Global Programs and Partnerships (GPB)

Australia Awards scholarships in Singapore are a flagship initiative of the Australia–Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, reflecting our countries’ shared commitment to education, leadership, and regional cooperation. Announced alongside the renewal of the Partnership in October 2025, the scholarships recognise Singapore’s role as a regional hub while deepening people-to-people links between Australia and Singapore.

The New Colombo Plan (NCP) is an Australian Government initiative that provides opportunities for Australian undergraduate university students to develop their Indo-Pacific capability and Asia literacy through immersive, structured learning and internships in the Indo-Pacific region.

The New Colombo Plan (NCP) Semester Program provides funding to Australian universities to leverage their partnership arrangements to support one-to-two semester length experiences for Australian undergraduate students to develop Indo-Pacific capability, including language learning and internships.

The 2023-24 Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) Performance Snapshot presents aggregated data on program-wide performance, against agreed and common indicators. This snapshot provides a summary of key achievements and performance across the ANCP in 2023-24. This includes how ANCP has responded to Australian development program priorities, including locally led development, gender equality, disability inclusion and climate change.