Selection criteria

In addition to the eligibility criteria above, candidates’ applications will be considered against the following selection criteria:

• the proposed study programme links to an identified priority sustainable economic development sector for their home country eg agriculture, disaster risk management or renewable energy;
  
  
• the applicant clearly demonstrates the developmental relevance and applicability of their proposed study programme to the human resource development training needs of their country;
  
  
• the applicant has a strong academic background. Applicants for postgraduate study must hold a recognised Bachelors degree of good standard. (Note: Preference is given to candidates who do not already hold a degree from a developed country);
  
  
• consideration of gender equity, including efforts to ensure the scholarships are offered equitably between male and female candidates;
• the applicant must not have applied for New Zealand or Australian permanent residency;
  
  
• the applicant clearly demonstrates their links and commitment to their home country (e.g. services to their community, ability to influence change in a key development sector etc), supported by references. The proposed study programme must be relevant to:

• recent paid and/or unpaid (volunteer) work experiences ;
• the training needs of the employing organisation; and
• identified employment opportunities on completion of their study.
• consideration of other factors which will contribute to the success of their studies (e.g. good character, positive study attitude and motivation to succeed).