Facilitating meaningful overseas experiences
UQ staff are encouraged to submit applications for the 2025 round of the New Colombo Plan Mobility Program
DFAT will be accepting applications for the next round for face-to-face delivery.
This page is for UQ staff members. If you're a student please visit our New Colombo Plan Scholarship page.
About the Program
The New Colombo Plan aims to boost Australia’s knowledge of the Indo-Pacific region and strengthen Australia’s people-to-people and institutional relationships through study, internships, and mentorships undertaken by Australian undergraduate students in the region.
Since 2014, nearly 2,000 UQ students received over $6 million in grants to participate in short-term and semester-based programs.
Grants ranging in value are available to support Australian university undergraduates to participate in study, practicums, internships/mentorships and research in the Indo-Pacific region.
All project applications are welcome but applications that have demonstrated links strengthening existing partnerships or developing new ones will be particularly well-received.
The funding covers mobility projects undertaken between 1 January 2025 and 30 December 2026. Mobility projects must provide students with academic credit or count towards the course requirements for the student's course of study.
Global Partnerships provides a range of resources to support the promotion and development of NCP opportunities and can assist academics with developing applications, provide advice on key partnerships, existing projects, and current agreements in the region.
How to apply
UQ staff should submit a completed application form by email to UQ Global Partnerships. Applications for 2025 will be due, pending further advice from Department of Foreign Affiars and Trade. For application assistance, please contact us by email or on (07) 3346 9924.
To be notified of the latest NCP Mobility Grant updates, including updates for the 2025 guidelines, please complete this online form.
Locations
Mobility projects can be conducted in the following 40 eligible Indo-Pacific host locations.
![Flag of Bangladesh](/files/25919/Bangladesh.png)
Bangladesh
![Flag of Bhutan](/files/25967/Bhutan.png)
Bhutan
![Flag of Brunei](/files/26003/Brunei.png)
Brunei Darussalam
![Flag of Cambodia](/files/26027/Cambodia.png)
Cambodia
![Flag of China](/files/26069/China.png)
China
![Flag of Cook Islands](/files/26087/Cook%20Islands.png)
Cook Islands
![Flag of FSM](/files/26213/Federated_States_of_Micronesia.png)
Micronesia, Federated States
![Flags of French Polynesia](/files/26237/french-polynesia.png)
French Polynesia
![Flag of Fiji](/files/26219/Fiji.png)
Fiji
![Flag of Hong Kong](/files/26339/Hong_Kong.png)
Hong Kong (SAR)
![Flag of India](/files/26357/India.png)
India
![Flag of Indonesia](/files/26363/Indonesia.png)
Indonesia
![Flag of Japan](/files/23869/Japan.jpg)
Japan
![Flag of Kiribati](/files/26441/Kiribati.png)
Kiribati
![Flag of Laos](/files/26465/Laos.png)
Laos
![Flag of Malaysia](/files/26549/Malaysia.png)
Malaysia
![Flag of the Maldives](/files/26555/Maldives.png)
Maldives
![Flag of Marshall Islands](/files/24490/Marshall_Islands.jpg)
Marshall Islands
![Flag of Mongolia](/files/26615/Mongolia.png)
Mongolia
![Flag of Myanmar](/files/26642/Myanmar.png)
Myanmar
![Flag of Nauru](/files/26654/Nauru.png)
Nauru
![Flag of Nepal](/files/27902/Nepal.png)
Nepal
![Flag of New Caledonia](/files/26231/France.png)
New Caledonia
![Flag of Niue](/files/26717/Niue.png)
Niue
![Flag of Pakistan](/files/26750/Pakistan.png)
Pakistan
![Flag of Palau](/files/26756/Palau.png)
Palau
![Flag of Papua New Guinea](/files/26774/Papua_New_Guinea.png)
Papua New Guinea
![Flag of The Philippines](/files/26795/Philippines.png)
The Philippines
![Flag of South Korea](/files/24160/South_Korea.jpg)
South Korea (ROK)
![Flag of Samoa](/files/26870/Samoa.png)
Samoa
![Flag of Singapore](/files/26924/Singapore.png)
Singapore
![Flag of Solomon Islands](/files/26942/Solomon_Islands.png)
Solomon Islands
![Flag of Sri Lanka](/files/26978/Sri_Lanka.png)
Sri Lanka
Taiwan (ROC)
![Flag of Thailand](/files/24460/Thailand.jpg)
Thailand
![Flag of Timor Leste](/files/26165/East_Timor.png)
Timor-Leste
![Flag of Tonga](/files/27050/Tonga.png)
Tonga
![Flag of Tuvalu](/files/27089/Tuvalu.png)
Tuvalu
![Flag of Vanuatu](/files/27143/Vanuatu.png)
Vanuatu
![Flag of Vietnam](/files/27161/Vietnam.png)
Vietnam
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