The New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarship Program gives undergraduate students the opportunity to live, work and study in the Indo-Pacific region.
The program is an Australian Government initiative that provides Australian students with funding to study and undertake language training, an internship or a mentorship in one of 40 participating Indo-Pacific locations.
The scholarships offer a generous financial package covering, among other benefits:
You will be assessed by Victoria University and we will nominate our candidates for the scholarship.
We will assess your CV and an application made by video, considering:
To be considered for the NCP Scholarship, you must:
Applications for 2024 are now open.
To submit a formal application for the NCP Scholarship Program, you must be nominated by Victoria University.
To express your interest in applying, make a short video (up to 2 minutes long) to:
Upload your video to a video sharing site, such as Panopto or YouTube. Then email educationabroad@vu.edu.au by the deadline of the 20 July 2023 with:
Please use the VU Employ Careers Toolkit available to all students when creating your video introduction and Resume. The Careers Toolkit is an interactive online platform you can access 24/7 to assist you with your job applications, interview skills, employability and career planning.
If you are shortlisted after you’ve expressed your interest, we’ll be in contact with you.
We will be submitting a small number of strong applications, and we’ll help you through each stage of the application process to increase the likelihood of your applications being successful.
If you wish to learn more about the NCP Scholarship or overseas study opportunities, contact the Victoria Abroad Team.
Email: educationabroad@vu.edu.au
