Samantha Shepherd is experiencing a scholarship of a lifetime in Bhutan.

Brisbane-born Dana Carmichael described her New Colombo Plan scholarship as ‘life changing’. 

Since 2014, the New Colombo Plan has supported the study of language throughout the region.

When Grace applied for the NCP Scholarship, she had no idea what her future might look like, nor the impact the NCP experience would have on her career. 

Lyndon Davis led a First Nations study tour to K’gari and the Sunshine Coast last month, giving New Colombo Plan scholars a better understanding of First Nations’ practices.

The 2014 New Colombo Plan scholar is now the Deputy Director of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at the Australian National University. 

Iain Payne has developed strong connections with Nepal over the past 13 years as a volunteer, student, intern and consultant.

For 15 Flinders University students, studying marine biology, animal behaviour, and biodiversity and conservation, the chance to learn critical scientific skills in Palau through a New Colombo Plan mobility project has nurtured a renewed enthusiasm for their research and their future careers. 

New Colombo Plan alumnus Oliver Pang is part of the green technology innovation movement. And it is through the myriad of startups founded by passionate individuals determined to make a difference, that he believes global transformation can happen.

Third-year Bachelor of Science student at Griffith University, Jordan McGrath has a passion for global conservation and using his mathematical mind to solve environmental problems.