Facilitating meaningful overseas experiences
UQ staff are encouraged to submit applications for the 2025 round of the New Colombo Plan (NCP) 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 interested in the NCP Scholarship Program, please refer to the scholarship program page. If you're a student interested in available mobility programs UQ has to offer, please refer to our current mobility grants table below.
Overview
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 are due 18 September, 2024. 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.
Current mobility grants
| Country | Length | Available through (UQ School/Faculty/Unit) |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple | Short-term and Semester | Internships and Global Experiences Team |
| China, Vietnam, Singapore | Short-term | Ventures |
| Indonesia | Short-term | School of Communications & Arts (open to students from any discipline) |
| Fiji | Short-term | Sustainable Minerals Institute |
| New Caledonia | Short-term | School of Languages & Cultures |
| Timor Leste | Short-term | School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences |
| Samoa | Short-term | School of the Environment |
| Niue | Semester | School of the Environment |
| Indonesia | Short-term | School of the Environment |
| Japan | Short-term | School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering |
| Samoa | Short-term | School of Law |
| Indonesia | Short-term | Liveris Academy |
| Laos | Short-term | School of Law |
| China | Short-term | School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| China | Short-term | Faculty of Science |
| Indonesia | Short-term | School of Chemical Engineering |
| Japan | Short-term | Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology |
| Papua New Guinea | Short-term | School of Civil Engineering |
| Taiwan | Short-term | School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Vietnam | Short-term | School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
For more information on mobility grants available, contact the relevant School/Faculty/Unit listed above.
Contact us
sponsored.students@uq.edu.au