Short-Term Global Experience Funding

When you submit your short-term global experience application you are automatically considered for the following grants.

Please note that funding is not guaranteed even if all selection criteria is met. Funding should not be a factor when developing your budget and should only be considered supplementary financial support if awarded.

Short-term funding is awarded by a selection committee on the basis of academic merit, and academic progression as provided at the time of application, and in consideration of other scholarships awarded to the student for participation in a global experience.

Notification

Please do not rely on this funding to support your global experience. Decisions regarding funding from UQ will not be made until after many hosts will require you to pay a non-refundable fees. Applicants will be notified if they are eligible for travel grants and scholarships awarded by the Global Experiences Team approximately at the following times:

Summer Application Round: late-October
Winter Application Round: mid-May

More funding

If you participate in a short-term program you may also be eligible to submit an application for an OS-HELP loan if your program is for-credit and you are enrolled as a Commonwealth supported student

You can also find out what short-term programs are offering special scholarships for UQ students here.

Short-Term Travel Grant

When you submit a short-term global experience application, you are automatically considered for a $1000 Short-Term travel grant. Travel Grants are not guaranteed. Short-term Travel Grants are only available for in-person, overseas experiences.

There is no additional application required.

We offer $1,000 Short-Term Travel Grants to support short-term global experience participants. Grants are limited and awarded by a selection committee on the basis of:

financial hardship
academic merit
academic progression as provided at the time of application
in consideration of other scholarships awarded to the student

Applicants will be considered for only one grant from the Student Employability Centre per application round.

New Colombo Plan Mobility Funding

The New Colombo Plan Mobility Funding, provided by the Australian Government, subsidises the cost of participating in for-credit short-term experiences within the Indo-Pacific region.

If you meet the eligibility requirements for New Colombo Plan Mobility Funding, you will be automatically considered and do not need to apply.

Funding for supported experiences changes every year.

Grants are limited and awarded by a selection committee on the basis of:

academic merit
academic progression as provided at the time of application
in consideration of other scholarships awarded to the student

Eligibility

To be eligible for this funding you must be:

An Australian citizen. Students cannot receive a Grant to undertake a Mobility Project in a Host Location in which they have dual citizenship or residency rights.
Have been successfully accepted by the Student Employability Centre and the Host Organisation.
Approved to receive credit for your experience no later than the 8 November 2020.
Studying at an undergraduate level.
Have not previously received a New Colombo Plan Virtual Mobility Grant

Virtual Short-term Global Experience Grants

If you apply for a virtual short-term global experience during the Summer 2020/2021 application round, you are automatically considered for a $750 grant. There is no additional application required. This grant is not guaranteed even if all selection criteria are met.

To be considered you must have uploaded your Host Acceptance Letter to your StudentHub workflow by 8 November 2020.

Grants are limited and may be awarded by a selection committee on the basis of:

academic merit
academic progression as provided at the time of application
in consideration of other scholarships awarded to the student