New Colombo Plan Mobility Grant Program

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.