The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Fellowships

The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Fellowships fall under the Australia Awards initiative which was announced by the Prime Minister in November 2009. The ALA Fellowships program aims to develop leadership, address priority regional issues and build partnerships and linkages with developing countries.

Profiles of Fellows Two Fellows attended a three-week intensive program on climate change mitigation in the Pacific. More about the programThe ALA Fellowships program is a global program that complements AusAID’s scholarship program. ALA Fellowships do not lead to academic qualifications. They are designed to provide short term opportunities for study, research and professional attachment programs in Australia delivered by Australian organisations.

Through the ALA Fellowships program, Australian organisations can apply for funding to support a range of activities that will develop expertise and leadership capacity in eligible countries. Applications are accepted from Australian organisations only; individuals are not eligible to apply directly.
ALA Fellowships are available across a broad range of fields relevant to Australia’s foreign policy agenda or development issues. Applications addressing the priority areas of disability and development, economic growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health, human rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural development and water and sanitation are particularly encouraged.

More Information : http://www.ausaid.gov.au

[AUSTRALIA] Power Engineering Bursary

Australian power industry sponsors are offering Power Engineering Bursaries to high quality electrical and mechanical engineering students with an interest in power engineering to drive the industry’s growth in Australia and meet the climate change challenges of the future.

Bursary value
The bursaries have a cash value of $8,000 over four years. However, they also provide paid vocational employment with member companies, with a potential total value exceeding $20,000 over three summer vacations.

Availability of the Bursaries
Bursaries are offered to first year students, in exceptional circumstances they may also be awarded to students who are in the second year of their program. Preference is given to students oriented to careers relevant to the energy sector, such as those taking strong power engineering courses.
For more information on the bursary program and the online application go to www.api.edu.au on the ‘Student Info’ follow ‘API Bursary’ link.
To find out more about careers in power industry, go to www.powerengineering.org.au
Applications
Bursary applications are open to domestic students only


For further information please contact:
Dr Adriana Bodnarova
Liaison Officer for Power Engineering Program
School of Engineering Systems
Tel: (07) 3138 5170
Fax: (07) 3138 1516
Email: a.bodnarova@qut.edu.au
http://www.bee.qut.edu.au/study/scholarships/commencing/powereng.jsp