Friday, July 15, 2005
New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS)
The purpose of the New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) scheme is for candidates to gain knowledge and skills that will contribute to their home country’s human resource development needs.
NZDS for Cambodia
This is the first year of the NZDS program introduced to Cambodia under an agreement with the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) as part of the New Zealand bilateral development cooperation program.
New Zealand is offering up to eight scholarships per year, of which five are NZDS-Public category and three are NZDS-Open category scholarships.
- NZDS-Public scholarships are for government officials of Cambodia who have a minimum three years work experience with the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and are currently employed by the RGC.
- NZDS-Open scholarships are offered to people in the private/civil sector (applications will be called for in 2006).
When and How to Apply for Cambodia
Television, radio and newspaper advertising of the NZDS scheme will begin in July 2005. Application forms are available from IDP Cambodia. NZDS-Public category applicants should submit their completed applicants to IDP Cambodia by 18 August 2005.
Selection Criteria for Public Category
To be eligible for an NZDS award, applicants must:
- be a Cambodian citizen residing in Cambodia
- not have citizenship or permanent residence status for New Zealand or Australia or be married or engaged to be married to a person who holds, or who is eligible to hold, New Zealand or Australian citizenship or permanent residence status
- not hold or have held a New Zealand Government or Australian Government scholarship in the preceding 24 months at the time of application (excluding previous NZAID English Language Training for Officials - ELTO - scholarship recipients)
- be applying to commence a new degree programme and not be seeking support for one already commenced
- be available to take up the scholarship in the calendar year for which the scholarship is offered
- hold a Bachelors degree, of strong academic merit, relevant to the proposed postgraduate qualification (Note: NZAID gives preference to candidates who do not already hold a graduate degree from an industrialised country)
- be under 40 years of age at the time of application
- satify the admission requirements of the New Zealand institution in which the course is to be undertaken
- possess advanced English language skills with a minimum overall IELTS score of 5.5 (subject to testing)
- have a minimum three years work experience with the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and be currently employed by the RGC and be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to Cambodia’s public sector and to the development of Cambodia in general
- have an appropriate work background for the anticipated field of study
- satisfy New Zealand Government requirements for international student entry to New Zealand (including medical and character checks)
- not hold any scholarship during the period of the NZAID-funded scholarship
Female and provincial applicants, applicants from minority and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Successful NZDS candidates may be required to undertake pre-departure training for up to nine months prior to tertiary studies in New Zealand.
Length and Level of Study
New Zealand Development Scholarships are for full-time, multi-year postgraduate study at the Graduate Diploma or Masters level.
Field of Study
In line with New Zealand’s Asia Strategy priorities, scholarships will be awarded in the following priority sectors:
- Agriculture, forestry, fisheries, water resource management, environment and natural resources, rural development, bio-security (quarantine, phytosanitaion)
- Sustainable tourism, eco-tourism
- Law, justice, legal and judicial reform, human rights
- Education (particularly primary education development)
- Trade policy, international trade
- Public sector development
- Public health (HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases)
English Training Stipend
In recognition that some students will be required to undertake full-time pre-departure training prior to postgraduate studies, the New Zealand Government pays a stipend to all candidates who undertake prescribed pre-course training.
Scholarship Entitlements
The NZDS scheme covers tuition and orientation fees, an economy return airfare, a basic living allowance (including accomodation expenses), and medical and travel insurance. Assistance provided for some course-related costs, and a dependents' allowance may be provided for students with study programmes 18 months or longer.
Scholarship Conditions
Applicants who are offered the NZDS scholarship will be asked to sign a statement declaring that they will comply with the conditions of the scholarship:
- full-time study of the approved programme
- satisfactory academic progress
- compliance with education institution regulations and NZAID’s scholarship conditions
- compliance with New Zealand law as it applies to any agreement between awardees and the New Zealand Government
- acceptance that the scholarship may be withdrawn by NZAID where awardees fail to comply with scholarship conditions
- return to home country for a minimum period of two years within 14 days of the completion date of the scholarship
Download
- Brochure (MS Word 161kb) (PDF 73kb)
- Selection procedure and key dates (MS Word 70kb) (PDF 26kb)
- List of institutions for NZDS (MS Word 72kb) (PDF 94kb)
- Application form (PDF 77kb)
Additional Information
For further information on NZDS scholarships, please contact IDP Cambodia within the ACE building at No. 46, Street 214, Sangkat Boeung Raing, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel : 023 212 113/215 227
Fax : 023 426 608
Email: nzds@phnompenh.idp.com
