Opportunity to Study Master's Degree in Diplomacy at Australia 2020 • مرجع

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Description

Ruth Dobson Scholarship

Each year the Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy (APCD) may award up to two Ruth Dobson Scholarships to attract the highest achieving students for the advancement of Diplomatic Studies.

The scholarship has been established to commemorate Australia’s first female career diplomat to be an Australian ambassador, Miss Ruth Dobson.

Funding for this award has been provided by the Australian Department of Education and Training.

Opportunity Focus Areas:
Diplomacy

Specialties

Humanities

Eligibilities

18 - 24, 25 - 35

Gender

Nationality

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Required Languages

Required Degree

Specific Requirements

Other Requirements

Offer deferral

The recipient must take up their award in the semester for which it is offered. Any requests for deferrals of the award must be approved by the APCD Director of Studies. Subject to approval, the award may be deferred for a maximum of one year.

Full-time enrollment

A recipient of this award is required to enrol in a full-time load of 24 units per semester. A recipient requests permission, in writing, from the APCD Director of Studies to hold the award on a part-time basis. If approved, payments of the award will be made on a pro-rata basis.

GPA to be maintained

Recipients are expected to maintain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.0 out of 7.0 each semester (with the average being across all courses taken in a particular semester). If a recipient is unable to achieve the GPA in any semester a formal warning is sent. If the recipient does not meet the required GPA in a subsequent semester they risk having their award suspended or terminated. A recipient is given the opportunity to explain their performance and how their performance can be remedied before a decision on the suspension or termination of an award is made.

Misleading or false informstion

An award may be withdrawn at any stage if incorrect, false or misleading information is provided or relevant information is withheld. This includes circumstances where the false information is unrelated to the assessment in awarding the scholarship.