New Colombo Plan Mobility Program – 2017 round
UQ Internal Application Form
Please refer to the 2017 New Colombo Plan Mobility Program guidelines before completing this
application form.
Section 1 – Application details
Destination country/ies
Please list all countries where project
takes place, with primary destination
listed first
Clinical placement
Practicum
Short-term study
Study option
Please highlight
Short-term research
Volunteer placement
Semester-based
Internship/mentorship
Funding details
Short-term study options ($1000-$3000 per
grant): Number of grants
@ $ ________ each
=
$
Semester-based study options ($3000$7000 per grant): Number of grants
@ $ ________ each
=
$
Internship grant ($1000 per student)
@ $ 1000 each
(must be part of semester-based study)
Project Administration Subsidy (10% of
total funding requested)
$
=
Total Funding (exclusive of GST) requested =
$
$
Host institution (existing agreement/MOU)
Internship host
Partner type
Please highlight
Non-government organisation
Overseas university
Private business
Private sector organisation [Internship or Mentorship host]
Private sector organisation [project sponsor]
Partner name, including city/region
Please submit completed applications by Friday 20 May 2016 to:
Dr Jessica Gallagher, Deputy Director (Global Engagement) - global.engagement@uq.edu.au
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Year 1:
Anticipated travel dates
Year 2:
(optional)
Year 3:
(optional)
School/Faculty
Broad:
Field of study (as per ASCED Field of
Education)
Narrow:
Detailed:
Is this an existing project?
If yes, please indicated how many times
the project has been run and if any
previous government grants have been
received.
If no, please advise what contact has
been made with international partners
Number of years of funding required
1 year
Please highlight
2 years
3 years
Project Officer
Name:
Position/Title
Phone:
Office:
Mobile:
Email:
Summary Description of the study option (maximum 150 words): Please provide a brief description of the project. This
should include the number of students expected to participate, the duration of the program and type of study experience.
Give an overview of your proposed Mobility Project. This field does not contribute to the project's weighted score, but
does provide background information to help assessors understand the nature of your project proposal. Note: this
description should be written in a way that is suitable for publication.
When responding, consider the following points:
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Do not include information that does not pertain to the Mobility Project
Indicate whether your Mobility Project can be scaled up or down
If your application includes a secondary host location, use this section to describe how it will feature in your
Mobility Project
Describe your project in a manner that a non-specialist would understand
Keep your descriptions brief and concise
Please submit completed applications by Friday 20 May 2016 to:
Dr Jessica Gallagher, Deputy Director (Global Engagement) - global.engagement@uq.edu.au
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Section 2 – Selection Criteria (refer to New Colombo Plan Mobility Program
Guidelines, Section 5)
Please provide responses to the Selection Criteria below. It is imperative that you stay within the word
count in each section, while showcasing the most important and innovative points of your program.
Criterion 1: (200 words; 40 per cent weighting)
To what extent will the Mobility Project:
a. Increase student knowledge of the Indo-Pacific and Host location?
b. Increase student mobility to the Indo-Pacific and the Host location?
Applicants should describe how the proposed Mobility Project will increase student knowledge of the IndoPacific region and the Host Location and increase student mobility to the region and the Host location.
Responses should include examples of how this will occur. For example increasing knowledge of the IndoPacific region may take place through direct learning, cultural training, engagement with local social and
cultural institutions or direct engagement with local community, business or academic networks. Increasing
student mobility may occur by increasing the number of students able to participate, expanding study program
types or fields of study, or providing opportunities for student groups that would not otherwise have the
opportunity to undertake a mobility experience.
Criterion 2: (150 words; 30 per cent weighting)
Will the Mobility Project
a. Support new and/or strengthened partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region?
b. Be sustainable over time?
Applicants must demonstrate how the proposed Mobility Project establishes or strengthens people-to-people
and institutional relationships with the region, through the engagement of Students, universities, businesses
and other stakeholders and how the relationships provide a strategic opportunity for enhanced engagement.
Responses should also outline how the partnership/s will continue and be maintained in the future, including
Please submit completed applications by Friday 20 May 2016 to:
Dr Jessica Gallagher, Deputy Director (Global Engagement) - global.engagement@uq.edu.au
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current or planned partnership agreements. Responses should also outline any other steps taken to ensure
that the project will continue to operate in the future.
Criterion 3: (maximum 100 words; 10 per cent weighting)
Will the Mobility Project promote the New Colombo Plan in Australia and the Host location?
Applicants must demonstrate how the proposed Mobility Project will be promoted in Australia and in the Host
location to build awareness of the New Colombo Plan, its objectives, and the benefits of study and Internships
in the Indo-Pacific region. Examples include:
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Acknowledgement of the Australian Government’s funding of the Mobility Project in promotional
activities in print and online university and partner marketing channels (“This Project is supported by the
Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan” paired with the New Colombo Plan logo)
Proactive promotion of the Project through local media, including recognition of the Australian
Government funding as above (text and logo)
Promotion of the New Colombo Plan to relevant university staff and prospective participants through
university internal communications and student outreach
Promotion of the benefits of offering internship experiences to New Colombo Plan students to prospective
Internship and Mentorship sectors or providers.
Criterion 4: (5 per cent weighting)
Will the Mobility Project support semester-based study opportunities in the Indo-Pacific?
Applicants must advise whether their Mobility Project involves semester‑based study. This criterion requires a
yes/no response.
Note: applications for Mobility Projects that cannot address the following criteria (e.g. those that do not
include Internship, language training or private sector sponsorship) are still eligible.
Please submit completed applications by Friday 20 May 2016 to:
Dr Jessica Gallagher, Deputy Director (Global Engagement) - global.engagement@uq.edu.au
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Criterion 5: (5 per cent weighting)
Will in-country language training be provided to students in the Host location?
Applicants must advise whether their Mobility Project will incorporate a language tuition component in the
Host Location. If yes, applicants will need to indicate the name of the provider and the name of the course (if
known). This criterion requires a yes/no response.
Criterion 6: (5 per cent weighting)
Will the Mobility Project involve an Internship component?
Applicants must advise whether their Mobility Project will incorporate an internship component in the Host
Location. (For a definition of Internship please see section 15 of the Mobility Program Guidelines)
Note: Applicants should answer ‘Yes’ if:
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They are seeking funding for Internship Grants, and/or
The Mobility Project comprises or includes a short-term or semester-length Internship, clinical
placement or practicum
Criterion 7: (5 per cent weighting)
Is the Mobility Project supported by a Private Sector Sponsorship?
Applicants must advise whether their Mobility Project will involve private sector in-kind and/or financial
sponsorship. Where Applicants have Private Sector Sponsorship, evidence in the form of a letter, email or
contract from the Private Sector Organisation must be provided at the time of application.
Additional selection criterion for Internship grant
The following criterion is only applicable if applying for the additional $1000 (per student) internship grant as part of a
semester-based mobility project.
Will the Semester-based Mobility Project incorporate an Internship component? (100 words)
Applicants must describe the proposed Internship component, including information on the potential
Internship host, the proposed benefits to the participants from the Internship, the proposed duration of the
Internship, confirmation that the university has considered visa requirements (if applicable), and any other
relevant information.
Please submit completed applications by Friday 20 May 2016 to:
Dr Jessica Gallagher, Deputy Director (Global Engagement) - global.engagement@uq.edu.au
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Additional selection criterion for Multi-year funding
The following criterion is only applicable if applying for a Multi-year Mobility Project
How will Multi-year funding support the applicant to deliver a long-term and sustainable increase in student
mobility to the region that could not be facilitated by a Single-term Mobility Project? (100 words)
Applicants must describe how Multi-year Funding will support their institutional strategy to increase and
sustain student mobility to the Indo-Pacific region, including how the Multi-year Funding will assist the
Applicant to:
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Stimulate new opportunities to scale-up and sustain ongoing student mobility
Strengthen and sustain partnership(s) with the Project Partner(s).
Please submit completed applications by Friday 20 May 2016 to:
Dr Jessica Gallagher, Deputy Director (Global Engagement) - global.engagement@uq.edu.au
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Section 3 – Alignment with UQ’s Global Strategy
Detail how this project supports UQ’s broader global strategy (maximum 300 words). For assistance with this
section, please contact UQ Global Engagement at global.engagement@uq.edu.au.
Please type your name to acknowledge that this application is complete and correct.
Project Officer
Head of School/Faculty Executive Dean
Name:
Name:
Date:
Date:
Please submit completed applications by Friday 20 May 2016 to:
Dr Jessica Gallagher, Deputy Director (Global Engagement) - global.engagement@uq.edu.au
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