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OPEN UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA SCHOLARSHIP

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Student studying outside at University

PLEASE NOTE: for official information, specific details, and updated deadlines and instructions, please check the organization's website and current application forms; if you have problems or questions, please contact us.

 

Deadlines:

  • Application Deadline: 27 October 2008 
  • Short Listed applicants informed: 31 October 2008
  • English Test: 3 - 7 November 2008
  • Interview and IT Test: 3 – 10 November 2008
  • Applicants Notified: 14 November 2008
  • Accept Offer: 14 November 2008
  • Enrolments Close: 14 November, 2008
  • Study Commencement date: 1 December 2008


Description:

About Open Universities Australia

Open Universities Australia (OUA) is a company owned by seven Australian universities: Curtin University of Technology, Griffith University, Macquarie University, Monash University, RMIT University, Swinburne University of Technology and University of South Australia.

Australian universities are world renowned for their quality due to strong government support and their highly regarded accreditation processes. The Australian Universities Quality Agency ensures that the quality of education is of the highest standard. In addition, national protocols mean that the term ‘university’ can only be used by government accredited higher education institutions.

OUA provides flexible ways to study towards a university degree for those who cannot study on campus by removing the barriers of distance, time and entry requirements. There are four three-month study periods each year beginning March, June, September and December.

About The Scholarship

In 2006, the OUA Board of Management allocated 25 scholarships to address the educational needs of displaced people from Burma in Thailand and assist them to achieve their academic goals.

The scholarship provides support for students to complete a degree qualification through OUA. It provides for:

    1. Tuition fees for the completion of a degree – that means 24 undergraduate units or up to 12 postgraduate units

    2. Educational resources - textbooks, CDs, course materials.

In addition, OUA provides an onsite coordinator located in Thailand who acts as a support person and tutor in relation to general issues of study.

Degree Programs:

Following successful completion of the OUA Academic Transition Program, students can undertake any undergraduate degree program that does not require attendance. Normally, this will be one of the following programs.

    1. Bachelor of Business (Swinburne) – majors in Business Management, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems

    2. Bachelor of Applied Science (Information Technology) (RMIT)

    3. Bachelor of Arts (various universities) – majors in Australia and Asia Pacific Studies, Sociology, Politics and History, Community Development, Critical and Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Society, Life and Learning

    4. Bachelor of Communications (Griffith) – majors in Journalism, Public Relations, Media Communications

Postgraduate students can make application for any program that does not require attendance.

 

Eligibility and Restrictions:

Eligibility Criteria: 

Applicants must:

    1. be a displaced person from Burma, living in Thailand;

    2. have completed a Post Ten educational/ training program or have a minimum of 2 years of full time work experience;

    3. be able to support themselves financially;

    4. demonstrate proficiency in spoken and written English;

    5. demonstrate the motivation and capacity to successfully complete a university program;

    6. be computer literate and have regular access to a computer and the Internet for online study.

English Language Requirements: 

For successful study, OUA recommends that international students wishing to study through Open Universities Australia achieve an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall score of at least:

  1. 6.5 for undergraduate study
  2. 7.0 for postgraduate study

Application Procedure:

  • Complete the OUA University Scholarship Application Form, including:

    1. your choice of study program – business, IT, Arts or Humanities, or postgraduate course

    2. essays 1, 2 and 3.

    3. copies of your current and all academic transcripts (if not available, explain why).

    4. copies of official documentation (the identifying pages of your passport or other official I.D. with English translation). If no documents are available, please attach a short explanation.

    5. proof of your ethnicity from Burma with English translation. If no documents are available, please attach a short explanation.

    6. names of two (2) people whom you have asked to complete the Reference Forms: one, a teacher or academic advisor familiar with your academic capacity; the other a responsible adult, other than a family member, who knows you well.
  • Only online applications will be accepted.
  • The closing date for receipt of applications is 27 October, 2008.
  • If selected for interview, attend interview and sit test on (date and place to be decided). Applicants must bring 1 set of copies of original documents to the interview.
  • Successful candidates must attend an Orientation, and negotiate access to computer and Internet with the Coordinator, before commencing study in September 2008.
  • You will only be contacted by OUA Burma Project Scholarships Selection Team if you are successful with your application.



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  • NOTE: If one or more of the documents mentioned above is missing from your application, without explanation, your application will be disqualified.  If you expect a document to become available after you submit your application, please indicate this in a cover letter and send the missing document as soon as it becomes available.
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