John Allwright Fellowship Program 2026 (Funding available) – YOA

Deadline: April 30, 2025

Applications are open for the John Allwright Fellowship Program 2026. The John Allwright Fellowship (JAF) is a aggressive scholarship program accessible to scientists or economists from associate nations at present or not too long ago concerned in ACIAR analysis initiatives. It gives the OPPORTUNITY to acquire formal postgraduate {qualifications} at an Australian tertiary establishment. The main purpose of the Fellowship is to strengthen scientific analysis functionality and institutional hyperlinks in ACIAR associate nations to undertake excessive-high quality and impactful analysis.

The JAF program is the most important funding within the ACIAR Capacity Development Program. It supplies Masters by Research or PhD scholarships to agricultural researchers, administered via the Australia Awards system. ACIAR supplies further pastoral care and improvement alternatives to strengthen the varied and transferrable expertise of individuals throughout their scholarship to assist bridge the hole between study and the following levels of their careers.

There are at present 39 JAFs enrolled in 15 universities throughout Australia.

Benefits

The JAF is obtainable for the minimal interval crucial for the person to finish the educational program specified by the Australian greater schooling establishment, together with any preparatory coaching.

The following advantages typically apply:

• Full tuition charges
• Return air journey – fee of a single return, economic system class airfare to and from Australia, by way of probably the most direct route
• Establishment allowance – a as soon as solely fee as a contribution in direction of lodging bills, textbooks, study supplies
• Contribution to Living Expenses (CLE) – a fortnightly contribution to primary dwelling bills paid at a charge decided by the division
• Introductory Academic Program (IAP)–a obligatory program previous to the graduation of formal educational research overlaying data on dwelling and finding out in Australia
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) during the award (for award holder solely) – supplied to cowl the scholar’s primary medical prices (except pre-present situations)
• Pre-course English (PCE) charges–if deemed crucial PCE could also be accessible for college kids for in-nation and/or in-Australia coaching
• Supplementary educational assist could also be accessible to make sure a scholar’s educational success or improve their educational expertise
• Fieldwork could also be accessible for eligible analysis college students for one return economic system class airfare by way of probably the most direct path to their nation of citizenship or inside Australia

Eligibility

• Applicant have to be residents of the nation by which they’re working.
• Be a scientist or economist from the growing nation associate (excluding India and Myanmar) who’s actively concerned in a collaborative analysis venture supported by ACIAR inside the final 24 months (in some instances, ACIAR will take into account supporting researchers from “advanced pipeline” initiatives, i.e. in instances the place a full venture proposal has been accredited by ACIAR).
• Hold {qualifications}, equal to at the very least an Australian bachelor’s diploma, in a self-discipline that’s related to the proposed space of postgraduate study.
• Have not too long ago undertaken an English language testing program i.e. IELTs, TOEFL, PET or are ready to take the take a look at on receipt of application end result.
• Obtain written endorsements from their present employer, ACIAR Project Leaders (Commissioned Organisations and Country Collaborators) and their Primary Supervisor.
• Obtain written approval from the using establishment which should conform to the absence of the applicant ought to he/she/they obtain a scholarship for the interval concerned in acquiring the postgraduate qualification.
• Currently employed on a everlasting or lengthy-time period contract foundation.
• A nicely written analysis proposal that addresses the gender fairness and social inclusion, local weather change and venture contribution to the event precedence of your nation.

Application

The following supporting paperwork are necessary and have to be uploaded together with your application. Not offering these paperwork might impression your eligibility.

• Proof of citizenship (Birth certificates)
• An id doc (passport should have an expiry date greater than 6 months from the application date)
• Certified copies of diploma certificates
• Certified copies of educational transcripts
• Research proposal (take into account how the proposed analysis will tackle gender fairness and social inclusion, local weather change, in addition to the venture contribution to the event precedence of your nation).
• Employer endorsement letter (Template accessible)
• Australian Project Leader referee report (Template accessible)
• Collaborating Country Project Leader referee report (Template accessible)
• Primary Supervisor endorsement letter (This is usually a formal letter or copy of electronic mail correspondence)

In addition, they extremely advocate you present the next further paperwork to strengthen your application: 

• Current curriculum vitae (CV)
• English Language Details (if relevant, IELTs/TOEFL/PET official report)
• Statement from college that English is the language of instruction
• List of publications (if relevant)
• Any different related paperwork in assist of your application.

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For extra data, go to John Allwright Fellowship.