2021 New Colombo Plan Mobility Round

⁠⁠⁠The New Colombo Plan (NCP), launched in 2014, aims to lift knowledge in Australia of the Indo-Pacific by supporting Australian undergraduates to study and undertake internships in the 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.

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.

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