Australian Lead

ership Awards Scholarships

Referee report
The applicant has named you as a referee in support of an application for an Australia Awards Scholarship supported
by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) for study in Australia. To assist in the selection
process, we would lie to receive your views on the applicant!s suitability for a Scholarship, in particular on their
capabilities and personal "ualities, academic competence (including, where applicable, their research ability) and
potential outcomes.
1. Personal details
Applicants details
#ull name (as it appears in
passport)

$mail
Area of research interest
Referees details
#amily name
%iven names
&obile no. 'or phone no.
$mail
$mploying organisation (ame
Town)*ity, *ountry
+osition title Starting date ) )
,ength of time you have nown
applicant
,ess than
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months
/.0 years 0.1 years
&ore than 1
years
2elationship to applicant (e.g.
direct supervisor, lecturer, peer,
etc)

Authorised official stamp of the
organisation.
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2. Evaluation of applicants capabilities and behaviours
Please evaluate the applicant against the following criteria*
Very good atisfactory !eeds coaching !ot observed
hapes strategic thin"ing (meaning that they3
inspire a sense of purpose and direction4 focus
strategically4 harness information and opportunities4
and show 5udgement, intelligence and commonsense)
Achieves results (meaning that they3 build
organisation capability and responsiveness4 marshal
professional e6pertise4 steer and implement change
and deal with uncertainty4 ensure closure and deliver
on intended results)
#ultivates productive wor"ing relationships
(meaning that they3 nurture internal and e6ternal
relationships4 facilitate cooperation and partnerships4
value individual differences and diversity4 and guide,
mentor and develop people)
$isplays personal drive and integrity (meaning that
they3 demonstrate professionalism and probity4
commit to action4 display resilience4 promote and
adopt a positive and balanced approach to wor4 and
demonstrate self awareness and a commitment to
personal development)
#o%%unicates and negotiates effectively
(meaning that they3 communicate clearly4 listen,
understand and adapts to audience4 and negotiates
persuasively)
* E&tract fro% the Australian Public ervice #o%%issions '(he integrated leadership syste% ) support tools ) *eadership pathway+
,ndividual profiles
-. .eneral co%%ents
'hy should the applicant be considered for a Scholarship7

0
/. Acade%ic referee co%%ents ) applicable to Ph$ candidates only
In the past five years, how many research higher degree (+hD, &asters) candidates have you wored with7
8our professional nowledge of the applicant is3 9ery detailed 9ery good %ood Incomplete
core the following criteria out of 10 (A score of /: means that you regard the applicant as being in the top 0;
of all candidates in each assessment category. A score of < indicates that the applicant is in the top 1; of all
candidates. A score of = > top /:;4 score of ? > top 0:;4 score of @ > top -:;4 score of 1 > top A:;4
score of A > upper 1:;4 score of - > upper @:;4 score of 0 > upper ?:;4 score of / > bottom -:;)
core
(a) Research potential: intrinsic research potential (as distinct from e6amination results).
(b) Creative Ability: ability to develop original ideas/hypotheses, to write original compositions or
to assemble conventional work in some original way
(c) Initiative: ability to embark on new ideas or approaches without prompting
(d) Perseverance: ability to work steadily even in difficult circumstances or where motivation or
external direction is minimal.
(e) Critical thinking: ability to differentiate between sound and irrationally based thinking
(f) Team work: ability to wor in a research group
(g) Ability to Communicate: both written and spoken
+lease comment on evidence of the applicant!s research potential and achievement (such as the outcomes of their research
e6perience and training, including university studies, publications, papers, and other relevant wor) and any other comments
relevant to the applicant!s admission to a +hD (ma6imum -:: words).
1. Referees declaration and signature
I declare that the information in this report is true and correct.
Signature Date ) )
(han" you for assisting the Australian .overn%ent in identifying an outstanding candidate for an Australia
Awards cholarship.
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