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CRITERIA Applicants must be iTaukei (registered in the Vola Ni Kawa Bula (VKB) or Rotuman. (for scholarship purposes `Rotuman’ refers to an applicant of paternal lineage) Applicants must be citizens of Fiji and not hold PR status of another country or children of parents with PR status in another country. Must have scored at least aggregate marks of 300/400 (for those applying for overseas awards) or 250/400 marks (for those applying for local awards) in the FSLC Examination. Mature applicants (with no first degrees) should have at least 10 years relevant work experience. Preference will be given to those who have successfully undertaken some form of relevant tertiary studies. Civil servant applications should be endorsed by their respective Permanent Secretary. Applicants who have previously been awarded Indigneous Affairs scholarships but have had their awards terminated for academic reasons, must pass, at their own expense, a minimum of 4 degree units relevant to their current programmes before being reconsidered. Applicants who have had their awards terminated on disciplinary grounds will only be considered for a scholarship award after a period of 5 years from the date of termination. Applications for non-advertised courses will only be considered for areas of study deemed critical. Click here to retun to Top In selecting candidates for awards the following are taken into account: criteria for short listing applicants for interview. Applicants must have satisfied the interview panel that they have or will have the minimum academic requirements for the course and that they have the ability to complete the courses they will applied for. Applicants must show proof of placement. Course applied for will upgrade the technical and/or professional skills in their chosen careers after they have entered employment. Priority in this area will be given to those that would acquire a first degree, especially qualifications in the technical and science areas. Course applied for overseas is not available locally, or if available, has been advertised to be pursued overseas. Applications from those residents overseas will be considered along with others on their own merit. Although they are not interviewed they should nevertheless convince the Committee of their ability to undertake courses of study to be funded by IASS. Applicants must take up their awards in the calendar year for which the awards are offered. Applicants with an immediate relative (parents, spouse, siblings or children) already in receipt of a scholarship will not qualify for full awards. Pilot Training – Assistance is limited to those who have less than 50 hours flying time to qualify. Assistance may be considered too for qualified pilots who are already in employment in a local airline, and wish to attend short courses to upgrade their skills (and licences) in order to qualify to fly larger aircrafts. Click here to retun to Top

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