New Colombo Plan Scholarships

To be eligible for a Scholarship, and to remain eligible during the Scholarship Program if a Scholarship is awarded, Applicants must:

• be nominated for the NCP Scholarship Program by their Home university (see Section 4.2)
• be an Australian citizen
• not be a current citizen or permanent resident of their proposed host location(s)
• be enrolled in and undertaking, until completion of all study components of the NCP Scholarship Program, at least one Bachelor Degree or Bachelor Honours Degree at an Australian campus of an Australian university. (If a Scholar concludes their home degree requirements upon the completion of the mandatory study component of their NCP Scholarship Program, they may apply to DFAT for approval to continue to undertake any remaining component(s) of their NCP Scholarship Program. This will be considered on a case by case basis.)
• be between 18 and 30 years of age (inclusive) for non-Indigenous applicants, or between 18 and 35 years of age (inclusive) for Indigenous applicants, on 1 January 2023
• have achieved a minimum 70 per cent graded average or equivalent for their undergraduate course at the time of Application, as determined by the nominating Home university
• not be a previous recipient of an NCP Scholarship, and
• not be an employee of the branch of DFAT that administers the NCP

Scholars must continue to meet these Eligibility requirements during the term of their Scholarship.