The Australia program targets junior government officials seeking a graduate certificate, graduate diploma, or master's degree in international and development economics at the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government (APSEG), the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.

Nationals from the following five countries are eligible to apply: Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Mongolia, and Vietnam.

Candidates must be nominated by a senior government official from their country's ministry of finance, economy, central bank, or equivalent agency.

Admission requirements include a bachelor's degree from a reputable university and an outstanding academic record, appropriate work experience, and proven proficiency in English. Candidates must also pass a mathematics/statistics test, administered to those who have been successful in the initial prescreening stage.

The academic year in Australia begins in early January. The program covers the cost of program tuition, roundtrip airfare, a monthly stipend to cover housing and subsistence costs, medical insurance, and other scholar expenses (all subject to conditions).

For further information on the Australia program and to obtain an application, contact the IMF resident representative offices in the relevant countries, or:

Scholarship Program
IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
21 Fl., Fukoku-Seimei Building
2-2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011
JAPAN

Tel.: +81 3 3597-6708
Fax: +81 3 3597-6705
e-mail:

For more information see Australia-IMF Scholarship Program (407 Kb PDF file). Application for the 2006 academic year closed in early June 2005. The application deadline for the 2007 academic year will be early June 2006 (a formal deadline will be announced later in this website). New brochures will be posted on IMF website in early March 2006.