management (including mining related subjects)
• Public Policy (including infrastructure, economic policy, trade, policy)

Applications will also be considered in the following sectors:

• Education
• Environment
• Gender
• Health

Coordinating Authority for Ghana

• The Scholarships Secretariat, President’s Office

Target Group

• National of Ghana.
• Mid-to-senior career  professional working in the Public Sector 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’ post-graduation 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.
• If you are a public sector applicant, you must comply with the Government of Ghana regulations for government employees wishing to apply for scholarships.
• You possess, as a minimum, a Bachelors degree (or the equivalent) of at least 4 years in length with at least a 2:2 (2nd Class Lower Division).
• 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

For further information on Australian Government policies, please see the links below.

• Australia Awards (The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website includes information on various types of scholarships.  Note: not all award types shown on this website may be available in Africa)
• Australia Awards Scholarships policy handbook
• Australian Government Information on Disability Rights