2017 New Colombo Plan Mobility Grants

Federal Member for Mitchell, the Hon Alex Hawke MP, encourages university students from the Hills District to consider applying for a grant under the new 2017 New Colombo Plan mobility program.

The New Colombo Plan mobility program provides funding to Australian universities to support undergraduate students to participate in short term study and/or undertake work-based learning in the Indo-Pacific.

“Our students will return home with new insights and understanding of Indo-Pacific that will help them to contribute to the economic and cultural life of University and Australia,” Alex Hawke said.

The New Colombo Plan is a signature initiative of the Australian Government to lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific by supporting Australian undergraduate students to study and undertake internships in the region.

More than 7,400 Australian students will study and undertake work-based learning in the Indo-Pacific region in 2017 under the New Colombo Plan mobility program, taking the total number of students supported by the program in its first four years to more than 17,000.

Mobility projects take place across all academic disciplines, and range from short-term study programs to semester-length study and internships. The New Colombo Plan also includes a scholarship program, which will support around 100 students in 2017.

“I encourage students to talk to their universities about opportunities to study and undertake work placements in the region under the New Colombo Plan,” concluded Alex Hawke MP.

For more information on the New Colombo Plan, visit www.dfat.gov.au/new-colombo-plan.