Scholarship for Masters in Conservation Biology

Scholarship opportunities to study in the USA for:
- Masters Degrees in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management.
- Masters Degrees in Water and Sanitation.
Training has long been a key component of the U.S. governments development
program in Indonesia. USAID/ Indonesia plans to support the tradition
through the Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) program
that will provide academic degree training. The HICD program is structured
in a way that will help individuals acquire the knowledge, skills, and the
capacity to support Indonesias development and the achievement of the
Government of Indonesia/USAIDs objectives.
USAID has awarded a contract to the Academy for Educational Development
(AED), a U.S. non-government organization (NGO) to support the
implementation of the HICD program in Indonesia. AED is now inviting
Indonesian citizens to study for Masters Degrees in the USA in 1)
Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management and 2) Water
and Sanitation.
*1. Masters Degrees in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management.*
Eligible candidates may come from the Ministry of Forestry, Environment,
Development Planning, Research and Development, Finance, Economy or other
related government institutions including provincial and district level
offices and regulators; civil society groups (Biodiversity Conservation
and Natural Resources Management Associations, NGOs and Foundations) ; or
professionals in fields related to sustainable development with
international or local organizations who have strong potential for
leadership, research, education, journalism and consultancy in the same field.
Candidates with experience working in geographical areas with high
biodiversity conservation value will be prioritized. An indicative list
would include Kalimantan, Sumatera, Papua, Sulawesi and NTT.
Every attempt will be made to balance candidate selection by gender.
*2. Masters Degrees in Water and Sanitation.*
Eligible candidates may come from related government Institutions, civil
society groups (Water and Sanitation Associations, NGOs, and Foundations) ,
water and sanitation professionals/ environmental engineers working in the
development sector with international or local organizations, and faculty
from schools of Water and Sanitation/Environm ental Engineering at
accredited Indonesian universities.
Candidates from the following areas in Indonesia will be prioritized:

Aceh, North Sumatera, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Yogyakarta, Central Java and East Java .

Previous affiliation of the institution with USAID whether as a
beneficiary or partner program will be viewed favorably.
Every attempt will be made to balance candidate selection by gender.

Interested applicants may request application forms at info@aed.or. id or
download them at www.aminef.or. id
Completed application forms must be returned to the AED office at the
address below by November 15 at the latest:

*Academy for Educational Development* Wisma Nugra Santana, 16th Floor, Suite 1616 , Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 7-8, Jakarta 10220.