Commonwealth Scholarships
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NZAID Priority study sectors
Scholarships will be awarded in agreed priority sectors to meet countries' or regions' human resources development needs and training priorities, as set by NZAID and nominating authorities (as outlined, wherever possible, in countries' National Strategic Development Plans and Human Resources Planning Frameworks).
General priority sectors are listed below by region. Additional information on country specific priority sectors can be found on the country information sheets. Please note that not all eligible Commonwealth countries have country information sheets.
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Pacific | Asia | Africa | Central America
In general, across the Pacific, priority sectors are: |
Leadership and Governance including, but not limited to, development studies, development planning, management, law, political science, social science research, demography, social policy, indigenous studies, organisational psychology, strategic studies. |
Economics including, but not limited to, development economics, agricultural economics, development studies, development planning, international trade, banking, finance, business management, commerce and marketing |
Public sector governance and reform including, but not limited to, budgeting, tax reform, public auditing, public sector management, public policy, public sector finance, public sector administration, management, statistics |
Environmental studies including, but not limited to, land and water management, forestry, renewable energy technology, resource management, land rehabilitation, marine conservation, waste management, urban environment and town planning. |
Education including, but not limited to, education administration, management and leadership, education planning, teaching and research. |
Health including, but not limited to, nursing, public health, HIV/AIDS. |
Agriculture and Fisheries including, but not limited to, agricultural sciences, agribusiness, animal husbandry, applied sciences/technology related to rural development, marine science, veterinary science related to rural development. |
Human Rights and Gender |
In general, across Asia , priority sectors are: |
Sustainable rural livelihoods (including livestock, forestry and fisheries, and horticulture) |
Education (including early childhood education, bilingual education, education management) |
Primary health |
Governance (including public administration, public sector management) |
Trade and development |
Conflict prevention and reconstruction |
Environmental studies |
Biosecurity , quarantine, sanitary and phytosanitary standards, plant and animal health |
Food safety, food quality and food technology |
Tourism management, eco-tourism |
Agribusiness development (income generation, market chain interventions, production processes and rural services) |
In general, priority fields of study may include the following the areas: |
Governance (see above Leadership and Governance, and public sector governance and reform) |
Education (particularly basic/non-formal education) |
Health (particularly public health, primary health, HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases) |
Sustainable rural livelihoods including small and micro enterprise development |
In general, priority fields of study may include the following areas: |
Governance |
Sustainable rural livelihoods |
Environmental studies |
Education |
Health |