Short-Term Global Experience Funding

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

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.

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

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 destinations 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

Funding

A number of grants are available to students participating in the following programs:

Jakarta Internship - International Internships (Grant value $3000)
ACICIS Indonesian Language Short Course (Grant value $3000)
EWB Nepal Humanitarian Design Summit (Grant value $3000)
Ehwa Womans University - International Co-Ed Summer College: 4 Week Track (Grant value $3000)
Korea University International Summer School (Grant value $3000)
Pusan National University Summer School: Session A (Grant value $3000)
Seoul National University International Summer Institute (Grant value $3000)
Yonsei University International Summer School - 4 Week Track (Grant value $3000)

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 Global Experiences Team and the Host University.
Approved to receive credit for your short-term experience.
Studying at an undergraduate level.
Have not previously received a New Colombo Plan Short-Term Mobility Grant.