attachments in budget and Australia. program guidelines Supplementary Leadership Program is currently being re-scoped, and it is not yet known what scope, if any, Posts will have for flexibility. It is likely to Program (e.g. remain a global program focused on individual awardees, so there may be little or no role for either Posts or the Contractor. The Leadership) Toolbox will be updated when revision of program is completed. (Core Activity) English Provision of Most Can be useful to Cost of testing Test fees Bilateral Development Annual Language funding and (in appropriately address the generally prohibits range from program fund and approval of Testing some cases) other used to support barrier to provision of IELTS $150 to allocation to implementation Country Plan support for disadvantaged participation in testing for all $210 per Australia of process to specifying (Enabling applicants to do applicants who scholarships applicants, so best person Awards identify number and Activity) their IELTS (or are otherwise faced by targeted to depending appropriate type of agreed Global budget equivalent) test well-placed to economically, shortlisted applicants on the applicants for Enabling measure (e.g. succeed in the ethnically or country this support Activities Enhancing selection process geographically Education No (e.g. for disadvantaged Budget substantive shortlisted men and Measure) – input applicants who women who secured required, once meet all other could not through annual Country Plan criteria and are otherwise bid process via is approved from target access English SCB groups or areas) language testing as required by application process
attachments in Australia. budget and program guidelines Supplementary Program (e.g. Leadership) (Core Activity) Leadership Program is currently being re-scoped, and it is not yet known what scope, if any, Posts will have for flexibility. It is likely to remain a global program focused on individual awardees, so there may be little or no role for either Posts or the Contractor. The Toolbox will be updated when revision of program is completed. English Language Testing (Enabling Activity) Provision of funding and (in some cases) other support for applicants to do their IELTS (or equivalent) test Most appropriately used to support disadvantaged applicants who are otherwise well-placed to succeed in the selection process (e.g. for shortlisted applicants who meet all other criteria and are from target groups or areas) Can be useful to address the barrier to participation in scholarships faced by economically, ethnically or geographically disadvantaged men and women who could not otherwise access English language testing as required by application process Cost of testing generally prohibits provision of IELTS testing for all applicants, so best targeted to shortlisted applicants Test fees range from $150 to $210 per person depending on the country Bilateral program fund allocation to Australia Awards Global budget measure (e.g. Enhancing Education Budget Measure) – secured through annual bid process via SCB Development and implementation of process to identify appropriate applicants for this support Annual approval of Country Plan specifying number and type of agreed Enabling Activities No substantive input required, once Country Plan is approved
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