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ADS eligibility criteria

The following are the eligibility criteria set by AusAID.These can be found on the AusAID website. http://www.ausaid.gov.au/
To be eligible for an ADS, applicants must:-

• have both citizenship of and be currently living in an ADS participating country as listed on AusAID's website;
• not hold Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residence status;
• not be married to/or be a defacto of, or engaged to be married to, a person who holds an Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency status;
• not hold or have held an Australian Government funded scholarship in the preceding 12 months at time of application;
• satisfy any specific criteria established by the applicant's country and or government of citizenship;
• satisfy all requirements of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC); and
• satisfy the admission requirements of the institution at which the ADS is to be undertaken.

Further conditions of ADS, set by AusAID and applying once an ADS is awarded or is about to be awarded, are; ADS holders must

• take up the ADS in the academic year for which it is offered, study fulltime and achieve satisfactory academic progress in the program for which the ADS was offered;
• only undertake the approved program for which the ADS is offered and abide by the rules of the institution;
• not hold another Australian Government Scholarship;
• reside in Australia for the duration of the ADS (apart from reunion and fieldwork visits to the home country);
• Advise AusAID immediately, via the Liaison Officer at the institution, should they marry a person who is an Australian Citizen, or has permanent residence status in Australia; a New Zealand citizen or has New Zealand citizenship;
• Liaise with the Liaison Officer at the institution regarding any changes to the approved program and acknowledge that approval is required from the Institution, AusAID and Partner Government (if applicable) before any changes are made;
• Agree to AusAID collecting information and to passing that information on to other relevant parties concerning the Student or Dependants, if necessary;
• Participate in the pre-departure briefing arranged by the post, and the Institution's compulsory Introductory Academic Program(IAP) on arrival in Australia;
• Participate in all the activities associated with the course of study, including all lectures and tutorials, submit all work required for the course e.g. assignments, essays and sit for examinations;
• Be aware that ADS may be terminated at anytime for failure to comply with the laws of Australia, misconduct, breaches of the conditions of ADS, or for failure to make satisfactory academic progress; and
• Return to their country of citizenship for two years upon the completion of their course of study in Australia. A debt to the Commonwealth of Australia, for the total cost fo the ADS, will be incurred if students fail to return to their home country, or if they apply for Permanent Residence or a visa to return to Australia within the two year period.

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