Deadline: 25 June 2020
The Australian Government is inviting applications for its 2021 New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Program with an aim to lift knowledge in Australia of the Indo-Pacific by supporting Australian undergraduates to study and undertake internships in the region.
The New Colombo Plan Mobility Program provides funding to Australian universities and consortia to support Australian undergraduate students to participate in semester-based or short-term study, internships, mentorships, practicums and research in 40 host locations across the Indo-Pacific region.
The NCP has two programs: scholarships (for study up to 19 months) and mobility grants (for short and longer-term study). Both programs prioritise internships, mentorships and language training.
The Strategic Objective of the NCP is to strengthen Australia’s regional standing by building a diverse cohort of Australian alumni with deeper Indo-Pacific knowledge, capability and connections.
Outcomes
The intended outcomes of the NCP are:
- increase the number and diversity of Australian university undergraduates with Indo-Pacific capability
- deepen people-to-people and institutional relationships between Australia and the Indo-Pacific region, and
- students and alumni connected with leaders in government, business and civil society in the Indo-Pacific.
Components
Mobility Projects must include at least one of the following components:
- study;
- in-country language study;
- Internships (including clinical placements, practicums or artist residencies); or
- Research.
Successful Applicants (Funding Recipients) will be awarded funding to be used for Semester or short-term Mobility Projects in Host Locations.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Mobility Program is open to Australian university undergraduates aged 18 to 28, with capacity to include some students over 28.
- Applications for funding will be accepted from all Australian Universities (defined as a registered higher education provider under the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (Cth) in a provider category that permits the use of the word “university”) and consortia of Australian Universities.
For more information, visit https://www.dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/new-colombo-plan/mobility-program/Pages/mobility-Program
