Six UQ undergraduate students are heading overseas after being awarded prestigious scholarships under the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan (NCP).
As international borders slowly re-open, five University of Queensland undergraduate students are preparing to undertake global experiences after being announced as 2022 New Colombo Plan (NCP) scholars.
In anticipation of travel bans being lifted in the not-to-distant future, the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs 2022 New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarship round is currently open.
Four exceptional University of Queensland undergraduates are ready to develop lifelong connections with the Indo-Pacific after being named 2021 New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholars.
Undergraduates Jemima Kang and Kaelan Lockhart were yesterday named as fellows and Zachary Frazer, Han Tang and Anastasia Laczko as scholarship recipients under the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan program.
One of the features that makes the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan different to other scholarships is the ability for students to take part in internships in our Indo-Pacific region. As a 2016 New Colombo Plan Scholar in Japan, my three months as an intern with the Australian Embassy Tokyo has been invaluable.